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SQL Quick Reference

The document provides a quick reference to common SQL statements and their syntax. It lists statements like SELECT, INSERT, UPDATE, DELETE and JOIN along with their basic syntax. For example, it shows that a SELECT statement retrieves data from one or more tables based on specific conditions, and an INSERT statement adds new records to a table.

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SQL Quick Reference

The document provides a quick reference to common SQL statements and their syntax. It lists statements like SELECT, INSERT, UPDATE, DELETE and JOIN along with their basic syntax. For example, it shows that a SELECT statement retrieves data from one or more tables based on specific conditions, and an INSERT statement adds new records to a table.

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SQL QUICK REFERENCE

SQL Statement AND / OR


SELECT column_name(s) FROM table_name WHERE condition AND|OR condition

Syntax

ALTER TABLE

ALTER TABLE table_name ADD column_name datatype ALTER TABLE table_name DROP COLUMN column_name [Or]

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 DATABASE CREATE TABLE

CREATE DATABASE database_name 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 DATABASE DROP INDEX DROP TABLE GROUP BY

DROP DATABASE database_name DROP INDEX table_name.index_name (SQL Server) DROP INDEX index_name (MySQL) DROP TABLE table_name 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 *

SELECT column_name(s) FROM table_name SELECT * FROM table_name

SELECT DISTINCT SELECT INTO

SELECT DISTINCT column_name(s) FROM table_name 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 TRUNCATE TABLE UNION

SELECT TOP number|percent column_name(s) FROM table_name TRUNCATE TABLE table_name 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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