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SQL Statement Syntax

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 DATABASE CREATE DATABASE database_name

CREATE TABLE CREATE TABLE table_name
(
column_name1 data_type,
column_name2 data_type,
column_name3 data_type,
...
)

CREATE INDEX CREATE INDEX index_name
ON table_name (column_name)
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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 DATABASE DROP DATABASE database_name

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

EXISTS IF EXISTS (SELECT * FROM table_name WHERE id = ?)
BEGIN
­­do what needs to be done if exists
END
ELSE
BEGIN
­­do what needs to be done if not
END

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
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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

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SELECT * SELECT *
FROM table_name

SELECT DISTINCT SELECT DISTINCT column_name(s)
FROM 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 TABLE TRUNCATE TABLE table_name

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

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