static int multiSelect(
  Parse *pParse,        /* Parsing context */
  Select *p,            /* The right-most of SELECTs to be coded */
  SelectDest *pDest     /* What to do with query results */
){
  int rc = SQLITE_OK;   /* Success code from a subroutine */
  Select *pPrior;       /* Another SELECT immediately to our left */
  Vdbe *v;              /* Generate code to this VDBE */
  SelectDest dest;      /* Alternative data destination */
  Select *pDelete = 0;  /* Chain of simple selects to delete */
  sqlite3 *db;          /* Database connection */

  /* Make sure there is no ORDER BY or LIMIT clause on prior SELECTs.  Only
  ** the last (right-most) SELECT in the series may have an ORDER BY or LIMIT.
  */
  assert( p && p->pPrior );  /* Calling function guarantees this much */
  assert( (p->selFlags & SF_Recursive)==0 || p->op==TK_ALL || p->op==TK_UNION );
  assert( p->selFlags & SF_Compound );
  db = pParse->db;
  pPrior = p->pPrior;
  dest = *pDest;
  if( pPrior->pOrderBy || pPrior->pLimit ){
    sqlite3ErrorMsg(pParse,"%s clause should come after %s not before",
      pPrior->pOrderBy!=0 ? "ORDER BY" : "LIMIT", selectOpName(p->op));
    rc = 1;
    goto multi_select_end;
  }

  v = sqlite3GetVdbe(pParse);
  assert( v!=0 );  /* The VDBE already created by calling function */

  /* Create the destination temporary table if necessary
  */
  if( dest.eDest==SRT_EphemTab ){
    assert( p->pEList );
    sqlite3VdbeAddOp2(v, OP_OpenEphemeral, dest.iSDParm, p->pEList->nExpr);
    dest.eDest = SRT_Table;
  }

  /* Special handling for a compound-select that originates as a VALUES clause.
  */
  if( p->selFlags & SF_MultiValue ){
    rc = multiSelectValues(pParse, p, &dest);
    goto multi_select_end;
  }

  /* Make sure all SELECTs in the statement have the same number of elements
  ** in their result sets.
  */
  assert( p->pEList && pPrior->pEList );
  assert( p->pEList->nExpr==pPrior->pEList->nExpr );

#ifndef SQLITE_OMIT_CTE
  if( p->selFlags & SF_Recursive ){
    generateWithRecursiveQuery(pParse, p, &dest);
  }else
#endif

  /* Compound SELECTs that have an ORDER BY clause are handled separately.
  */
  if( p->pOrderBy ){
    return multiSelectOrderBy(pParse, p, pDest);
  }else{

#ifndef SQLITE_OMIT_EXPLAIN
    if( pPrior->pPrior==0 ){
      ExplainQueryPlan((pParse, 1, "COMPOUND QUERY"));
      ExplainQueryPlan((pParse, 1, "LEFT-MOST SUBQUERY"));
    }
#endif

    /* Generate code for the left and right SELECT statements.
    */
    switch( p->op ){
      case TK_ALL: {
        int addr = 0;
        int nLimit;
        assert( !pPrior->pLimit );
        pPrior->iLimit = p->iLimit;
        pPrior->iOffset = p->iOffset;
        pPrior->pLimit = p->pLimit;
        rc = sqlite3Select(pParse, pPrior, &dest);
        p->pLimit = 0;
        if( rc ){
          goto multi_select_end;
        }
        p->pPrior = 0;
        p->iLimit = pPrior->iLimit;
        p->iOffset = pPrior->iOffset;
        if( p->iLimit ){
          addr = sqlite3VdbeAddOp1(v, OP_IfNot, p->iLimit); VdbeCoverage(v);
          VdbeComment((v, "Jump ahead if LIMIT reached"));
          if( p->iOffset ){
            sqlite3VdbeAddOp3(v, OP_OffsetLimit,
                              p->iLimit, p->iOffset+1, p->iOffset);
          }
        }
        ExplainQueryPlan((pParse, 1, "UNION ALL"));
        rc = sqlite3Select(pParse, p, &dest);
        testcase( rc!=SQLITE_OK );
        pDelete = p->pPrior;
        p->pPrior = pPrior;
        p->nSelectRow = sqlite3LogEstAdd(p->nSelectRow, pPrior->nSelectRow);
        if( pPrior->pLimit
         && sqlite3ExprIsInteger(pPrior->pLimit->pLeft, &nLimit)
         && nLimit>0 && p->nSelectRow > sqlite3LogEst((u64)nLimit) 
        ){
          p->nSelectRow = sqlite3LogEst((u64)nLimit);
        }
        if( addr ){
          sqlite3VdbeJumpHere(v, addr);
        }
        break;
      }
      case TK_EXCEPT:
      case TK_UNION: {
        int unionTab;    /* Cursor number of the temp table holding result */
        u8 op = 0;       /* One of the SRT_ operations to apply to self */
        int priorOp;     /* The SRT_ operation to apply to prior selects */
        Expr *pLimit;    /* Saved values of p->nLimit  */
        int addr;
        SelectDest uniondest;
  
