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Practical 17 - Update Delete Alter Table

The document demonstrates how to use MySQL commands like update, delete, alter table to modify data and structure of a database table. It shows examples of updating records by changing field values and salaries, deleting a record, adding and dropping columns, and modifying column properties.

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Practical 17 - Update Delete Alter Table

The document demonstrates how to use MySQL commands like update, delete, alter table to modify data and structure of a database table. It shows examples of updating records by changing field values and salaries, deleting a record, adding and dropping columns, and modifying column properties.

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Practical 14 - MySQL

Update & Delete records / Add New Columns & Drop Existing Columns
update command - This command is used to change the contents of the table.
The Syntax of this command is as follows -

mysql> update tableName set ColumnName = NewValue where Condition;

delete command - This command is used to change the contents of the table.
The Syntax of this command is as follows -

mysql>delete from tableName where Condition;

alter table – this command is used to change the structure of the table. i.e. to add a new
column or remove an existing column, Changing the name and/or data type of a
column.

Syntax - alter table tableName add column ColumnName DataType Constraints;

alter table tableName drop column ColumnName;

Introduction – we are operating on college database having table staff. The staff table
contains the fields – tno,fname ,sname , post and salary.
mysql> use college;

Database changed

mysql> select * from staff;

+-----+-----------+-----------+-----------+--------+

| tno | fname | sname | post | salary |

+-----+-----------+-----------+-----------+--------+

| 101 | Shekhar | Godala | Professor | 56000 |

| 102 | Narender | Yadav | Reader | 52000 |

| 103 | Ragi | Udaykumar | Lecturer | 55000 |

| 104 | Shawon | Das | Lecturer | 59000 |

| 105 | Meenakshi | Saini | Reader | 55000 |

+-----+-----------+-----------+-----------+--------+

5 rows in set (0.01 sec)

mysql> update staff set post = 'Professor' where tno = 102;

Query OK, 1 row affected (0.09 sec)


Rows matched: 1 Changed: 1 Warnings: 0

mysql> select * from staff;

+-----+-----------+-----------+-----------+--------+

| tno | fname | sname | post | salary |

+-----+-----------+-----------+-----------+--------+

| 101 | Shekhar | Godala | Professor | 56000 |

| 102 | Narender | Yadav | Professor | 52000 |

| 103 | Ragi | Udaykumar | Lecturer | 55000 |

| 104 | Shawon | Das | Lecturer | 59000 |

| 105 | Meenakshi | Saini | Reader | 55000 |

+-----+-----------+-----------+-----------+--------+

5 rows in set (0.00 sec)

mysql> update staff set salary = salary + 0.25 * salary

-> where post = 'Lecturer';

Query OK, 2 rows affected (0.09 sec)

Rows matched: 2 Changed: 2 Warnings: 0

mysql> select * from staff;

+-----+-----------+-----------+-----------+--------+

| tno | fname | sname | post | salary |

+-----+-----------+-----------+-----------+--------+

| 101 | Shekhar | Godala | Professor | 56000 |

| 102 | Narender | Yadav | Professor | 52000 |

| 103 | Ragi | Udaykumar | Lecturer | 68750 |

| 104 | Shawon | Das | Lecturer | 73750 |

| 105 | Meenakshi | Saini | Reader | 55000 |

+-----+-----------+-----------+-----------+--------+

5 rows in set (0.00 sec)

mysql> delete from staff where tno = 105;


Query OK, 1 row affected (0.07 sec)

mysql> select * from staff;

+-----+----------+-----------+-----------+--------+

| tno | fname | sname | post | salary |

+-----+----------+-----------+-----------+--------+

| 101 | Shekhar |Godala | Professor | 56000 |

| 102 | Narender | Yadav | Professor | 52000 |

| 103 | Ragi | Udaykumar | Lecturer | 68750 |

| 104 | Shawon | Das | Lecturer | 73750 |

+-----+----------+-----------+-----------+--------+

4 rows in set (0.00 sec)

mysql> alter table staff add column gender varchar(5);

Query OK, 4 rows affected (0.36 sec)

Records: 4 Duplicates: 0 Warnings: 0

mysql> select * from staff;

