SQL Clauses

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Sams Teach Yourself SQL in 24 Hours, Third Edition
By Ronald R. Plew, Ryan K. Stephens
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Appendix A.  Common SQL Commands


SELECT

 SELECT *  SELECT COLUMN1, COLUMN2,... SELECT DISTINCT (COLUMN1) SELECT COUNT(*) 

Description: Defines columns to display as part of query output.

FROM

 FROM TABLE1, TABLE2, TABLE3,... 

Description: Defines tables from which to retrieve data.

WHERE

 WHERE COLUMN1 = 'VALUE1'    AND COLUMN2 = 'VALUE2' ... WHERE COLUMN1 = 'VALUE1'    OR COLUMN2 = 'VALUE2' ... WHERE COLUMN IN ('VALUE1' [, 'VALUE2']) 

Description: Defines conditions (criteria) placed on a query for data to be returned.

GROUP BY

 GROUP BY GROUP_COLUMN1, GROUP_COLUMN2,... 

Description: A form of a sorting operation; used to divide output into logical groups.

HAVING

 HAVING GROUP_COLUMN1 = 'VALUE1'     AND GROUP_COLUMN2 = 'VALUE2' ... 

Description: Similar to the WHERE clause; used to place conditions on the GROUP BY clause.

ORDER BY

 ORDER BY COLUMN1, COLUMN2,...  ORDER BY 1,2,... 

Description: Used to sort a query's results.


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Sams Teach Yourself SQL in 24 Hours
Sams Teach Yourself SQL in 24 Hours (5th Edition) (Sams Teach Yourself -- Hours)
ISBN: 0672335417
EAN: 2147483647
Year: 2002
Pages: 275

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