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SQL NOTE - Comprehensive SQL lecture notes

SQL NOTE - Comprehensive SQL lecture notes

Database systems implementation (University of Cambridge)

Database systems implementation (University of Cambridge)

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SQL

" whot is sQL 2

SQL (Structured Queny Language) is a programming

language desiged for managing dota in relati onal

database. SqL has a Variety o 4anctions that

allow ds useng to read, manipulate, and chang e

data. Though sqL is commonly used by engineers

in seft ware devolopment, its also popula uilh

data analysts for afeaw reason :

" H% semantiolly eagy to understand md let.

Becauge it Can be used to access lange

amounts of data dineetly uhene tts slored,

aralysts don't have to copy data into olhen

aplicat'ons.

Compared to speread shet tools, ata


analysis done in SQL is easy to audit ond

Peplicate. or omaly etg,this means

looking for the aell euith he typo in the Brmula.

meanS no more

" SELECT* Example.

Ihe lolouing sqL statement seleete all !he

Column.s from the alestable:

EXample - SELECT * FROM Sales;

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" select columhs uise

Example -

SELECI year,

month

west.

FROM Sales

Rename Qolumns

Example

SELECT cuest AS "west Region"

FRoM Sales

" LIMIT Clause

Ihe LIMIT elause is used to spect'y the number

o records to petun

Example- SELECT*

FROM Sales

LIMIT 100
WHERE Clause

The wHERE clause is used to ken reconds.

If is uged to extraet only those reconds lhat

fulf:ll a specifted eonattion.

Example- SELECT *

FROM Sales

WHERE Country

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" Comppison Operatong on numepical dota

The most basie any toftlter data te uting

Companison. operators. lhe easiect eway to

bndenstond them is lo stant by loking at a ltst

of them:

Equal to

Not equal to

Ghreater than

Less than

Greaten thon or equal to

Less than on equal tO to

Exemple- . SELECT *

FROM Sales

WHERE City = kolkata";


SELECT *

FROM Sales

WHERE city != "kolkata" ;

SELECT *

FROM Saleg

WHERE Month >"Jonuany";

SELECT *

FROM Soles

WHERE Saleomount < 5 0000

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Jou can. perlorm anithmetie in salusing the Some

operators you. cuould in Exeel: + -)*,

ou ever

in saL you Can ony perform anithmetie acogg

Columons on values in agiven row. To clanify you

Con only add values in multiple columns Arorn the

Same row together asing +-iyou want to od ad

Values acrogs multiple rocus, you'll need to use

9Pegate Panetins.

Exemple - SELECT yeor

months

west

South,

wegt + south As [Link]

FROM Sales ;
Example.

SELECT Jear,

months

twest s

South,

west + south- 4year AS [Link]

FROM Sales;

Example - SELECT year,

month

west

Southy

(west +sout) /2 AS Soulh uest-avg

FROM Sales j

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CREATE TABLE

The cREATE TABLE statement is uged to cneate

anew toble in [Link].

Example- CREATE TABLE person.l

Person ID ints

LastName Vanchar (255),

FristNome varchar (255),

Aldness varchan (255)

city varchor (255)

" INSERT INTO

The INSERT INTO SBatement is used to insert

neau peconds in atable.


4. Speciky both the colum names and the values to

be insented :

INSERT INTO table-name (Colunnd, colam2, eolumns,..)

VALUES (value 1, value2, Value3, ...);

2. Ifyo ane adding volues kr all the colams oP e tetl

you do not need to Spectty the eoumn names in he

3aL query"

INSERT INTO table_hame

VALUES (value1, \alue 2, value3,...);

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What is a NULL Value ?

A Reld aith a NULL Value is a keld uth

value.

IP afeld in atable is ogtional d ie possible to

in cept a new recond op update a record

uilhoat adding a value to this Reld. Then. lhe

ield uill be "Saved uith a NULl value.

no

" Hou to Test tor NULL Values?

It is not possible to test for NylL walaes tuth

Companison operators, Sueh as =yk, op<>.

We udll have to use the IS NULL and IS NOT NUL

operatong inslead.

IS NULL Cperator

he
lhe TS NULL operator is used to test fop empty

yalues CNULL values).

Example-,

SELECT CustomerNome , corttactNome, Adtres

FROM Sales

WHERE Ad dress IS NULL 3

The IS NoT NULL Operator

The TS NOT NDÊL ope rator is used to test foo

non-empty yalues (NOT NULL Values).

Example -

SELECT cuskomenName, Catact Name , Addresg

FROM Saleg

WHERE Add ress IS NoT NULL;

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" UPDATE Statement

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The UPDATE stotement is used to madik he

existing peconds in a tobel.

