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QUERYING DATA FROM A TABLE
QUERYING FROM MULTIPLE TABLES
USING SQL OPERATORS
SELECT c1, c2 FROM t;

Query data in columns c1, c2 from a table
SELECT c1, c2
FROM t1
INNER JOIN t2 ON condition;
Inner join t1 and t2
SELECT c1, c2 FROM t1

UNION [ALL]
SELECT c1, c2 FROM t2;
Combine rows from two queries
SELECT c1, c2
FROM t1
LEFT JOIN t2 ON condition;
Left join t1 and t1

INTERSECT
Return the intersection of two queries
SELECT * FROM t;
Query all rows and columns from a table
SELECT c1, c2 FROM t
WHERE condition;
Query data and filter rows with a condition
SELECT DISTINCT c1 FROM t
WHERE condition;
Query distinct rows from a table
ORDER BY c1 ASC [DESC];
Sort the result set in ascending or descending
order
ORDER BY c1
LIMIT n OFFSET offset;
Skip offset of rows and return the next n rows
SELECT c1, aggregate(c2)
FROM t
GROUP BY c1;
Group rows using an aggregate function
SELECT c1, aggregate(c2)
FROM t
GROUP BY c1
HAVING condition;
Filter groups using HAVING clause
SELECT c1, c2
FROM t1
RIGHT JOIN t2 ON condition;
Right join t1 and t2
SELECT c1, c2
FROM t1
FULL OUTER JOIN t2 ON condition;
Perform full outer join

MINUS
Subtract a result set from another result set
WHERE c1 [NOT] LIKE pattern;
Query rows using pattern matching %, _
SELECT c1, c2
FROM t1
CROSS JOIN t2;
Produce a Cartesian product of rows in tables

WHERE c1 [NOT] IN value_list;
Query rows in a list
SELECT c1, c2
FROM t1, t2;
Another way to perform cross join

WHERE c1 BETWEEN low AND high;
Query rows between two values
SELECT c1, c2
FROM t1 A
INNER JOIN t2 B ON condition;
Join t1 to itself using INNER JOIN clause

WHERE c1 IS [NOT] NULL;
Check if values in a table is NULL or not
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MANAGING TABLES
CREATE TABLE t (
id INT PRIMARY KEY,
name VARCHAR NOT NULL,
price INT DEFAULT 0
);
Create a new table with three columns
DROP TABLE t ;
Delete the table from the database
ALTER TABLE t ADD column;
Add a new column to the table
ALTER TABLE t DROP COLUMN c ;
Drop column c from the table
ALTER TABLE t ADD constraint;
Add a constraint
ALTER TABLE t DROP constraint;
Drop a constraint
Rename a table from t1 to t2

ALTER TABLE t1 RENAME c1 TO c2 ;
Rename column c1 to c2
TRUNCATE TABLE t;
Remove all data in a table
USING SQL CONSTRAINTS
MODIFYING DATA
CREATE TABLE t(
c1 INT, c2 INT, c3 VARCHAR,
PRIMARY KEY (c1,c2)
);
Set c1 and c2 as a primary key
INSERT INTO t(column_list)

VALUES(value_list);
Insert one row into a table
CREATE TABLE t1(

c1 INT PRIMARY KEY,
c2 INT,
FOREIGN KEY (c2) REFERENCES t2(c2)
);
Set c2 column as a foreign key
CREATE TABLE t(
c1 INT, c1 INT,
UNIQUE(c2,c3)
);
Make the values in c1 and c2 unique
CREATE TABLE t(
c1 INT, c2 INT,
CHECK(c1> 0 AND c1 >= c2)
);
Ensure c1 > 0 and values in c1 >= c2
CREATE TABLE t(
c1 INT PRIMARY KEY,
c2 VARCHAR NOT NULL
);
Set values in c2 column not NULL
INSERT INTO t(column_list)

VALUES (value_list),
(value_list), .;
Insert multiple rows into a table
INSERT INTO t1(column_list)
SELECT column_list
FROM t2;
Insert rows from t2 into t1
UPDATE t
SET c1 = new_value;
Update new value in the column c1 for all rows
UPDATE t
SET c1 = new_value,
c2 = new_value
WHERE condition;
Update values in the column c1, c2 that match
the condition
DELETE FROM t;
Delete all data in a table
DELETE FROM t
WHERE condition;
Delete subset of rows in a table
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MANAGING VIEWS
MANAGING INDEXES
CREATE VIEW v(c1,c2)

AS
SELECT c1, c2
FROM t;
Create a new view that consists of c1 and c2
CREATE INDEX idx_name

ON t(c1,c2);
Create an index on c1 and c2 of the table t
CREATE VIEW v(c1,c2)

AS
SELECT c1, c2
FROM t;
WITH [CASCADED | LOCAL] CHECK OPTION;
Create a new view with check option
CREATE UNIQUE INDEX idx_name

ON t(c3,c4);
Create a unique index on c3, c4 of the table t
DROP INDEX idx_name;
Drop an index
SQL AGGREGATE FUNCTIONS
CREATE RECURSIVE VIEW v

AS
select-statement -- anchor part
UNION [ALL]
select-statement; -- recursive part
Create a recursive view
CREATE TEMPORARY VIEW v
AS
SELECT c1, c2
FROM t;
Create a temporary view
DROP VIEW view_name
Delete a view
AVG returns the average of a list

COUNT returns the number of elements of a list
SUM returns the total of a list

MAX returns the maximum value in a list
MIN returns the minimum value in a list
MANAGING TRIGGERS
CREATE OR MODIFY TRIGGER trigger_name
WHEN EVENT
ON table_name TRIGGER_TYPE
EXECUTE stored_procedure;
Create or modify a trigger
WHEN
BEFORE invoke before the event occurs
AFTER invoke after the event occurs
EVENT
INSERT invoke for INSERT
UPDATE invoke for UPDATE
DELETE invoke for DELETE
TRIGGER_TYPE
FOR EACH ROW
FOR EACH STATEMENT
CREATE TRIGGER before_insert_person
BEFORE INSERT
ON person FOR EACH ROW
EXECUTE stored_procedure;
Create a trigger invoked before a new row is
inserted into the person table
DROP TRIGGER trigger_name
Delete a specific trigger

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QUERYING FROM MULTIPLE TABLES

USING SQL OPERATORS

SELECT c1, c2 FROM t;

SELECT c1, c2 FROM t1

SELECT c1, c2 FROM t1

SELECT c1, c2 FROM t1

SELECT c1, c2 FROM t

SELECT c1, c2 FROM t

SELECT c1, c2 FROM t

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Rename a table from t1 to t2

USING SQL CONSTRAINTS

INSERT INTO t(column_list)

CREATE TABLE t1(

INSERT INTO t(column_list)

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CREATE VIEW v(c1,c2)

CREATE INDEX idx_name

CREATE VIEW v(c1,c2)

CREATE UNIQUE INDEX idx_name

CREATE RECURSIVE VIEW v

AVG returns the average of a list

SUM returns the total of a list

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