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MAKING SIMPLE QUERIES

Query : A Query is a command that is given to


obtain certain specified information from the
database table.

Data Query Language (DQL)


SELECT Command: The Select command is used to
make queries on the database.
Selecting Columns:
SELECT column1,column2 from <tablename>;
E.g., SELECT sname,grno from student;

Selecting All Columns :


SELECT * from <tablename>;
E.g., SELECT * from student;
Eliminating Redundant Data using DISTINCT:
SELECT distinct <columnname> from <tablename>;
E.g., If you want to select the different classes
without duplication, then the command is :
SELECT DISTINCT class from student;

Viewing Structure of table :


Desc <tablename>;
Selecting specific Rows – Where clause : The WHERE
clause in SELECT statement specifies the criteria for
selection of rows to be returned.
E.g., SELECT <colname> FROM <tablename> where
<condition>
Relational Operators :
1. To compare two values, a relational operator is
used.
2. The result of the comparison is true or false.
3. The relational operators are : =,>,<,>=,<=,<>(not
equal to).
Logical Operators :
1. The logical operators are used to connect search
conditions in the WHERE clause.
2. The logical operators are : OR(||), AND(&&) and
NOT(!).
Condition based on a range :
The BETWEEN operator defines a range of values that
the column values must fall into make the condition
true.
E.g. :
SELECT icode,descp,QOH FROM items WHERE QOH
BETWEEN 30 AND 50.
NOT BETWEEN :
The operator NOT BETWEEN retrieves the rows that
not satisfying the BETWEEN condition.
E.g.,
SELECT icode,descp FROM items WHERE ROL NOT
BETWEEN 100 AND 1000;
Condition Based on a List :
The IN operator selects values that match any value in
a given list of values.
E.g.,
SELECT * FROM members WHERE city IN
(‘DELHI’,’CHENNAI’,’MUMBAI’,’BANGALORE’);
Operator NOT IN:
The NOT IN operator selects the rows that do not
match in the list.
E.g.,
SELECT * FROM members WHERE city NOT IN
(‘DELHI’,’CHENNAI’,’MUMBAI’);
Condition Based on Pattern Matches:
Patterns are described using two special wildcard
characters:
 Percent(%) : The % character matches any substring.
 Underscore(_) : The _ character matches any
character.
Patterns are case-sensitive, that is, upper-case
characters do not match lower-case character or vice-
versa.
Examples:
• ‘San%’ matches any string beginning with ‘San’.
• ‘%idge%’ matches any string containing idge as a
substring.
• ‘_ _ _ _’ matches any string of exactly 4 characters.
• ‘_ _ _%’ matches any string of at least 3 characters.
1. SELECT firsname, lastname,city from members
WHERE pin like ‘13%’ - It will list members which
are in areas with pin codes starting with 13.
2. SELECT name from emp WHERE name like ‘%y’; - It
will list names of pets who have names ending with
‘y’.
3. SELECT firstname, lastname,city from members
WHERE pin NOT LIKE ’13%’ – It will list members
which are not in areas with pin codes starting with
13.
Searching for NULL :
The NULL value in a column can be searched for in a table
using IS NULL in the WHERE clause.
E.g.,
SELECT empno,empname,job FROM emp WHERE deptno IS
NULL;
The Non-NULL value in a column can be searched for in a
table using IS NOT NULL in the WHERE clause.
E.g.,
SELECT name FROM pet WHERE death IS NOT NULL;
Sorting Results – ORDER By clause :
We can sort the results or a query in a specific order using
ORDER BY clause.
The sorting an be done in ascending or descending order, the
default is ascending.
E.g.,
1. SELECT * from employee ORDER BY ename;
2. SELECT * from employee ORDER NY ecode DESC;
Query : Write a query to display name,age,aggregate of
students whose aggregate is between 300 and 400. Order
the query in ascending order of name.
Ans :
SELECT name, age, aggregate from student WHERE
aggregate BETWEEN 300 AND 400 order BY name desc;

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