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SQL Cheat Sheet

The document is a cheat sheet for basic SQL commands including SELECT, INSERT, DELETE, and UPDATE statements. It provides examples for querying databases, inserting records, deleting records, and updating existing data, along with guidelines for syntax and criteria. Additionally, it explains equi joins for combining related tables based on matching fields.

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SQL Cheat Sheet

The document is a cheat sheet for basic SQL commands including SELECT, INSERT, DELETE, and UPDATE statements. It provides examples for querying databases, inserting records, deleting records, and updating existing data, along with guidelines for syntax and criteria. Additionally, it explains equi joins for combining related tables based on matching fields.

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N5 SQL Cheat Sheet

SELECT Statements INSERT Statements - Entering every field in a record Order of the fields when
SELECT statements are used to query a database and return some values. inserting is important!
INSERT Statements add new records into the database
Specify the fields you want to display: SELECT fieldname1,fieldname2 Specify the tablename to insert into: INSERT INTO Instructor
Name the tables that the fields are in: FROM tablename List the values to be inserted: VALUES(5,’D Thomas’,’1985-11-30’,5)
The criteria for your search: WHERE fieldname1 = ‘value’
Any sort order: ORDER BY fieldname1 ASC/DESC, fieldname2 ASC/DESC ; Example:
INSERT INTO Instructor VALUES (5,‘D Thomas’, ‘1985-11-30’,5);
Example: Example:
SELECT name,age SELECT name,age
INSERT Statements - Only entering values for some fields
FROM pupil WHERE age<18 FROM pupil WHERE age<18 SQL Dates are stored in
Sometimes you may not be adding a value for every single field the format yyyy-mm-dd
ORDER BY name ASC; ORDER BY name DESC, age ASC;
Specify the tablename to insert into: INSERT INTO Instructor
When searching for text values you must use ‘speech marksʻ Specify the fields you are entering data for: (InstructorID,Name)
You can use logical conditions such as AND, OR and NOT to create more complex queries
List the values to be inserted: (5,’D Thomas’)
Example:
DELETE Statements INSERT INTO Instructor(InstructorID,Name) VALUES (5,‘D Thomas’);
DELETE statements delete records from a table

Specify that you are carrying out a delete operation: DELETE


UPDATE Statements
Which tables that the fields are in: FROM tablename
UPDATE statements will edit existing data in the table
The criteria for your search: WHERE fieldname1 = “value” ;
Name the table where the records are: UPDATE tablename
Example: Set the new values: SET fieldname = value1,fieldname = value2
DELETE FROM Course WHERE CourseID = ‘BMX05’; Criteria if there are any: WHERE fieldname = fieldvalue ;
Example:
If you don't specify criteria then every record in the table will be deleted UPDATE Course SET Date = ‘2017-12-11’ WHERE DATE = ‘2017-12-10’;

EQUI Joins
An equi join is when two matching fields from related tables are selected (joined) using a key field that is present in both tables.

Example: Equi Join


SELECT Instructor.Name, Course.Title, Course.Date FROM Instructor,Course WHERE Course.InstructorID = Instructor.InstructorID ;

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