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.NET Web Forms

Database Queries© 2002 by Jerry Post

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Why do we Need Queries

Natural languages (English) are too vague With complex questions, it can be hard to verify that the

question was interpreted correctly, and that the answer we received is truly correct.

Consider the question: Who are our best customers?

We need a query system with more structure We need a standardized system so users and

developers can learn one method that works on any (most) systems. Query By Example (QBE) SQL

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Four Questions to Create a Query

What output do you want to see? What do you already know (or what constraints are

given)? What tables are involved? How are the tables joined together?

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Tables

SupplierIDNameContactNamePhoneAddressZipCodeCityID

Supplier

PONumberOrderDateReceiveDateSupplierIDEmployeeIDShippingCost

MerchandiseOrder

OrderIDOrderDateReceiveDateSupplierIDShippingCostEmployeeID

AnimalOrder

OrderIDAnimalIDCost

AnimalOrderItem

CityIDZipCodeCityStateAreaCodePopulation1990Population1980CountryLatitudeLongitude

City

EmployeeIDLastNameFirstNamePhoneAddressZipCodeCityIDTaxPayerIDDateHiredDateReleased

Employee

PONumberItemIDQuantityCost

OrderItem

CategoryRegistration

Category

CategoryBreed

Breed

AnimalIDNameCategoryBreedDateBornGenderRegisteredColorListPricePhoto

Animal

SaleIDSaleDateEmployeeIDCustomerIDSalesTax

Sale

SaleIDItemIDQuantitySalePrice

SaleItem

ItemIDDescriptionQuantityOnHandListPriceCategory

Merchandise

SaleIDAnimalIDSalePrice

SaleAnimal

CustomerIDPhoneFirstNameLastNameAddressZipCodeCityID

Customer

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Organization

Single table Constraints Computations Groups/Subtotals Multiple Tables

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Sample Questions List all animals with yellow in

their color. List all dogs with yellow in

their color born after 6/1/01. List all merchandise for cats

with a list price greater than $10.

List all dogs who are male and registered or who were born before 6/1/01 and have white in their color.

What is the average sale price of all animals?

What is the total cost we paid for all animals?

List the top 10 customers and total amount they spent.

How many cats are in the animal list?

Count the number of animals in each category.

List the CustomerID of everyone who bought something between 4/1/01 and 5/31/01.

List the first name and phone of every customer who bought something between 4/1/01 and 5/31/01.

List the last name and phone of anyone who bought a registered white cat between 6/1/01 and 12/31/01.

Which employee has sold the most items?

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Query By Example & SQL

List all animals with yellow in their color.

SELECTAnimalID, Category, Breed, ColorFROM AnimalWHERE (Color LIKE “*yellow*”);

What tables?

What to see?

What conditions?

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Basic SQL SELECT

SELECT columns What do you want to see?

FROM tables What tables are involved?

JOIN conditions How are the tables joined?

WHERE criteria What are the constraints?

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ORDER BYSELECT columnsFROM tablesJOIN join columnsWHERE conditionsORDER BY columns (ASC DESC)

SELECT Name, Category, BreedFROM AnimalORDER BY Category, Breed;

Name Category BreedCathy Bird African Grey

Bird CanaryDebbie Bird Cockatiel

Bird CockatielTerry Bird Lovebird

Bird OtherCharles Bird ParakeetCurtis Bird ParakeetRuby Bird ParakeetSandy Bird ParrotHoyt Bird Parrot

Bird Parrot

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DISTINCTSELECT Category FROM Animal;

CategoryFishDogFishCatCatDogFishDogDogDogFishCatDog. . .

SELECT DISTINCT Category FROM Animal;

CategoryBirdCatDogFishMammalReptileSpider

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Constraints: And

List all dogs with yellow in their color born after 6/1/01.

SELECTAnimalID, Category, DateBornFROM AnimalWHERE ((Category="Dog") AND (Color Like "*Yellow*") AND (DateBorn>#6/1/2001#));

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Conditions: AND, OR

List all dogs who are male and registered or who were born before 6/1/2001 and have white in their color.

