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SQL Keywords

The document discusses SQL keywords and that they cannot be used as variable names. It lists some common keywords like CREATE, ADD, ALTER and notes that objects or databases cannot have names that are the same as SQL keywords. It provides examples of using keywords like CREATE TABLE and ALTER TABLE ADD COLUMN to add a column to a table.

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SQL Keywords

The document discusses SQL keywords and that they cannot be used as variable names. It lists some common keywords like CREATE, ADD, ALTER and notes that objects or databases cannot have names that are the same as SQL keywords. It provides examples of using keywords like CREATE TABLE and ALTER TABLE ADD COLUMN to add a column to a table.

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Leela Venkatesh
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SQL Keywords

Keywords

Keywords:
- ADD
Keywords

Keywords:
- ADD
- CREATE
- ALTER
- etc.
Keywords

Keywords:
- ADD
- CREATE
- ALTER
- etc.

KEYWORDS IN SQL CANNOT BE VARIABLE NAMES!


Keywords

Keywords:
- ADD
- CREATE
- ALTER
- etc.

KEYWORDS IN SQL CANNOT BE VARIABLE NAMES!


objects or databases cannot have names that coincide with SQL keywords
Keywords

CREATE, ALTER:
Keywords

CREATE, ALTER:

CREATE TABLE alter (purchase_number INT);

alter
purchase_number
Data Definition Language

ADD
Data Definition Language

ADD

ALTER TABLE sales


ADD COLUMN date_of_purchase DATE;

sales
purchase_number date_of_purchase
Data Definition Language

ADD, ALTER

ALTER TABLE sales


ADD COLUMN date_of_purchase DATE;

sales
purchase_number date_of_purchase
Keywords

Keywords = reserved words


Keywords

Keywords = reserved words


they cannot be used when naming objects

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