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The SQL UNION Operator

The UNION operator is used to combine the
result-set of two or more SELECT statements.

Every SELECT statement within UNION

must have the same number of columns
The columns must also have similar data
types
The columns in every SELECT statement
must also be in the same order

UNION Syntax

SELECT column_name(s) FROM table1

UNION
SELECT column_name(s) FROM table2;

UNION ALL Syntax

The UNION operator selects only distinct values
The UNION operator selects only distinct values
by default. To allow duplicate values, use UNION
ALL :

SELECT column_name(s) FROM table1

UNION ALL
SELECT column_name(s) FROM table2;

Note: The column names in the result-set are

usually equal to the column names in the first
SELECT statement.

Demo Database
In this tutorial we will use the well-known
Northwind sample database.

Below is a selection from the "Customers" table:

CustomerID CustomerName ContactName

1 Alfreds Maria Anders

Futterkiste

2 Ana Trujillo Ana Trujillo

Emparedados y
helados

3 Antonio Moreno Antonio

Taquería Moreno

And a selection from the "Suppliers" table:

SupplierID SupplierName ContactName Addres

1 Exotic Liquid Charlotte 49

 1 Exotic Liquid Charlotte 49
Cooper Gilbert
St.

2 New Orleans Shelley Burke P.O. Box

Cajun Delights 78934

3 Grandma Regina Murphy 707

Kelly's Oxford
Homestead Rd.

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SQL UNION Example

The following SQL statement returns the cities
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(only distinct values) from both the "Customers"
and the "Suppliers" table:
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SELECT 'Customer' AS Type, ContactName,

City, Country
FROM Customers
UNION