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+package # Hide from PAUSE
+ DBIx::Class::SQLAHacks::MSSQL;
+
+use base qw( DBIx::Class::SQLAHacks );
+use Carp::Clan qw/^DBIx::Class|^SQL::Abstract/;
+
+#
+# MSSQL is retarded wrt TOP (crappy limit) and ordering.
+# One needs to add a TOP to *all* ordered subqueries, if
+# TOP has been used in the statement at least once.
+# Do it here.
+#
+sub select {
+ my $self = shift;
+
+ my ($sql, @bind) = $self->SUPER::select (@_);
+
+ # ordering was requested and there are at least 2 SELECT/FROM pairs
+ # (thus subquery), and there is no TOP specified
+ if (
+ $sql =~ /\bSELECT\b .+? \bFROM\b .+? \bSELECT\b .+? \bFROM\b/isx
+ &&
+ $sql !~ /^ \s* SELECT \s+ TOP \s+ \d+ /xi
+ &&
+ scalar $self->_order_by_chunks ($_[3]->{order_by})
+ ) {
+ $sql =~ s/^ \s* SELECT \s/SELECT TOP 100 PERCENT /xi;
+ }
+
+ return wantarray ? ($sql, @bind) : $sql;
+}
+
+1;