SQL QUICK REFERENCE
SQL Statement AND / OR
SELECT column_name(s) FROM table_name WHERE condition AND|OR condition
Syntax
ALTER TABLE
ALTER TABLE table_name ADD column_name datatype ALTER TABLE table_name DROP COLUMN column_name [Or]
AS (alias)
SELECT column_name AS column_alias FROM table_name [Or] SELECT column_name FROM table_name AS table_alias
BETWEEN
SELECT column_name(s) FROM table_name WHERE column_name BETWEEN value1 AND value2
CREATE DATABASE CREATE TABLE
CREATE DATABASE database_name CREATE TABLE table_name ( column_name1 data_type, column_name2 data_type,
column_name2 data_type, ... )
CREATE INDEX
CREATE INDEX index_name ON table_name (column_name) [Or] CREATE UNIQUE INDEX index_name ON table_name (column_name)
CREATE VIEW
CREATE VIEW view_name AS SELECT column_name(s) FROM table_name WHERE condition
DELETE
DELETE FROM table_name WHERE some_column=some_value [Or] DELETE FROM table_name (Note: Deletes the entire table!!) DELETE * FROM table_name (Note: Deletes the entire table!!)
DROP DATABASE DROP INDEX DROP TABLE GROUP BY
DROP DATABASE database_name DROP INDEX table_name.index_name (SQL Server) DROP INDEX index_name (MySQL) DROP TABLE table_name SELECT column_name, aggregate_function(column_name)
FROM table_name WHERE column_name operator value GROUP BY column_name
HAVING
SELECT column_name, aggregate_function(column_name) FROM table_name WHERE column_name operator value GROUP BY column_name HAVING aggregate_function(column_name) operator value
IN
SELECT column_name(s) FROM table_name WHERE column_name IN (value1,value2,..)
INSERT INTO
INSERT INTO table_name VALUES (value1, value2, value3,....) [Or] INSERT INTO table_name (column1, column2, column3,...) VALUES (value1, value2, value3,....)
INNER JOIN
SELECT column_name(s) FROM table_name1 INNER JOIN table_name2 ON table_name1.column_name=table_name2.column_name
LEFT JOIN
SELECT column_name(s) FROM table_name1 LEFT JOIN table_name2
ON table_name1.column_name=table_name2.column_name
RIGHT JOIN
SELECT column_name(s) FROM table_name1 RIGHT JOIN table_name2 ON table_name1.column_name=table_name2.column_name
FULL JOIN
SELECT column_name(s) FROM table_name1 FULL JOIN table_name2 ON table_name1.column_name=table_name2.column_name
LIKE
SELECT column_name(s) FROM table_name WHERE column_name LIKE pattern
ORDER BY
SELECT column_name(s) FROM table_name ORDER BY column_name [ASC|DESC]
SELECT SELECT *
SELECT column_name(s) FROM table_name SELECT * FROM table_name
SELECT DISTINCT SELECT INTO
SELECT DISTINCT column_name(s) FROM table_name SELECT * INTO new_table_name [IN externaldatabase] FROM old_table_name [Or] SELECT column_name(s) INTO new_table_name [IN externaldatabase] FROM old_table_name
SELECT TOP TRUNCATE TABLE UNION
SELECT TOP number|percent column_name(s) FROM table_name TRUNCATE TABLE table_name SELECT column_name(s) FROM table_name1 UNION SELECT column_name(s) FROM table_name2
UNION ALL
SELECT column_name(s) FROM table_name1 UNION ALL SELECT column_name(s) FROM table_name2
UPDATE
UPDATE table_name SET column1=value, column2=value,... WHERE some_column=some_value
WHERE
SELECT column_name(s) FROM table_name WHERE column_name operator value