SELECT AnimalID, Category, Gender, Registered, DateBorn, ColorFROM AnimalWHERE (( Category="Dog") AND

( ( (Gender="Male") AND (Registered Is Not Null) ) OR ( (DateBorn<#6/1/2001#) AND (Color Like "*White*") ) ) );

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Useful Where Conditions

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Oracle Views

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Oracle Views and SQL

CREATE VIEW Pets.Example AS

SELECT Pets.Animal.AnimalID,

Pets.Animal.Breed,

Pets.Animal.Category,

Pets.Animal.Color

FROM Pets.Animal

WHERE (Pets.Animal.Color LIKE ‘%Yellow%’)

SQL version is created by the Oracle View Wizard.The CREATE VIEW command saves it with the specified name.

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Oracle View Wizard

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Oracle Schema Manager: Views

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Oracle Content Viewer

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SQL Server Views

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Simple Computations

OrderItem(OrderID, ItemID, Price, Quantity)

Select OrderID, ItemID, Price, Quantity, Price*Quantity As ExtendedFrom OrderItem;

Basic computations (+ - * /) can be performed on numeric data.The new display column should be given a meaningful name.

OrderID ItemID Price Quantity Extended

151 9764 19.50 2 39.00

151 7653 8.35 3 25.05

151 8673 6.89 2 13.78

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Computations: Aggregation--Avg

What is the average sale price of all animals?

SELECT Avg(SalePrice) AS AvgOfSalePriceFROM SaleAnimal;

Sum Avg Min Max Count StDev Var

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Computations (Math Operators)

What is the total value of the order for PONumber 22? Use any common math operators on numeric data. Operate on data in one row at a time.

OrderTotal 1798.28

SELECT Sum([Quantity]*[Cost]) AS OrderTotalFROM OrderItemWHERE (PONumber=22);

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SQL Differences

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Subtotals (Where)

How many cats are in the Animal list?

SELECT Count(AnimalID) AS CountOfAnimalIDFROM AnimalWHERE (Category = “Cat”);

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Groups and Subtotals

Count the number of animals in each category. You could type in each WHERE clause, but that is slow. And you would have to know all of the Category values.

SELECT Category, Count(AnimalID) AS CountOfAnimalIDFROM AnimalGROUP BY CategoryORDER BY Count(AnimalID) DESC;

Category CountOfAnimalID Dog 100 Cat 47 Bird 15 Fish 14 Reptile 6 Mammal 6 Spider 3

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Conditions on Totals (Having)

Count number of Animals in each Category, but only list them if more than 10.

Category CountOfAnimal Dog 100 Cat 47 Bird 15 Fish 14

SELECT Category, Count(AnimalID) AS CountOfAnimalIDFROM AnimalGROUP BY CategoryHAVING Count(AnimalID) > 10ORDER BY Count(AnimalID) DESC;

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Where (Detail) v Having (Group)

Count Animals born after 6/1/2001 in each Category, but only list Category if more than 10.

CategoryCountOfAnimalID

Dog 30 Cat 18

SELECT Category, Count(AnimalID) AS CountOfAnimalIDFROM AnimalWHERE DateBorn > #6/1/2001#GROUP BY CategoryHAVING Count(AnimalID) > 10ORDER BY Count(AnimalID) DESC;

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Multiple Tables (Intro & Distinct)

List the CustomerID of everyone who bought something between 4/1/01 and 5/31/01.

CustomerID 6 8 14 19 22 24 28 36 37 38 39 42 50 57 58 63 74 80 90

SELECT DISTINCT CustomerIDFROM SaleWHERE (SaleDate Between #4/1/01# And #5/31/01#)ORDER BY CustomerID;

Avoid Duplicateswith DISTINCT

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Joining Tables

List LastNames of Customers who bought between 4/1/2001 and 5/31/2001.