Example

UPDATE Sales

SET ContactNane =" Alan", city=" Goa"

WAERE Customer ID= 1;

clausge that detepmines how many

UPDATE Maltiple Records

Hig the WHERE

pecopds enill be updated.


Example

UPDATE Sales

SET Postal Code = 00000

WHERE Cotry = India" ;

Notesi

Be Carelall eken. upateing recopds. T you omit

the WHERE clause, ALL Peconds cuill be updated!

DELETE State me nt

Te DELETE statemernt is used to delete exisling

pecords in a toble.

Example pEETE ROM Sales WHERE CustomerNarme =" Bob':

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Delete Al Recopdg

I is possible to delete all roue in atable uthout

deleteing the table. This meang that the table

StnacBure , attribates , and inderes adl be itact:

Exmgle -

DELETE FROM toble_pame

" Altases

name.

Aliases are used togve atabe, on a colun in

a table, atempoary

Aliases are ol en ased to make coumn. Tames

more peadable.

An alias ony exists Kor the duration olat queny.

An aliag is created tuth the hs keyuOPd.


Al(cid:13)as Calumn Fxampe

SELECT Column_name AS alias _hame

FROM

table name ;

" Alias Table Fxample.

SELECT [Link] (s)

FROM table_name AS alias-name ;

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" SQL Logical Operators

Logical operotons allow you to use muiple

Comporison openaton8 in One queny

Each logical openaton is o gpecial Snowtake,

s0 uel go through them indi vidualy in. the

follouing lessons.

"LIKE allow3, youto mateh simiar values,

instead oF exaet vaues.

" IN allows, you to specky a kat o

youwd like to include.

" BETWEEN allows you to select onl

wtthin a centain range.

" IS NULL allous you to seleet rous that

Contain. no data in a given eolumn.

" AND allowe you to select only rous that

Batis?y tao condtlions.

" OR alloue you to select rout that satict

either o tuo Conditions.

" NOT allous you to select powehat do not


lues

a let

match a centain conditicn.

"LTKE Operator

SELECT *

FROM Sales

WHERE gPoup" LIKE 'New%;

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"IN Operatop

SELECT *

FROM Songs

WHERE artist IN (Taylor Suif.'Usher)3

" BETWEEN Operator

SELECT*

FROM Songs

WHERE year_Pank BETWEEN 5 AND 10

" AND Operator

SELECT *

FROM Songs

WHERE year = 2012 AND yean Pank <= 10;

OR OPeratop
SELECT *

FROM Sorngs

WHERE yeaR_Pank = 5 oR artist ="Soru" ;

" NOT OPerator

SELECT*

FROM Sales

WHERE NOT Country ="Jopan'

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" Combining AND,OR and NOT

SELECT FROM Saleg

WHERE Counny-'Tapan' AND (CiBy- Go' oR cdy='ruri)

" QRDER By

SELECT

FROM Sales

ORDER By Country, Customer Name j

SELECT* FROM Sales

ORDER By coun:try Ase, Customen Name DESC

Usigq Comments CHow to use Commente)

"SELECT

-- This is select command

FROM Sales

WHERE year = 2020;

" /" Here's a Comment So long and deseniptive that


it could only ft on mulliple lines. fortanately

it, too, will not aleet how thig code runs. */

SELECT *

FROM Sales

WHERE year = 2015 ;

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SQL Aagnegate Funclton

sQL is excellent at aggregating data the way you

might in. a pivet table in Fxcel. You will ase oggrgate

functions all the time,s0 ts impoptant toget

Comfontable utth [Link] functions themsaves

ane the Same ones you euill 4ind in Exeel or any

other analyties rogram.

" COUNT Counts how many row3 ane in a

Particulan column.

" SUM aslds togelhen all the values in a parlieular

Colun.

" MIN and MAX peturn the louest and hi¡hest

Values in a partieular colanm, respetively :

" AVG Calculates the average of a group of selected

yalues.

Example

SELECT COUNT)

FROM Saleg;

Examgle-
SELECT COUNT (Column hame)

FROM [Link]

WHERE Codition;

Example '-

S£LECT SUM (column

FROM toble name

WAERE Condition ;

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Example - SELECT MIN CColumn -name)

FROM toble_name

WHERE Condition;

Example -

S£LECT MAx Ccolunnnome)

FROM [Link]

WHERE Condition

Example :-

SELECT Ava Ccolumn-hame)

FROM [Link]

WHERE [Link] ;

The SQL GiROUP BY clause

GROUP 8S ollows you to Separate aata into groaps.,

chich can be aggregated independently of one anodher.