        testcase( p->op==TK_EXCEPT );
        testcase( p->op==TK_UNION );
        priorOp = SRT_Union;
        if( dest.eDest==priorOp ){
          /* We can reuse a temporary table generated by a SELECT to our
          ** right.
          */
          assert( p->pLimit==0 );      /* Not allowed on leftward elements */
          unionTab = dest.iSDParm;
        }else{
          /* We will need to create our own temporary table to hold the
          ** intermediate results.
          */
          unionTab = pParse->nTab++;
          assert( p->pOrderBy==0 );
          addr = sqlite3VdbeAddOp2(v, OP_OpenEphemeral, unionTab, 0);
          assert( p->addrOpenEphm[0] == -1 );
          p->addrOpenEphm[0] = addr;
          findRightmost(p)->selFlags |= SF_UsesEphemeral;
          assert( p->pEList );
        }
  
        /* Code the SELECT statements to our left
        */
        assert( !pPrior->pOrderBy );
        sqlite3SelectDestInit(&uniondest, priorOp, unionTab);
        rc = sqlite3Select(pParse, pPrior, &uniondest);
        if( rc ){
          goto multi_select_end;
        }
  
        /* Code the current SELECT statement
        */
        if( p->op==TK_EXCEPT ){
          op = SRT_Except;
        }else{
          assert( p->op==TK_UNION );
          op = SRT_Union;
        }
        p->pPrior = 0;
        pLimit = p->pLimit;
        p->pLimit = 0;
        uniondest.eDest = op;
        ExplainQueryPlan((pParse, 1, "%s USING TEMP B-TREE",
                          selectOpName(p->op)));
        rc = sqlite3Select(pParse, p, &uniondest);
        testcase( rc!=SQLITE_OK );
        /* Query flattening in sqlite3Select() might refill p->pOrderBy.
        ** Be sure to delete p->pOrderBy, therefore, to avoid a memory leak. */
        sqlite3ExprListDelete(db, p->pOrderBy);
        pDelete = p->pPrior;
        p->pPrior = pPrior;
        p->pOrderBy = 0;
        if( p->op==TK_UNION ){
          p->nSelectRow = sqlite3LogEstAdd(p->nSelectRow, pPrior->nSelectRow);
        }
        sqlite3ExprDelete(db, p->pLimit);
        p->pLimit = pLimit;
        p->iLimit = 0;
        p->iOffset = 0;
  
        /* Convert the data in the temporary table into whatever form
        ** it is that we currently need.
        */
        assert( unionTab==dest.iSDParm || dest.eDest!=priorOp );
        if( dest.eDest!=priorOp ){
          int iCont, iBreak, iStart;
          assert( p->pEList );
          iBreak = sqlite3VdbeMakeLabel(pParse);
          iCont = sqlite3VdbeMakeLabel(pParse);
          computeLimitRegisters(pParse, p, iBreak);
          sqlite3VdbeAddOp2(v, OP_Rewind, unionTab, iBreak); VdbeCoverage(v);
          iStart = sqlite3VdbeCurrentAddr(v);
          selectInnerLoop(pParse, p, unionTab,
                          0, 0, &dest, iCont, iBreak);
          sqlite3VdbeResolveLabel(v, iCont);
          sqlite3VdbeAddOp2(v, OP_Next, unionTab, iStart); VdbeCoverage(v);
          sqlite3VdbeResolveLabel(v, iBreak);
          sqlite3VdbeAddOp2(v, OP_Close, unionTab, 0);
        }
        break;
      }
      default: assert( p->op==TK_INTERSECT ); {
        int tab1, tab2;
        int iCont, iBreak, iStart;
        Expr *pLimit;
        int addr;
        SelectDest intersectdest;
        int r1;
  
        /* INTERSECT is different from the others since it requires
        ** two temporary tables.  Hence it has its own case.  Begin
        ** by allocating the tables we will need.
        */
        tab1 = pParse->nTab++;
        tab2 = pParse->nTab++;
        assert( p->pOrderBy==0 );
  
        addr = sqlite3VdbeAddOp2(v, OP_OpenEphemeral, tab1, 0);
        assert( p->addrOpenEphm[0] == -1 );
        p->addrOpenEphm[0] = addr;
        findRightmost(p)->selFlags |= SF_UsesEphemeral;
        assert( p->pEList );
  
