{"id":838,"date":"2026-03-18T07:00:06","date_gmt":"2026-03-18T07:00:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/datadandies.nl\/?p=838"},"modified":"2026-03-18T07:00:06","modified_gmt":"2026-03-18T07:00:06","slug":"quick-testing-with-values-in-snowflake-sql-using-the-values-function","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/datadandies.nl\/index.php\/2026\/03\/18\/quick-testing-with-values-in-snowflake-sql-using-the-values-function\/","title":{"rendered":"Quick testing with values in Snowflake SQL using the VALUES function"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>Sometimes you just want to test something real quick in Snowflake and you need a table with some simple values.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The &#8220;VALUES&#8221; function can help. The SQL below speaks for itself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-kevinbatdorf-code-block-pro padding-bottom-disabled cbp-has-line-numbers\" data-code-block-pro-font-family=\"Code-Pro-JetBrains-Mono\" style=\"font-size:1.3rem;font-family:Code-Pro-JetBrains-Mono,ui-monospace,SFMono-Regular,Menlo,Monaco,Consolas,monospace;--cbp-line-number-color:#D4D4D4;--cbp-line-number-width:calc(1 * 0.6 * 1.3rem);line-height:1.5rem;--cbp-tab-width:2;tab-size:var(--cbp-tab-width, 2)\"><span style=\"display:flex;align-items:center;padding:16px 0 0 16px;width:100%;text-align:left;background-color:#1e1e1e\"><span style=\"background:#c7c7c7;padding:0.3rem 0.5rem 0.2rem;border-radius:1rem;font-size:0.8em;line-height:1;height:1.25rem;text-align:center;display:inline-flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;color:#1e1e1e\">SQL<\/span><\/span><span role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" data-code=\"SELECT\n    ROW_NUMBER() OVER(ORDER BY 1) AS RANK,\n    *\nFROM (VALUES('Harry'),('David'),('Larry'),('Rambro'))\" style=\"color:#D4D4D4;display:none\" aria-label=\"Kopieer\" class=\"code-block-pro-copy-button\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" style=\"width:24px;height:24px\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\"><path class=\"with-check\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" d=\"M9 5H7a2 2 0 00-2 2v12a2 2 0 002 2h10a2 2 0 002-2V7a2 2 0 00-2-2h-2M9 5a2 2 0 002 2h2a2 2 0 002-2M9 5a2 2 0 012-2h2a2 2 0 012 2m-6 9l2 2 4-4\"><\/path><path class=\"without-check\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" d=\"M9 5H7a2 2 0 00-2 2v12a2 2 0 002 2h10a2 2 0 002-2V7a2 2 0 00-2-2h-2M9 5a2 2 0 002 2h2a2 2 0 002-2M9 5a2 2 0 012-2h2a2 2 0 012 2\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><pre class=\"shiki dark-plus\" style=\"background-color: #1E1E1E\" tabindex=\"0\"><code><span class=\"line\"><span style=\"color: #569CD6\">SELECT<\/span><\/span>\n<span class=\"line\"><span style=\"color: #D4D4D4\">    <\/span><span style=\"color: #DCDCAA\">ROW_NUMBER<\/span><span style=\"color: #D4D4D4\">() <\/span><span style=\"color: #569CD6\">OVER<\/span><span style=\"color: #D4D4D4\">(<\/span><span style=\"color: #569CD6\">ORDER BY<\/span><span style=\"color: #D4D4D4\"> <\/span><span style=\"color: #B5CEA8\">1<\/span><span style=\"color: #D4D4D4\">) <\/span><span style=\"color: #569CD6\">AS<\/span><span style=\"color: #D4D4D4\"> RANK,<\/span><\/span>\n<span class=\"line\"><span style=\"color: #D4D4D4\">    *<\/span><\/span>\n<span class=\"line\"><span style=\"color: #569CD6\">FROM<\/span><span style=\"color: #D4D4D4\"> (<\/span><span style=\"color: #569CD6\">VALUES<\/span><span style=\"color: #D4D4D4\">(<\/span><span style=\"color: #CE9178\">&#39;Harry&#39;<\/span><span style=\"color: #D4D4D4\">),(<\/span><span style=\"color: #CE9178\">&#39;David&#39;<\/span><span style=\"color: #D4D4D4\">),(<\/span><span style=\"color: #CE9178\">&#39;Larry&#39;<\/span><span style=\"color: #D4D4D4\">),(<\/span><span style=\"color: #CE9178\">&#39;Rambro&#39;<\/span><span style=\"color: #D4D4D4\">))<\/span><\/span><\/code><\/pre><span style=\"display:flex;align-items:flex-end;padding:10px;width:100%;justify-content:flex-end;background-color:#1E1E1E;color:#c7c7c7;font-size:12px;line-height:1;position:relative\">SQL<\/span><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"829\" height=\"521\" src=\"https:\/\/datadandies.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/image.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-839\" srcset=\"https:\/\/datadandies.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/image.png 829w, https:\/\/datadandies.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/image-300x189.png 300w, https:\/\/datadandies.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/image-768x483.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 829px) 100vw, 829px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sometimes you just want to test something real quick in Snowflake and you need a table with some simple values. 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