SELECT year,
COUNT (*) AS Count

FROM Sales

GAOUP BS year 3

Multile colamn

SELECT year,

month,

COUNT () As Count

FROM Saleg

GROUP 8y year, mondh ;

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GROUP BY Column numbens

SELECT year,

morth,

COUNTO AS count

FROM Sales

GiROUP By 1,2

Using GhROUP BS wth ORDER BY

SELECT yeap,

month,

COUNT)AS Count

FROM &ales

GiROUP BN yean, month

ORDER BY month, Jear i


Using GROUP BY audth

IMTT

SELECT Column hames

FROM [Link]

WHERE Condetien

GhROUP By column hame

LIMIT umber ;

HAVING Clause

The HAVING clause was added to SQL becuse

the WHERE keyuord cannot be used aith aggregate

funetions.

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FROM able name

WHERE Condition

GROUP By [Link] (s)

HAVING ondtion

ORDER By column-name () ;

" SELECT year

month,

MAX (high) As month high

FROM Sales

GROUP AY yean, momih

HAVING MAX (high) > 4o0

ORDER BY year, month j

o
he SQl CASE statement

The aASE statement is sal's way o handling il/

then logic. The CASE state ment is Rolowed by at

least one pair o wAEN and THEN statements-sal's

equivalent oP IF/ THEN in Excel. Because o his

pairing . you might be tempted to call this sQL

CASE WHEN (cid:30) but CAsE is the aceepBed term.

Every CAs£ sBatement mugt end with he END

statement. The ElSE satement ie optional, an

provides a way to captune values not &pectfed tn

in

the wHEN /TH¾N Statement. cnsE is easiest to

understand in the conteyt of an example.

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Syntax

CASE

WHEN Cohdition1 THEN pesult 1

WHEN Condition 2 THEN pesult2

WHEN Condition N THEN pesultN

ELSE resul!

END ;

Example SELECT OrderID, Quondty

CASE

WHEN Quantity > 30 THEN'he quontity is greato ba

WAEN quantity= 30 THEN he quartityie 30"


ELSE "The quantity is under 20

END AS Quantity Text

FROM 8oe s;

SQL DISTINCT

Jou'll occasionally want to look at nly the tunigue

values ina particaar colunn. You Can do this using

SELECT DISTINCT yntax.

Exomple:-

SELECT DIS TINCT month

FROM Sales ;

"SELECT DISTINCT year, month

FROM Sales ;

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Using DISTINCT in agqreqations.

SELECT COUNT (DISTINCT month) AS Ungue-months

FROM Sales;

MySQL JOINS

A TOIN clause ts used to combine rows rom

two or more tables, based on a nelated column

on

between them.

Fxampe:

SELECT *

FROM [Link]- lotbal Playens playens


JOIN benm. college. Poolball teams team3

ON teamg. 3ehool_namne = plasyers .sehol

My SQL

Iypes o ToTNS in

Suppocted

Tges

"INNER JOIN : Retunns records that have matching

Values in. both tables.

"LEFT JOIN: Retuns all necopds hom the lefl }oble.

ond the matched recopds rom he night table.

" RIGHT JOIN : Returns all neconds rom the ight

table, and the matched peopde from he le4 table.

" CROSS JoIN: Returns all records Brom bolh tables.

INNER

JOIN

(ables

table2

table2

LEFT

JOTN

RIGHT

JOIN

CROSS

51Etno.e

J0IN

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INNER J0IN

The INNER JOIN keyuond selects reconds lhat

have matchirg values in both tables.

INNER JOIN

(tabdlei tabe2)

Example

SELECT column _hame (6)

FROM table1

INNER JOIN table2

ON table 'i. eolumn_name = [Link];

LEFT J0TN

The LEFTJoIN keyaword peturns all nenond3 ro

rom

(i!

lable 1), ond lhe malehing reconds (:f

the lefl toble

ony) rom the ight table (lable 2).

LEFT JOIN

table2

Example

SELEC T Column_name (s)

FROM table 1

LEFT JOIN table 2

ON [Link]

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RIGHT JOIN

Ihe RIGHT JOIN keyuond petunns all peconds from

the night iable (Aables), and !he nalehig necras ti?

any )rom the lelf table Cloble 1).

RIGHT JOIN

(tablei

Example:

SELECT Column_name (s)

FROM Aable 1

RTGHT JOIN table 2

ON table1. Colunnname = toble [Link] ;

CROSS JOIN

The CROSs JOTN kejuord betarns all necovds rom

both tales Ctable 1 ond table 2).

