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SQL Quick Reference

This document provides a quick reference to common SQL statements and their syntax. It includes statements for querying, modifying, and managing data in database tables like SELECT, INSERT, UPDATE, DELETE, as well as statements for managing databases and tables like CREATE, ALTER, DROP. For each statement there is a brief explanation and example syntax.

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SQL Quick Reference

This document provides a quick reference to common SQL statements and their syntax. It includes statements for querying, modifying, and managing data in database tables like SELECT, INSERT, UPDATE, DELETE, as well as statements for managing databases and tables like CREATE, ALTER, DROP. For each statement there is a brief explanation and example syntax.

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SQL Quick Reference

Posted by Narashim Reddy .R on September 10, 2009

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SQL
Syntax
Statement
AND / OR

SELECT column_name(s) FROM table_name WHERE


condition AND|OR condition

ALTER
TABLE

ALTER TABLE table_name ADD column_name


datatype or ALTER TABLE table_name DROP
COLUMN column_name

AS (alias)

SELECT column_name AS column_alias FROM


table_name or SELECT column_name FROM
table_name AS table_alias

BETWEEN SELECT column_name(s) FROM table_name WHERE


column_name BETWEEN value1 AND value2

CREATE
CREATE DATABASE database_name
DATABASE
CREATE
TABLE

CREATE TABLE table_name ( column_name1


data_type, column_name2 data_type, column_name2
data_type, )

CREATE
INDEX

CREATE INDEX index_name ON table_name


(column_name) or CREATE UNIQUE INDEX
index_name ON table_name (column_name)

CREATE
VIEW

CREATE VIEW view_name AS SELECT


column_name(s) FROM table_name WHERE condition

DELETE

DELETE FROM table_name WHERE


some_column=some_value or DELETE FROM
table_name (Note: Deletes the entire table!!)
DELETE * FROM table_name (Note: Deletes the
entire table!!)

DROP
DROP DATABASE database_name
DATABASE
DROP
INDEX

DROP INDEX table_name.index_name (SQL Server)


DROP INDEX index_name ON table_name (MS
Access) DROP INDEX index_name (DB2/Oracle)
ALTER TABLE table_name DROP INDEX index_name
(MySQL)

DROP
TABLE

DROP TABLE table_name

GROUP BY SELECT column_name,


aggregate_function(column_name) FROM table_name
WHERE column_name operator value GROUP BY
column_name

HAVING

SELECT column_name,
aggregate_function(column_name) FROM table_name
WHERE column_name operator value GROUP BY
column_name HAVING
aggregate_function(column_name) operator value

IN

SELECT column_name(s) FROM table_name WHERE


column_name IN (value1,value2,..)

INSERT
INTO

INSERT INTO table_name VALUES (value1, value2,


value3,.) or INSERT INTO table_name (column1,
column2, column3,) VALUES (value1, value2,
value3,.)

INNER
JOIN

SELECT column_name(s) FROM table_name1 INNER


JOIN table_name2 ON
table_name1.column_name=table_name2.column_name

LEFT
JOIN

SELECT column_name(s) FROM table_name1 LEFT


JOIN table_name2 ON
table_name1.column_name=table_name2.column_name

RIGHT
JOIN

SELECT column_name(s) FROM table_name1 RIGHT


JOIN table_name2 ON
table_name1.column_name=table_name2.column_name

FULL
JOIN

SELECT column_name(s) FROM table_name1 FULL


JOIN table_name2 ON
table_name1.column_name=table_name2.column_name

LIKE

SELECT column_name(s) FROM table_name WHERE


column_name LIKE pattern

ORDER BY SELECT column_name(s) FROM table_name ORDER


BY column_name [ASC|DESC]

SELECT

SELECT column_name(s) FROM table_name

SELECT *

SELECT * FROM table_name

SELECT
SELECT DISTINCT column_name(s) FROM
DISTINCT table_name

SELECT
INTO

SELECT * INTO new_table_name [IN


externaldatabase] FROM old_table_name or SELECT
column_name(s) INTO new_table_name [IN
externaldatabase] FROM old_table_name

SELECT
TOP

SELECT TOP number|percent column_name(s) FROM


table_name

TRUNCATE TRUNCATE TABLE table_name


TABLE
UNION

SELECT column_name(s) FROM table_name1 UNION


SELECT column_name(s) FROM table_name2

UNION
ALL

SELECT column_name(s) FROM table_name1 UNION


ALL SELECT column_name(s) FROM table_name2

UPDATE

UPDATE table_name SET column1=value,


column2=value, WHERE some_column=some_value

WHERE

SELECT column_name(s) FROM table_name WHERE


column_name operator value

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