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Working with Data

In this module, we'll delve into how to work with data in SQL, using our 'Bookstore Inventory'
database as a practical example. We'll cover creating tables, inserting, updating, deleting data,
and altering table structures.

Creating Tables using CREATE Command

Purpose: The CREATE TABLE command is used to create a new table in the database.

Example:

CREATE TABLE Publishers (


PublisherID INT PRIMARY KEY,
Name VARCHAR(100),
Address VARCHAR(200)
);

This creates a new table named 'Publishers' with three columns: PublisherID, Name, and
Address.

Inserting Data into Tables using INSERT

Purpose: The INSERT INTO command is used to add new rows (records) to a table.

Example:

INSERT INTO Publishers (PublisherID, Name, Address) VALUES


(1, 'Penguin Books', 'New York, USA'),
(2, 'HarperCollins', 'London, UK');

Updating Existing Data using UPDATE

Purpose: The UPDATE command is used to modify existing records in a table.

Example:

UPDATE Books SET Price = Price + 2 WHERE Genre = 'Fiction';

Deleting Data using DELETE

The DELETE command is used to remove records from a table.

Example:

DELETE FROM Books WHERE Title = '1984';


Modifying Table Structure using ALTER TABLE

Purpose: The ALTER TABLE command is used to modify the structure of an existing table,
such as adding, deleting, or modifying columns.

Adding a column:

ALTER TABLE Publishers ADD COLUMN Website VARCHAR(100);

Modify a column:

ALTER TABLE Publishers ALTER COLUMN Address VARCHAR(250);

Delete a Column:

ALTER TABLE Publishers DROP COLUMN Website;

Practice Questions

Note: you don’t need to submit these practice questions, it’s just for practicing purposes, if you
face any doubts, feel free to ask in the discord server.

Question 1: Create a New Table


Create a table named Customers with the following columns:

● CustomerID (integer, primary key)


● FirstName (varchar, 50 characters)
● LastName (varchar, 50 characters)
● Email (varchar, 100 characters)

Question 2: Insert Data


Insert the following records into the Customers table:

​ CustomerID: 101, FirstName: 'Amit', LastName: 'Kumar', Email:


'[email protected]'
​ CustomerID: 102, FirstName: 'Priya', LastName: 'Sharma', Email:
'[email protected]'

Question 3: Update Existing Data


In the Books table, increase the price of all books in the 'Sci-Fi' genre by 3.

Question 4: Delete Data


Delete the book with the title 'Pride and Prejudice' from the Books table.

Question 5: Modify Table Structure


Add a new column to the Customers table named PhoneNumber (varchar, 15 characters).

Question 6: Advanced Insertion


Insert a new book into the Books table. Choose a title, author, genre, price, quantity, and
publication year of your choice.

Question 7: Conditional Update


Update the Customers table to set the email to '[email protected]' for all customers
whose LastName is 'Sharma'.

Question 8: Complex Deletion


Delete all records from the Books table where the Quantity is less than 5.

Question 9: Alter Table Challenge


Alter the Books table to change the Genre column's character limit to 100 characters.

Question 10: Multiple Conditions Update


In the Books table, reduce the price by 2 for all books published before the year 2000
and having a quantity of more than 10.

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