SQL Quick Reference
Posted by Narashim Reddy .R on September 10, 2009
4 Votes
SQL
Syntax
Statement
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
CREATE DATABASE database_name
DATABASE
CREATE
TABLE
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
DROP DATABASE database_name
DATABASE
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
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
SELECT DISTINCT column_name(s) FROM
DISTINCT 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 TRUNCATE TABLE table_name
TABLE
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
