SQL Quick Reference

The following are the list of  SQL Statement  and its  Syntax:

AND / OR

Syntax

SELECT column_name(s)

FROM table_name

WHERE condition

AND|OR condition

ALTER TABLE

Syntax

ALTER TABLE table_name

ADD column_name datatype

or

ALTER TABLE table_name

DROP COLUMN column_name

AS (alias)

Syntax

SELECT column_name AS column_alias

FROM table_name

or

SELECT column_name

FROM table_name AS table_alias

BETWEEN

Syntax

SELECT column_name(s)

FROM table_name

WHERE column_name

BETWEEN value1 AND value2

CREATE DATABASE

Syntax

CREATE DATABASE database_name

CREATE TABLE

Syntax

CREATE TABLE table_name

(

column_name1 data_type,

column_name2 data_type,

column_name2 data_type,

)

CREATE INDEX

Syntax

CREATE INDEX index_name

ON table_name (column_name)

or

CREATE UNIQUE INDEX index_name

ON table_name (column_name)

CREATE VIEW

Syntax

CREATE VIEW view_name AS

SELECT column_name(s)

FROM table_name

WHERE condition

DELETE

Syntax

DELETE FROM table_name

WHERE some_column=some_value

or

DELETE FROM table_name

(Note: Deletes the entire table!!)

DELETE * FROM table_name

(Note: Deletes the entire table!!)

DROP DATABASE

Syntax

DROP DATABASE database_name

DROP INDEX

Syntax

DROP INDEX table_name.index_name (SQL Server)

DROP INDEX index_name ON table_name (MS Access)

DROP INDEX index_name (DB2/Oracle)

ALTER TABLE table_name

DROP INDEX index_name (MySQL)

DROP TABLE

Syntax

DROP TABLE table_name

GROUP BY

Syntax

SELECT column_name, aggregate_function(column_name)

FROM table_name

WHERE column_name operator value

GROUP BY column_name

HAVING

Syntax

SELECT column_name, aggregate_function(column_name)

FROM table_name

WHERE column_name operator value

GROUP BY column_name

HAVING aggregate_function(column_name) operator value

IN

Syntax

SELECT column_name(s)

FROM table_name

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WHERE column_name

IN (value1,value2,..)

INSERT INTO

Syntax

INSERT INTO table_name

VALUES (value1, value2, value3,….)

or

INSERT INTO table_name

(column1, column2, column3,…)

VALUES (value1, value2, value3,….)

INNER JOIN

Syntax

SELECT column_name(s)

FROM table_name1

INNER JOIN table_name2

ON table_name1.column_name=table_name2.column_name

LEFT JOIN

Syntax

SELECT column_name(s)

FROM table_name1

LEFT JOIN table_name2

ON table_name1.column_name=table_name2.column_name

RIGHT JOIN

Syntax

SELECT column_name(s)

FROM table_name1

RIGHT JOIN table_name2

ON table_name1.column_name=table_name2.column_name

FULL JOIN

Syntax

SELECT column_name(s)

FROM table_name1

FULL JOIN table_name2

ON table_name1.column_name=table_name2.column_name

LIKE

Syntax

SELECT column_name(s)

FROM table_name

WHERE column_name LIKE pattern

ORDER BY

Syntax

SELECT column_name(s)

FROM table_name

ORDER BY column_name [ASC|DESC]

SELECT

Syntax

SELECT column_name(s)

FROM table_name

SELECT *

Syntax

SELECT *

FROM table_name

SELECT DISTINCT

Syntax

SELECT DISTINCT column_name(s)

FROM table_name

SELECT INTO

Syntax

SELECT *

INTO new_table_name [IN externaldatabase]

FROM old_table_name

or

SELECT column_name(s)

INTO new_table_name [IN externaldatabase]

FROM old_table_name

SELECT TOP

Syntax

SELECT TOP number|percent column_name(s)

FROM table_name

TRUNCATE TABLE

Syntax

TRUNCATE TABLE table_name

UNION

Syntax

SELECT column_name(s) FROM table_name1

UNION

SELECT column_name(s) FROM table_name2

UNION ALL

Syntax

SELECT column_name(s) FROM table_name1

UNION ALL

SELECT column_name(s) FROM table_name2

UPDATE

Syntax

UPDATE table_name

SET column1=value, column2=value,…

WHERE some_column=some_value

WHERE

Syntax

SELECT column_name(s)

FROM table_name

WHERE column_name operator value

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