CROSS JOIN

SELECT colum_name (9)

FROM table 1

CROSS JOTIN toble 2;

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SELF JOTN

A sel! Join is a reaular join, bat the table is

Joined uith dsel.


Exomple :

SELECTaol umn-name (s)

FROM table1 T1 , table1.T2

WHERE Cendition

UNTON Operator

sQL joins allow yo¡ to cornoine tu catageta Side-by.

side, but UNTON allQwS you to staek one dataset on top

oPthe other. Put differenlly, UNION allowsyou to

aurite two, Separate sELECT State ments , and to have

the nesults o ene statemerd digplay in the Same table

as fhe results hrom the other staBement.

Example i

C SELECT Qolumn-name (s) FROM table 1

UNION

[Link] ($) FROM table 2;

" SELECT olumm_name (s) FROM Lable 1

UNTON ALL

SELECT coumn_nane Cs)

FROM table 2;

IN Operator

The IN openaBor allous youto SpeciBy meltiple

Values in a wHERE ause.

The TN openaAor is a shorthond 4or mulliple oA

Condetions.

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Example :

SELECT FROM Sales

WHERE Count ny IN ("lndia', "Nepal "UK);

SELECT* FROM Sales

WHERE COuntny NOT TN("India, "Nepal; "Ux):

SELECT FROM Sales

WNERE Country TN (SELECT ountry FROM Suqplien) ;

EXISTS Opera-or

The EXISTS openator is used to test for the evistence

ol any necord in a Sub(cid:5)uery.

The EXISTS operator nelumg TRUE

Subqueny retuns

ne on more records.

he

Exanple:

SELECT column na me (8)

FBOM table-name

WHERE EXISTS

(SELECTeo [Link] [Link] WHERE Condetion);

ANY and ALL Operator

The ANY and ALl eperator allou you to perform

Comparison betueen Single colamn value and

Pange of olhen vaucs.

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ANY OpemtoR

"I petuns a boolean value as a regult.

"It relupns TRUE P ANy o the Subquery valucs met

the condition.

ANS means tat the condtion ul be te ?he

operotion is true lor any of the values n the nonge.

Example:

SELECT Pro ductName FROM Sales

WHERE Product ID = ANY

(SELECT ProduetID FROM OrderDelails

WAERE Quantity > 99) 3

ALL Operator

"I reurns a boolean Vale as a pesult.

"I retuons TRUE ? ALL ?he sabguery values tmeet

the condition.

R is used with SElECT, WHERE ad HAVING statements.

ALL means that the condition will be true cly ? Jhe

Öperation is true fon all values in the ronge.

Example -

SELECT ALL Prodact Name

FROM Sales

WHERE TRUE ;

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SELECT ArodctNayme FROM Sales

WHERE ProductID = ALL


(SELECT ProsucBID FROM OrderDetails

WHERE Quantity = 10)

NTO SELECT

INSERT

Ihe INSERT INTO SELECT sBatemert copies data ro

one table and inscrs tt into anadhentable.

The INSERT INTO SELEÇT staBement reguires thal the

dota types in source and Bargel tables matches.

lhe existing Pecords in the tayget tabe are unalfected.

Exampe:-

INSERT INTO table 2

"

SELECT FRDM toble 1

WHERE Condction ;

" INSERTINTO tble2 Ccolanl, column2, Qolam3, .)

SELECT Column 1, Colunn2, Colurn3 , ...

FROM toble1

WHERE cendition

INSERT INTO SBatement

The INSERT INIO statement is used o insert rew

recopd s ën a toble.

IH is posible to write the INSERT INTO staement

in two uoys.

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" Specrty bl, tre colun rames and the valaes lobe

inserted.
INSERT INTOtabe. nane (oskomnls Colunn2, aumng,..)

VALUES (VAluei, Value2, value3, ...)3

"II you ape odding values forall he cdlums oPhe table

you do not need to speriky the colurm vamgs in the saL

quey. However , make Sure the orden o the values js in

the Same orden as the columns inhe table. tlene, the

INSERT INTO Syntax would be as folous.

INSERT INTO [Link]

VALUES (Valuei , value2, Value 3,...);

IFNULLO FuncBton.

IFNULLO.4nction lets you relurn on alternatire vaue !

an expression is NULL.

TIhe example below relurns 0 ?he value is NULL.

SELECT Cartactnane,

IFNULL (bizphone , homephone) As phone

FROM contacts

" SELECT mame

IFNULL CORtcephone , mbilephone) AS contact

FROM employee j

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