SQL 2008

The following script uses a derived table to return the date and invoice total of the
earliest invoice issued by each vendor. Write a script that generates the same result
set but uses a temporary table in place of the derived table. Make sure your script
tests for the existence of any objects it creates.


USE AP
SELECT VendorName, FirstInvoiceDate, InvoiceTotal
FROM Invoices JOIN
(SELECT VendorID, MIN(InvoiceDate) AS FirstInvoiceDate
FROM Invoices
GROUP BY VendorID) AS FirstInvoice
ON (Invoices.VendorID = FirstInvoice.VendorID AND
Invoices.InvoiceDate = FirstInvoice.FirstInvoiceDate)
JOIN Vendors
ON Invoices.VendorID = Vendors.VendorID
ORDER BY VendorName, FirstInvoiceDate

This where I have gotten:

 USE AP

IF OBJECT_ID('#VendorTotal') IS NOT NULL
     DROP Table #VendorTotal
SELECT MIN(InvoiceDate) AS FirstInvoiceDate, InvoiceTotal
INTO #VendorTotal
FROM Invoices
GROUP BY InvoiceTotal

SELECT Vendorname
FROM Vendors JOIN #VendorTotal
   ON Vendors.VendorID = #VendorTotal.VendorID
GROUP BY VendorName

    This is the last question of six questions, and I have been stuck on it for several hours. I seldom ask for help, but this one has me stumped.