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SQL Chapter 1

This document provides examples of SQL commands run against database tables to retrieve and display data. It shows correct syntax for selecting columns and concatenating values. It demonstrates renaming columns and separating column values with commas in the output. The examples save SQL statements to files and modify column headings.

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SQL Chapter 1

This document provides examples of SQL commands run against database tables to retrieve and display data. It shows correct syntax for selecting columns and concatenating values. It demonstrates renaming columns and separating column values with commas in the output. The examples save SQL statements to files and modify column headings.

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1: 2: isql commands can access to the database : Yes ( the answer given is false) 3: SELECT last_name, job_id, salary

AS Sal
FROM employees; This command runs successfully. The column name is changed to Sal from Salary 4: SELECT * FROM job_grades;

Runs successfully 5: SELECT employee_id, last_name sal x 12 ANNUAL SALARY FROM employees;
Errors in above statement are select employee_id, last_name, Salary*12 from employees; SELECT employee_id, last_name, salary *12 "ANNUAL SALARY" FROM employees; Correct syntax 6:to select all the departments in the department table the syntax will be Select * from departments; This shows the output like EPARTMENT_ID DEPARTMENT_NAME MANAGER_ID LOCATION_ID 10 20 30 40 Administration 200 Marketing 201 Purchasing 114 Human Resources 1700 1800 1700 203

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But when we write the command like Describe departments Select * from departments; Opens in separate window and shows each and every specification like

7: Show the structure of the EMPLOYEES table. Create a query to display the last name, job code, hire date, and employee number for each employee, with employee number appearing first. Provide an alias STARTDATE for the HIRE_DATE column. Save your SQL statement to a file named lab1_7.sql.
select last_name, job_ID, hire_date startdate, employee_ID from employees; LAST_NAME JOB_ID STARTDATE EMPLOYEE_ID 198

OConnell SH_CLERK 6/21/2007 Grant SH_CLERK 1/13/2008 199

To display the employee_id first then select employee_ID,last_name, job_ID, hire_date startdate from employees; 8: if we run the query the result is above 9: Select employee_id from employees; I need to know the difference between the above statement and Select distinct employee_id from employees; Output is same 10: Copy the statement from lab1_7.sql into the iSQL*Plus Edit window. Name the column

headings Emp #, Employee, Job, and Hire Date, respectively. Run your query again. The statement from 7th question is

Select employee_ID,last_name, job_ID, hire_date startdate from employees; Now Select employee_id emp#, last_name employee, job_id job, hire_date hiredate from employees; 11: Display the last name concatenated with the job ID, separated by a comma and space, and name

the column Employee and Title.


Select last_name ||' , '|| Job_Id employee and title from employees; The column name changes to employee and title from last_name ||' , '|| Job_Id 12: Create a query to display all the data from the EMPLOYEES table. Separate each column by a comma. Name the column THE_OUTPUT here we need to use the concatenate operator in between each and every column name like select last_name ||' , '|| job_id ||' , '||hire_date ||' , '||email ||' , '|| phone_number ||' , '|| salary ||' , '|| manager_id ||' , '|| department_id "THEOUTPUT" from employees;

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