+-----+----------+-----------+-----------+--------+--------+

| tno | fname | sname | post | salary | gender |

+-----+----------+-----------+-----------+--------+--------+

| 101 | Shekhar |Godala | Professor | 56000 | NULL |

| 102 | Narender | Yadav | Professor | 52000 | NULL |

| 103 | Ragi | Udaykumar | Lecturer | 68750 | NULL |

| 104 | Shawon | Das | Lecturer | 73750 | NULL |

+-----+----------+-----------+-----------+--------+--------+

4 rows in set (0.01 sec)

mysql> alter table staff drop column gender;

Query OK, 4 rows affected (0.20 sec)

Records: 4 Duplicates: 0 Warnings: 0


mysql> select * from staff;

+-----+----------+-----------+-----------+--------+

| tno | fname | sname | post | salary |

+-----+----------+-----------+-----------+--------+

| 101 | Shekhar |Godala | Professor | 56000 |

| 102 | Narender | Yadav | Professor | 52000 |

| 103 | Ragi | Udaykumar | Lecturer | 68750 |

| 104 | Shawon | Das | Lecturer | 73750 |

+-----+----------+-----------+-----------+--------+

4 rows in set (0.01 sec)

mysql> alter table staff add column gender varchar(5) after sname;

Query OK, 4 rows affected (0.22 sec)

Records: 4 Duplicates: 0 Warnings: 0

mysql> select * from staff;

+-----+----------+-----------+--------+-----------+--------+

| tno | fname | sname | gender | post | salary |

+-----+----------+-----------+--------+-----------+--------+

| 101 | Shekhar |Godala | NULL | Professor | 56000 |

| 102 | Narender | Yadav | NULL | Professor | 52000 |

| 103 | Ragi | Udaykumar | NULL | Lecturer | 68750 |

| 104 | Shawon | Das | NULL | Lecturer | 73750 |

+-----+----------+-----------+--------+-----------+--------+

4 rows in set (0.01 sec)

mysql> update staff set gender = 'Male' where tno = 101;

Query OK, 1 row affected (0.04 sec)

Rows matched: 1 Changed: 1 Warnings: 0


mysql> update staff set gender = 'Male' where tno = 102;

Query OK, 1 row affected (0.04 sec)

Rows matched: 1 Changed: 1 Warnings: 0

mysql> update staff set gender = 'Male' where tno = 103;

Query OK, 1 row affected (0.04 sec)

Rows matched: 1 Changed: 1 Warnings: 0

mysql> update staff set gender = 'Female' where tno = 104;

ERROR 1406 (22001): Data too long for column 'gender' at row 1

mysql> alter table staff modify column gender varchar(6);

Query OK, 4 rows affected (0.23 sec)

Records: 4 Duplicates: 0 Warnings: 0

mysql> update staff set gender = 'Female' where tno = 104;

Query OK, 1 row affected (0.01 sec)

Rows matched: 1 Changed: 1 Warnings: 0

mysql> select * from staff;

+-----+----------+-----------+--------+-----------+--------+

| tno | fname | sname | gender | post | salary |

+-----+----------+-----------+--------+-----------+--------+

| 101 | Shekhar |Godala | Male | Professor | 56000 |

| 102 | Narender | Yadav | Male | Professor | 52000 |

| 103 | Ragi | Udaykumar | Male | Lecturer | 68750 |

| 104 | Shawon | Das | Female | Lecturer | 73750 |

+-----+----------+-----------+--------+-----------+--------+

4 rows in set (0.00 sec)

mysql> update staff set gender = 'Male' where tno = 104;

Query OK, 1 row affected (0.05 sec)

Rows matched: 1 Changed: 1 Warnings: 0


mysql> select * from staff;

+-----+----------+-----------+--------+-----------+--------+

| tno | fname | sname | gender | post | salary |

+-----+----------+-----------+--------+-----------+--------+

| 101 | Shekhar |Godala | Male | Professor | 56000 |

| 102 | Narender | Yadav | Male | Professor | 52000 |

| 103 | Ragi | Udaykumar | Male | Lecturer | 68750 |

| 104 | Shawon | Das | Male | Lecturer | 73750 |

+-----+----------+-----------+--------+-----------+--------+

4 rows in set (0.00 sec)

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