Prod Line example code

Hi everyone
I am frequently asked how to create a custom SQL folder that will generate a known list of values. The following two examples of SQL are identical in their output and you are free to choose the one that you prefer. In terms of performance, the first is more efficient but is a little more difficult to understand.

Both pieces of code produce a folder with two items: an item called PRODLINE and an item called SEQUENCE. You can use the SEQUENCE when creating an alternate sort. Have fun!

SELECT
DECODE(ROWNUM,
1,'MINI-WIDGET',
2,'SUPER-WIDGET',
3,'MEGA-WIDGET',
4,'WONDER-WIDGET') PRODLINE,
ROWNUM SEQUENCE
FROM DUAL
CONNECT BY LEVEL <= 4

or

SELECT 'MINI-WIDGET' PRODLINE, 1 SEQUENCE FROM DUAL
UNION
SELECT 'SUPER-WIDGET' PRODLINE, 2 SEQUENCE FROM DUAL
UNION
SELECT 'MEGA-WIDGET' PRODLINE, 3 SEQUENCE FROM DUAL
UNION
SELECT 'WONDER-WIDGET' PRODLINE, 4 SEQUENCE FROM DUAL

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Did you wonder why I have made no postings recently? No, I did not give up blogging and I did not emigrate. I simply took my wife on a long vacation to Mazatlan, Mexico. If you have never been, I thoroughly recommend it, particularly at this time of year as the rainy season is at an end and the snowbirds have not begun to flock.

Anyway, I got back home to Tennessee in the early hours of this morning. I just need to get my feet back under the table and catch up with email then my postings will resume. I actually got less than 12 hours at home as I'm about to leave for Nashville airport to get on another plane. This coming wewk I'm giving Discoverer Administration training and mentoring to a new client in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. At least I get to spend a few more days in the sun!