CustomerID LastName

22 Adkins 57 Carter 38 Franklin 42 Froedge 63 Grimes 74 Hinton 36 Holland 6 Hopkins 50 Lee 58 McCain 37 McPherson 90 Nichols 14 Patterson 8 Reid 28 Samuels 80 Vance 39 Williams 24 Young 19 Zhang

SELECT DISTINCT Sale.CustomerID, Customer.LastNameFROM CustomerINNER JOIN Sale ON Customer.CustomerID = Sale.CustomerIDWHERE (Sale.SaleDate Between #4/1/2001# And #5/31/2001#)ORDER BY Customer.LastName;

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SQL JOIN

FROM table1

INNER JOIN table2

ON table1.column = table2.column

FROM table1, table2

JOIN table1.column = table2.column

SQL 92 syntax (Access and SQL Server)

Informal syntax

FROM table1, table2

WHERE table1.column = table2.column

SQL 89 syntax (Oracle)

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Syntax for Three Tables

FROM Table1

INNER JOIN (Table2 INNER JOIN Table3

ON Table2.ColA = Table3.ColA)

ON Table1.ColB = Table2.ColB

FROM Table1, Table2, Table3

JOIN Table1.ColB = Table2.ColB

Table2.ColA = Table3.ColA

Easier notation, but not correct syntax

SQL ‘92 syntax to join three tables

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Multiple Tables (Many)

List the Last Name and Phone of anyone who bought a registered White cat between 6/1/2001 and 12/31/2001.

SELECT DISTINCTROW Customer.LastName, Customer.PhoneFROM Customer INNER JOIN (Sale INNER JOIN (Animal INNER JOIN SaleAnimal ON Animal.AnimalID = SaleAnimal.AnimalID) ON Sale.SaleID = SaleAnimal.SaleID) ON Customer.CustomerID = Sale.CustomerIDWHERE ((Animal.Category="Cat") AND (Animal.Registered Is Not Null) AND (Color Like "*White*") AND (SaleDate Between #6/1/2001# And #12/31/2001#));

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Building a Query List the Last Name and Phone of anyone who bought a registered

White cat between 6/1/01 and 12/31/ 01.

Identify the tables involved. Look at the columns you want to see.

LastName, Phone: Customer

Look at the columns used in the constraints. Registered, Color, Category: Animal Sale Date: Sale

Find connector tables. To connect Animal to Sale: SaleAnimal

Select the desired columns and test the query. Enter the constraints. Set Order By columns. Add Group By columns. Add summary computations to the SELECT statement.

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Joining Tables (Hints)

Build Relationships First Drag and drop From one side to many side

Avoid multiple ties between tables

SQL FROM Table1 INNER JOIN Table2 ON Table1.ColA =

Table2.ColB

Join columns are often keys, but they can be any columns--as long as the domains (types of data) match.

Multiple Tables FROM (Table1 INNER JOIN Table2 ON T1.ColA = T2.ColB ) INNER JOIN Table3 ON T3.ColC = T3.ColD

Shorter Notation FROM T1, T2, T3 JOIN T1.ColA = T2.ColB T1.ColC = T3.ColD

Shorter Notation is not correct syntax, but it is easier to write.

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Tables with Multiple Joins Potential problem with three or more tables. Access uses predefined relationships to

automatically determine JOINs. JOINS might loop. Most queries will not work with loops.

A query with these four tables with four JOINS would only return rows where the Employee had the same ZipCode as the Supplier. If you only need the Supplier city, just delete the JOIN between Employee and ZipCode. If you want both cities, add the ZipCode table again as a fifth table.

AnimalOrder

OrderIDOrderDateReceiveDateSupplierIDShippingCostEmployeeID

Supplier

SupplierIDNameContactNamePhoneAddressZipCodeCityID

City

CityIDZipCodeCityStateAreaCodePopulation1990Population1980CountryLatitudeLongitude

Employee

EmployeeIDLastNameFirstNamePhoneAddressZipCodeCityIDTaxPayerIDDateHiredDateReleased

¥

¥

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Table Alias

SID Supplier.CityID City.City EID LastName Employee.CityID City2.City4 7972 Middlesboro 5 James 7083 Orlando2 10896 Springfield 1 Reeves 9201 Lincoln4 7972 Middlesboro 3 Reasoner 8313 Springfield9 10740 Columbia 8 Carpenter 10592 Philadelphia5 10893 Smyrna 3 Reasoner 8313 Springfield

SELECT Supplier.SID, Supplier.CityID, City.City, Employee.EID, Employee.LastName, Employee.CityID, City2.CityFROM (City INNER JOIN Supplier ON City.CityID = Supplier.CityID) INNER JOIN ((City AS City2 INNER JOIN Employee ON City2.CityID = Employee.CityID) INNER JOIN AnimalOrder ON Employee.EmployeeID = AnimalOrder.EmployeeID) ON Supplier.SupplierID = AnimalOrder.SupplierID;

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Saved Query: Create View

CREATE VIEW Kittens AS

SELECT *

FROM Animal

WHERE (Category = ‘cat’) AND (Today - DateBorn < 180);

SELECT Avg(ListPrice)

FROM Kittens

WHERE (Color LIKE “*Black*”);

Save a query Faster: only enter once Faster: only analyze once

Any SELECT statement Can use the View within other

SQL queries.

