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| − | SELECT ' | + | The [[SELECT]] command is used to show data from a database. |
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| + | The output from a SELECT statement is always a grid - with a number of rows and a number of columns. | ||
| + | ==Simple SELECT== | ||
| + | The simplest SELECT commands involve a single table: | ||
| + | <table> | ||
| + | <tr><th>SQL</th><th>Result</th></tr> | ||
| + | <tr><td> | ||
| + | <source lang='sql'> | ||
| + | SELECT name, population | ||
| + | FROM bbc | ||
| + | WHERE region='North America' | ||
| + | </source> | ||
| + | </td><td> | ||
| + | <table class="sqlmine"><tr><th>name</th><th>population</th></tr><tr><td>Canada</td><td class="r">32000000</td></tr><tr><td>Mexico</td><td class="r">106400000</td></tr><tr><td>United States of America</td><td class="r">295000000</td></tr></table> | ||
| + | </td></tr></table> | ||
| + | *The SELECT line determines which columns to show - in this case <code>name</code> and <code>population</code>, both of which are columns of the bbc table. | ||
| + | *The WHERE clause determines which rows to show | ||
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| + | The SELECT statement may involve data from more than one table using a [[JOIN]] or a [[UNION]]. | ||
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| + | SELECT statements may nested - that is the output from one SELECT may be the input to another SELECT. | ||
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| + | The output from a SELECT may be added to another table using [[INSERT .. SELECT]] | ||
Revision as of 10:11, 13 April 2013
The SELECT command is used to show data from a database.
The output from a SELECT statement is always a grid - with a number of rows and a number of columns.
Simple SELECT
The simplest SELECT commands involve a single table:
| SQL | Result | ||||||||
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SELECT name, population
FROM bbc
WHERE region='North America'
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- The SELECT line determines which columns to show - in this case
nameandpopulation, both of which are columns of the bbc table. - The WHERE clause determines which rows to show
The SELECT statement may involve data from more than one table using a JOIN or a UNION.
SELECT statements may nested - that is the output from one SELECT may be the input to another SELECT.
The output from a SELECT may be added to another table using INSERT .. SELECT
