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SQL 

WHERE Clause
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The SQL WHERE Clause


The WHERE clause is used to filter records.

It is used to extract only those records that fulfill a specified condition.

WHERE Syntax
SELECT column1, column2, ...
FROM table_name
WHERE condition;
Note: The WHERE clause is not only used in SELECT statements, it is also used
in UPDATE, DELETE, etc.!

Demo Database
Below is a selection from the "Customers" table in the Northwind sample
database:

CustomerID CustomerName ContactName Address City P


e

1 Alfreds Futterkiste Maria Anders Obere Str. 57 Berlin 1


2 Ana Trujillo Emparedados y Ana Trujillo Avda. de la Constitución México 0
helados 2222 D.F.

3 Antonio Moreno Taquería Antonio Moreno Mataderos 2312 México 0


D.F.

4 Around the Horn Thomas Hardy 120 Hanover Sq. London W

5 Berglunds snabbköp Christina Berguvsvägen 8 Luleå S


Berglund

WHERE Clause Example


The following SQL statement selects all the customers from the country
"Mexico", in the "Customers" table:

Example
SELECT * FROM Customers
WHERE Country='Mexico';
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Text Fields vs. Numeric Fields


SQL requires single quotes around text values (most database systems will also
allow double quotes).
However, numeric fields should not be enclosed in quotes:

Example
SELECT * FROM Customers
WHERE CustomerID=1;
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Operators in The WHERE Clause


The following operators can be used in the WHERE clause:

Operator Description

= Equal

> Greater than

< Less than

>= Greater than or equal

<= Less than or equal

<> Not equal. Note: In some versions of SQL this operator may be writte
=
BETWEEN Between a certain range

LIKE Search for a pattern

IN To specify multiple possible values for a column

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