        /* Code the SELECTs to our left into temporary table "tab1".
        */
        sqlite3SelectDestInit(&intersectdest, SRT_Union, tab1);
        rc = sqlite3Select(pParse, pPrior, &intersectdest);
        if( rc ){
          goto multi_select_end;
        }
  
        /* Code the current SELECT into temporary table "tab2"
        */
        addr = sqlite3VdbeAddOp2(v, OP_OpenEphemeral, tab2, 0);
        assert( p->addrOpenEphm[1] == -1 );
        p->addrOpenEphm[1] = addr;
        p->pPrior = 0;
        pLimit = p->pLimit;
        p->pLimit = 0;
        intersectdest.iSDParm = tab2;
        ExplainQueryPlan((pParse, 1, "%s USING TEMP B-TREE",
                          selectOpName(p->op)));
        rc = sqlite3Select(pParse, p, &intersectdest);
        testcase( rc!=SQLITE_OK );
        pDelete = p->pPrior;
        p->pPrior = pPrior;
        if( p->nSelectRow>pPrior->nSelectRow ){
          p->nSelectRow = pPrior->nSelectRow;
        }
        sqlite3ExprDelete(db, p->pLimit);
        p->pLimit = pLimit;
  
        /* Generate code to take the intersection of the two temporary
        ** tables.
        */
        assert( p->pEList );
        iBreak = sqlite3VdbeMakeLabel(pParse);
        iCont = sqlite3VdbeMakeLabel(pParse);
        computeLimitRegisters(pParse, p, iBreak);
        sqlite3VdbeAddOp2(v, OP_Rewind, tab1, iBreak); VdbeCoverage(v);
        r1 = sqlite3GetTempReg(pParse);
        iStart = sqlite3VdbeAddOp2(v, OP_RowData, tab1, r1);
        sqlite3VdbeAddOp4Int(v, OP_NotFound, tab2, iCont, r1, 0);
        VdbeCoverage(v);
        sqlite3ReleaseTempReg(pParse, r1);
        selectInnerLoop(pParse, p, tab1,
                        0, 0, &dest, iCont, iBreak);
        sqlite3VdbeResolveLabel(v, iCont);
        sqlite3VdbeAddOp2(v, OP_Next, tab1, iStart); VdbeCoverage(v);
        sqlite3VdbeResolveLabel(v, iBreak);
        sqlite3VdbeAddOp2(v, OP_Close, tab2, 0);
        sqlite3VdbeAddOp2(v, OP_Close, tab1, 0);
        break;
      }
    }
  
  #ifndef SQLITE_OMIT_EXPLAIN
    if( p->pNext==0 ){
      ExplainQueryPlanPop(pParse);
    }
  #endif
  }
  
  /* Compute collating sequences used by 
  ** temporary tables needed to implement the compound select.
  ** Attach the KeyInfo structure to all temporary tables.
  **
  ** This section is run by the right-most SELECT statement only.
  ** SELECT statements to the left always skip this part.  The right-most
  ** SELECT might also skip this part if it has no ORDER BY clause and
  ** no temp tables are required.
  */
  if( p->selFlags & SF_UsesEphemeral ){
    int i;                        /* Loop counter */
    KeyInfo *pKeyInfo;            /* Collating sequence for the result set */
    Select *pLoop;                /* For looping through SELECT statements */
    CollSeq **apColl;             /* For looping through pKeyInfo->aColl[] */
    int nCol;                     /* Number of columns in result set */

    assert( p->pNext==0 );
    nCol = p->pEList->nExpr;
    pKeyInfo = sqlite3KeyInfoAlloc(db, nCol, 1);
    if( !pKeyInfo ){
      rc = SQLITE_NOMEM_BKPT;
      goto multi_select_end;
    }
    for(i=0, apColl=pKeyInfo->aColl; i<nCol; i++, apColl++){
      *apColl = multiSelectCollSeq(pParse, p, i);
      if( 0==*apColl ){
        *apColl = db->pDfltColl;
      }
    }

    for(pLoop=p; pLoop; pLoop=pLoop->pPrior){
      for(i=0; i<2; i++){
        int addr = pLoop->addrOpenEphm[i];
        if( addr<0 ){
          /* If [0] is unused then [1] is also unused.  So we can
          ** always safely abort as soon as the first unused slot is found */
          assert( pLoop->addrOpenEphm[1]<0 );
          break;
        }
        sqlite3VdbeChangeP2(v, addr, nCol);
        sqlite3VdbeChangeP4(v, addr, (char*)sqlite3KeyInfoRef(pKeyInfo),
                            P4_KEYINFO);
        pLoop->addrOpenEphm[i] = -1;
      }
    }
    sqlite3KeyInfoUnref(pKeyInfo);
  }

multi_select_end:
  pDest->iSdst = dest.iSdst;
  pDest->nSdst = dest.nSdst;
  sqlite3SelectDelete(db, pDelete);
  return rc;
}