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This document provides a quick reference to common SQL statements, listing the syntax for each statement. It includes statements for queries, data manipulation, data definition, and more. Each statement syntax is listed along with a brief description or note. The reference covers statements such as SELECT, INSERT, UPDATE, DELETE, JOIN, GROUP BY and more.

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SQL Quick Reference From W3Schools: Previous Next

This document provides a quick reference to common SQL statements, listing the syntax for each statement. It includes statements for queries, data manipulation, data definition, and more. Each statement syntax is listed along with a brief description or note. The reference covers statements such as SELECT, INSERT, UPDATE, DELETE, JOIN, GROUP BY and more.

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SQL Statement Syntax

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 DATABASE CREATE DATABASE database_name

CREATE TABLE CREATE TABLE table_name


(
column_name1 data_type,
column_name2 data_type,
column_name3 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 DATABASE database_name

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

EXISTS IF EXISTS (SELECT * FROM table_name WHERE id = ?)


BEGIN
--do what needs to be done if exists
END
ELSE
BEGIN
--do what needs to be done if not
END

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 DISTINCT SELECT DISTINCT column_name(s)


FROM 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 TABLE TRUNCATE TABLE table_name

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

Source : https://www.w3schools.com/sql/sql_quickref.asp

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