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Updateable Views

OrderItem(OrderID, ItemID, Quantity) Item(ItemID, Description)

OrderLine(OrderID, ItemID, Description, Quantity)

To be updateable, a view must focus on one primary table. (OrderItem) Goal is to change data in only one table. (OrderItem) Data can be displayed from other tables. (Item) Never include or attempt to change primary keys from

more than one table. (Item.ItemID)

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Non Updateable ViewOrderItem(OrderID, ItemID, Quantity) Item(ItemID, Description)

OrderLine(OrderID, Item.ItemID, Description, Quantity)

121 57 3121 82 2122 57 1

57 Cat food58 Dog food59 Bird food

121 57 Cat food 3121 82 Bird feeder 2122 57 Cat food 1

If you attempt to change the Item.ItemID in the OrderLineView:

You will simply change the primary key value in the Item table.

It will not add a new row to the OrderItem table.

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No Views are Updateable in .NET

Most databases do not really support updateable views very well, and Oracle had lots of problems. So, in .NET, you can only update underlying tables, not the views. This approach complicates your applications. But it is a realistic approach.

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Primary Portability Hint

The DBMSs use different variations on SQL, particularly Oracle, which uses an older version.

To reduce application maintenance and make your application more portable: Save all relatively complex queries in the database (as views). Then use only simple Select queries in your application. That includes all queries with:

JOINConcatenationMost computations

In SQL Server, go a step further and save all of your queries as parameterized views.

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SQL Data Definition

Create Schema Authorization dbName password Create Table TableName (Column Type, . . .) Alter Table Table {Add, Column, Constraint, Drop} Drop {Table Table | Index Index On table} Create Index IndexName ON Table (Column {ASC|

DESC})

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Syntax Examples

CREATE TABLE Customer

(CustomerID INTEGER NOT NULL,

LastName CHAR (10),

more columns

);

ALTER TABLE Customer

DROP COLUMN ZipCode;

ALTER TABLE Customer

ADD COLUMN CellPhone CHAR(15);

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SQL Data Manipulation Commands

Insert Into target (column1 . . .) VALUES (value1 . . .)

Insert Into target (column1 . . .) SELECT . . . FROM. . .

Delete From table WHERE condition

Update table SET Column=Value,. . . Where condition

Note the use of the Select and Where conditions.Synatx is the same--only learn it once.

You can also use subqueries.

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Copy Old Animal Data

INSERT INTO OldAnimalsSELECT *FROM AnimalsWHERE AnimalID IN

(SELECT AnimalOrderItem.AnimalID

FROM AnimalOrder INNER JOIN AnimalOrderItem

ON AnimalOrder.OrderID = AnimalOrderItem.OrderId

WHERE (AnimalOrder.OrderDate<#1/1/01#) );

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Delete Old Animal Data

DELETEFROM AnimalsWHERE AnimalID IN

(SELECT AnimalOrderItem.AnimalID

FROM AnimalOrder INNER JOIN AnimalOrderItem

ON AnimalOrder.OrderID = AnimalOrderItem.OrderId

WHERE (AnimalOrder.OrderDate<#1/1/01#) );

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Update Example

Change the ListPrice of Animals at the PetStore. For cats, increase the ListPrice by 10%. For dogs, increase the ListPrice by 20%.

Typically use two similar UPDATE statements. With the CASE function, the statements can be combined.

UPDATE Animal

SET ListPrice = ListPrice*1.10

WHERE Category = “Cat” ;

UPDATE Animal

SET ListPrice = ListPrice*1.20

WHERE Category = “Dog” ;

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Parameterized Queries

Parameterized queries often run faster and are somewhat easier to use in .NET.

