SQL Statement | Syntax |
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AND / OR
|
SELECT column_name(s)FROM table_nameWHERE conditionAND|OR condition |
ALTER TABLE |
ALTER TABLE table_nameADD column_name datatype
or ALTER TABLE table_name DROP COLUMN column_name |
AS (alias) | SELECT column_name AS column_aliasFROM table_nameorSELECT column_nameFROM table_name AS table_alias |
BETWEEN | SELECT column_name(s)FROM table_nameWHERE column_nameBETWEEN value1 AND value2 |
CREATE DATABASE | CREATE DATABASE database_name |
CREATE TABLE | CREATE TABLE table_name(column_name1 data_type,column_name2 data_type,column_name2 data_type,…
) |
CREATE INDEX | CREATE INDEX index_nameON table_name (column_name)orCREATE UNIQUE INDEX index_nameON table_name (column_name) |
CREATE VIEW | CREATE VIEW view_name ASSELECT column_name(s)FROM table_nameWHERE condition |
DELETE | DELETE FROM table_nameWHERE some_column=some_valueorDELETE 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_nameDROP 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 existsENDELSEBEGIN
–do what needs to be done if not END |
GROUP BY | SELECT column_name, aggregate_function(column_name)FROM table_nameWHERE column_name operator valueGROUP BY column_name |
HAVING | SELECT column_name, aggregate_function(column_name)FROM table_nameWHERE column_name operator valueGROUP BY column_nameHAVING aggregate_function(column_name) operator value |
IN | SELECT column_name(s)FROM table_nameWHERE column_nameIN (value1,value2,..) |
INSERT INTO | INSERT INTO table_nameVALUES (value1, value2, value3,….)orINSERT INTO table_name(column1, column2, column3,…)VALUES (value1, value2, value3,….) |
INNER JOIN | SELECT column_name(s)FROM table_name1INNER JOIN table_name2ON table_name1.column_name=table_name2.column_name |
LEFT JOIN | SELECT column_name(s)FROM table_name1LEFT JOIN table_name2ON table_name1.column_name=table_name2.column_name |
RIGHT JOIN | SELECT column_name(s)FROM table_name1RIGHT JOIN table_name2ON table_name1.column_name=table_name2.column_name |
FULL JOIN | SELECT column_name(s)FROM table_name1FULL JOIN table_name2ON table_name1.column_name=table_name2.column_name |
LIKE | SELECT column_name(s)FROM table_nameWHERE column_name LIKE pattern |
ORDER BY | SELECT column_name(s)FROM table_nameORDER 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_nameorSELECT 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_name1UNIONSELECT column_name(s) FROM table_name2 |
UNION ALL | SELECT column_name(s) FROM table_name1UNION ALLSELECT column_name(s) FROM table_name2 |
UPDATE | UPDATE table_nameSET column1=value, column2=value,…WHERE some_column=some_value |
WHERE | SELECT column_name(s)FROM table_nameWHERE column_name operator value |