HPE NonStop SQL/MX Error – 4156 Inner relation of left join cannot be embedded commandname. Tables in scope: name.

In this blog post, let’s learn about the error message “4156 Inner relation of left join cannot be embedded commandname. Tables in scope: name.” when working with HPE NonStop SQL/MX, the reason for the error and the solution to fix this error message.

Error Message

4156 Inner relation of left join cannot be embedded commandname. Tables in scope: name.

Reason for the Error

You attempted to perform a left join using the result set of an embedded UPDATE or DELETE as the inner relation.

Solution

Modify the statement and resubmit