title: Creating an alias in SQL Server before the FROM?
body: <p>I saw that aliases can be used after FROM, for example, </p>
  
  <pre><code>SELECT *
  FROM Employee as Emp
  WHERE Emp.id = 10
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>I want a command which sets Employee ALIAS to Emp. I want to use it like this - </p>
  
  <pre><code>Employee ALIAS Emp -- is there a command like this ?
  SELECT Emp.ColumnOne, Emp.ColumnTwo  
  FROM Emp
  WHERE Emp.id = 10 
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>Does such a command exist ?</p>