Support for parameterized queries: SQL Server The best of them all. Access OK, available in most cases. Oracle OK for action queries but hard with Select. DB2 Unknown.

SQL Server:CREATE PROCEDURE GetOrder (@OrderID int) AS

SELECT OrderID, OrderDate, CustomerIDFROM Order WHERE OrderID = @OrderID

RETURN Even if you cannot (or do not want to) create parameterized

queries in the DBMS, we will create them within the code:cmdMine.CommandText = “SELECT OrderID, OrderDate,

CustomerID FROM Order WHERE OrderID = ?

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Importance of Parameterized Queries

Consider a typical SQL Update command:UPDATE Customer SET LastName = ‘O’Malley’ WHERE CustomerID=222

Note the problem with the name—it includes an apostrophe, which also happens to be the string delimiter for SQL. So, this statement will crash.

The statement will still fail even if you create a variable (sLastName = “O’Malley”)

strSQL = “UPDATE Customer SET LastName = “ & sLastName … But, if you create a parameterized query, it will work!

strSQL = “UPDATE Customer SET LastName=? WHERE CustomerID=?”

Parameter 0 is “O’Malley”

Parameter 1 is 222 You must always use parameterized queries for UPDATE and

INSERT, so you might as well use them all of the time.

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SQL Syntax List

ALTER TABLE COMMIT CREATE INDEX CREATE TABLE CREATE VIEW DELETE DROP INSERT GRANT REVOKE ROLLBACK SELECT SELECT INTO UPDATE

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SQL Syntax: ALTER TABLE

ALTER TABLE table ADD COLUMN column datatype (size) DROP COLUMN column

See also:

CREATE TABLE

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SQL Syntax: COMMIT

COMMIT WORK

See also: ROLLBACK

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SQL Syntax: CREATE INDEX

CREATE [UNIQUE] INDEX indexON table (column1, column2, … )WITH {PRIMARY | DISALLOW NULL | IGNORE NULL}

See also: CREATE TABLE

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SQL Syntax: CREATE TABLE

CREATE TABLE table( column1 datatype (size) [NOT NULL] [index1] , column2 datatype (size) [NOT NULL] [index2], … , CONSTRAINT pkname PRIMARY KEY (column, …), CONSTRAINT fkname FOREIGN KEY (column)

REFERENCES existing_table (key_column),)

See also:

ALTER TABLE

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SQL Syntax: CREATE VIEW

CREATE VIEW viewname ASSELECT …

See also: SELECT

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SQL Syntax: DELETE

DELETEFROM tableWHERE condition

See also: DROP

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SQL Syntax: DROP

DROP INDEX index ON table

DROP TABLE

DROP VIEW

See also: DELETE

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SQL Syntax: GRANT

GRANT privilege privilegesON object ALL, ALTER, DELETE, INDEX,TO user | PUBLIC INSERT, SELECT, UPDATE

See also: REVOKE

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SQL Syntax: INSERT

INSERT INTO table (column1, column2, …)VALUES (value1, value2, … )

INSERT INTO newtable (column1, column2, …)SELECT …

See also: SELECT

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SQL Syntax: REVOKE

REVOKE privilege privilegesON object ALL, ALTER, DELETE, INDEX,FROM user | PUBLIC INSERT, SELECT, UPDATE

See also: GRANT

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SQL Syntax: ROLLBACK

SAVEPOINT savepoint {optional}

ROLLBACK WORK TO savepoint

See also: COMMIT

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SQL Syntax: SELECT

SELECT DISTINCT table.column {AS alias} , . . .FROM table/queryINNER JOIN table/query ON T1.ColA = T2.ColBWHERE (condition)GROUP BY columnHAVING (group condition)ORDER BY table.column{ UNION, INTERSECT, EXCEPT … }

GROUP BY CUBE (dimension1, dimension2, …)

TRANSFORM aggfunction {Crosstab values}SELECT . . . FROM . . . GROUP BY {Crosstab rows}PIVOT pivot column {Crosstab columns}

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SQL Syntax: SELECT INTO

SELECT column1, column2, … INTO newtableFROM tablesWHERE condition

See also: SELECT

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SQL Syntax: UPDATE

UPDATE TABLE table SET column1 = value1, column2 = value2, … WHERE condition

See also: DELETE

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