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The SELECT query is the most commonly used query in databases. It is used to retrieve data from one or more tables. The SELECT statement includes keywords like SELECT, FROM, WHERE, GROUP BY, HAVING, ORDER BY. Simple SELECT queries can retrieve all columns or specific columns from a table. More complex queries can include aliases, functions, derived fields, joins and conditions. The tutorial provides examples of simple and complex SELECT queries on sample tables to select, filter, sort and summarize data.

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Oracle Interview

The SELECT query is the most commonly used query in databases. It is used to retrieve data from one or more tables. The SELECT statement includes keywords like SELECT, FROM, WHERE, GROUP BY, HAVING, ORDER BY. Simple SELECT queries can retrieve all columns or specific columns from a table. More complex queries can include aliases, functions, derived fields, joins and conditions. The tutorial provides examples of simple and complex SELECT queries on sample tables to select, filter, sort and summarize data.

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Select Query (/database/sql-tutorial/6-select-query)

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The SELECT query is the most often used query in any database.
So , learning this query is very important. Even if you don't write it (http://www.addthis.com/bookmark.php)
manually, as some tools make your task easier by providing code assists. But this query helps you to
understand many aspects of database concepts, ranging from DBA task to PL/SQL. I hope this tutorial
helps learning SELECT query faster and easier.
We will be referring tables from default schema/user SCOTT in Oracle.
The generalized select query looks like :
SELECT

[ DISTINCT| ALL]
{ * | [columnName [ AS newColumnName ] ] ,
[columnName1 [ AS newColumnName1]],
.........,
.........,
}
FROM tableName [ALIAS][,]
[WHERE <condition>]
[GROUP BY columnlist ] [HAVING <condition>]
[ORDER BY columnlist]

We will start with simple query and then keep on building complex queries.

1. Select all the details of the employee from emp table.


SELECT * FROM emp;

2. Select only the names of all the employees in emp table;


SELECT ename FROM emp;

3. Select records using multiple columns;

SELECT eno,ename,sal FROM emp;

4. Select records Using alias;


SELECT eno,ename,salary AS sal FROM emp;

a. Select records using multiple alias


SELECT eno AS empno,ename AS empname ,sal AS salary FROM emp;

b. Using functions to enhance alias


SELECT count(sal) as totalsal FROM emp;

5. Derived or Computed fields: Columns values were manipulated as it gets retrived.


a. Find the monthly salary of employee,( The salary stored is on Annum basis).
SELECT sal / 12 FROM emp;

b. Using Alias to decorate derived or computed fields.


SELECT sal / 12 AS monthly_salary FROM emp

c. Calculate the sum of monthly salary and the commissions of the employee.
SELECT ename,(sal / 12) + nvl(comm,0) AS monthsalwithcomm FROM emp;

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