Data Definition Language
(CREATE, ALTER, DROP)
Create / Delete Database
Create a database
CREATE DATABASE databasename
Delete a database
DROP DATABASE databasename
Create / Alter / Delete Table
Create a table in a database
CREATE TABLE table_name (
column1 datatype,
column2 datatype,
column3 datatype,
....
);
Add columns in an existing table
ALTER TABLE table_name
ADD column_name datatype;
Delete columns in an existing table
ALTER TABLE table_name
DROP COLUMN column_name;
Delete a table
DROP TABLE table_name;
Constraints
NULL/NOT NULL
Data Types in SQL Server
CREATE TABLE table_name (
Text data types: column1 datatype NULL | NOT NULL,..
CHAR(size), VARCHAR(size),…. );
Number data types: PRIMARY KEY/UNIQUE
INT, NUMERIC (size), NUMERIC (p, s),… CREATE TABLE table_name (
column1 datatype NULL | NOT NULL,..
CONSTRAINT pk_name PRIMARY KEY |
Date data types:
UNIQUE (pk_col1, …)
DATE, TIMESTAMP,… );
CHECK
Data Types in Oracle CREATE TABLE table_name (
Text data types: column1 datatype NULL | NOT NULL,..
CHAR(size), VARCHAR2(size),…. CONSTRAINT pk_name CHECK (condition)
);
Number data types:
FOREIGN KEY
INT, NUMBER (size), NUMBER (p, s),… CREATE TABLE table_name (
column1 datatype NULL | NOT NULL,..
Date data types: CONSTRAINT fk_name FOREIGN KEY
DATE, TIMESTAMP,… (fk_col1, …) REFERENCES parent_table
(pk_col1,…)
);
 Data Manipulation Language
(SELECT, INSERT, UPDATE, DELETE)

INSERT Statement
Populate values for all the columns
INSERT INTO table_name
VALUES (value1, value2, value3, ...);
DELETE Statement
Populate selective columns
UPDATE Statement Delete rows in a table
INSERT INTO table_name (column1, column2
UPDATE table_name DELETE FROM table_name
, column3, ...)
VALUES (value1, value2, value3, ...); SET column1 = value1, column2 = value2, WHERE condition;
...
WHERE condition; Delete all data inside the table
Populate a table using another table /Bulk insert TRUNCATE TABLE table_name;
INSERT INTO table_name (column1, column2
, column3, ...)
SELECT (col1, col2, col3, ...)
FROM second_table;