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Select Statement
SELECT "column_name" FROM "table_name"

Distinct
SELECT DISTINCT "column_name"
FROM "table_name"

Where
SELECT "column_name"
FROM "table_name"
WHERE "condition"

And/Or
SELECT "column_name"
FROM "table_name"
WHERE "simple condition"
{[AND|OR] "simple condition"}+

In
SELECT "column_name"
FROM "table_name"
WHERE "column_name" IN ('value1', 'value2', ...)

Between
SELECT "column_name"
FROM "table_name"
WHERE "column_name" BETWEEN 'value1' AND 'value2'

Like
SELECT "column_name"
FROM "table_name"
WHERE "column_name" LIKE {PATTERN}

Order By
SELECT "column_name"
FROM "table_name"
[WHERE "condition"]
ORDER BY "column_name" [ASC, DESC]

Count
SELECT COUNT("column_name")
FROM "table_name"

Group By
SELECT "column_name1", SUM("column_name2")
FROM "table_name"
GROUP BY "column_name1"

Having
SELECT "column_name1", SUM("column_name2")
FROM "table_name"
GROUP BY "column_name1"
HAVING (arithematic function condition)

Create Table Statement

CREATE TABLE "table_name"
("column 1" "data_type_for_column_1",
"column 2" "data_type_for_column_2",
... )

Drop Table Statement

DROP TABLE "table_name"

Truncate Table Statement

TRUNCATE TABLE "table_name"

Insert Into Statement

INSERT INTO "table_name" ("column1", "column2", ...)
VALUES ("value1", "value2", ...)

Update Statement
UPDATE "table_name"
SET "column_1" = [new value]
WHERE {condition}

Delete From Statement

DELETE FROM "table_name"
WHERE {condition}

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SQL WHERE Clause

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The WHERE clause is used to filter records.

The WHERE Clause

The WHERE clause is used to extract only those records that fulfill a specified criterion.
SQL WHERE Syntax
SELECT column_name(s)
FROM table_name
WHERE column_name operator value

WHERE Clause Example

The "Persons" table:

P_Id LastName FirstName Address City
1 Hansen Ola Timoteivn 10 Sandnes
2 Svendson Tove Borgvn 23 Sandnes
3 Pettersen Kari Storgt 20 Stavanger

Now we want to select only the persons living in the city "Sandnes" from the table above.

We use the following SELECT statement:

SELECT * FROM Persons
WHERE City='Sandnes'

The result-set will look like this:

P_Id LastName FirstName Address City
1 Hansen Ola Timoteivn 10 Sandnes
2 Svendson Tove Borgvn 23 Sandnes

Quotes Around Text Fields

SQL uses single quotes around text values (most database systems will also accept double quotes).

Although, numeric values should not be enclosed in quotes.

For text values:

This is correct:

SELECT * FROM Persons WHERE FirstName='Tove'

This is wrong:

SELECT * FROM Persons WHERE FirstName=Tove

For numeric values:

This is correct:

SELECT * FROM Persons WHERE Year=1965

This is wrong:

SELECT * FROM Persons WHERE Year='1965'

Operators Allowed in the WHERE Clause

With the WHERE clause, the following operators can be used:
Operator Description
= Equal
<> Not equal
> Greater than
< Less than
>= Greater than or equal
<= Less than or equal
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