SQL Creating

New Table
Creating New Table From
Another Table

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 Creating New Table From
Another Table

• Problem:

• You would like to create a new table

with data copied from another table.

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 Creating New Table From
Another Table

• Example 1:

• Create a new table named

SportingGoods that contain all the
columns and rows in the Part table in
which item Class is SG.
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The CREATE TABLE USING
SELECT INTO Structure

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 The CREATE TABLE USING
SELECT INTO Structure

Results:

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 Creating New Table From
Another Table

• Example 2:

• Create a new table named

SmallCustomer containing the following
columns from the Customer table:

• CustomerNum, CustomerName,
Balance, CreditLimit and RepNum.
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 Creating New Table From
Another Table

• The columns in the SmallCustomer table

should have the same characteristics as the
corresponding columns in the Customer table.

• After creating a new table, insert into the

SmallCustomer table the CustomerNum,
CustomerName, Balance, CreditLimit and
RepNum for customers with Credit Limits of
$7,500.
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The CREATE TABLE USING
SELECT INTO Structure

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 The CREATE TABLE USING
SELECT INTO Structure

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The SQL UPDATE Command

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 The SQL UPDATE Command

• The SQL UPDATE command is used to

set or change data values in a table.

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 The SQL UPDATE Command

• Syntax:
UPDATE TableName then type
SET (column name and the new
value) then the
WHERE clause (column name and the
value that you want to change)
 The SQL UPDATE Command

• Change the name of Customer 842 in

the SmallCustomer table to All Season
Sport.

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 The SQL UPDATE Command

Results:

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The SQL INSERT Command

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 The SQL INSERT Command

• The SQL INSERT INTO command is

used to add the rows to the tables in the
database.

• You can use the INSERT INTO

command to add additional rows to a
table.

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 The SQL INSERT Command
• Add Customer Number 895 to the
SmallCustomer table. The name is Peter and
Margaret’s, the balance is 0, the credit limit is
$8,000, and the rep number is 20.

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 The SQL INSERT Command

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The SQL DELETE Command

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 The SQL DELETE Command

• The SQL DELETE command is used

to delete existing row from a table.

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 The SQL DELETE Command

• In a SmallCustomer table, delete customer

895.

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 The SQL DELETE Command

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The SQL ALTER Command

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 The SQL ALTER Command

• We use the ALTER TABLE command

when we add, modify (change), and
delete columns in a table’s definition.

• This command belongs to the SQL’s

DDL (Data Definition Language) group
of commands, because it is used in
changing the definition of a table.
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 Changing a Table’s Definition

• Use the ALTER TABLE command to

change a table structure.

• To add a new column in a table, use the

ADD clause of the ALTER TABLE
command.

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 Changing a Table’s Definition

• You can change the characteristics of an

existing column using the MODIFY clause
of the ALTER TABLE command.

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 Adding a Column in a Table

• Here is the general syntax in adding a

column in a table:

• ALTER TABLE TableName ADD

ColumnName datatype

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 Adding a Column in a Table

Example:
• Premiere Products decides to maintain a
Customer Type for each customer in the
database. These type are R, for Regular
customers, D for Distributors, and S for
Special customers.

• Add this information in a new column named

CustomerType in the SmallCustomer table.
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Adding a Column in a Table

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 Updating a Column in a Table

• Next is to update the value of

customer type from Null to R.

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 Updating a Column in a Table

Results:

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 Updating a Column in a Table

• Two customers in the

SmallCustomer table have a type
other than R.
• Change the types of customers 842
and 148 to S and D, respectively.

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Updating a Column in a Table

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 Updating a Column in a Table

Results:

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 Modifying a Column in a Table

Example 1:

• The length of a CustomerName

column in the SmallCustomer table is
too short. Increase its length to 100
characters.

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Modifying a Column in a Table

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 Modifying a Column in a Table

Example 2:

• Change the data type of the Balance

and CreditLimit columns from
SMALLMONEY to MONEY in the
SmallCustomer table.

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Modifying a Column in a Table

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Results

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Thank you for listening!

That in all things,

God may be glorified!

Prepared By: Engr. Lizel Rose Natividad