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The document discusses complex SQL queries, providing examples of 32 different types of complex queries. These include queries to fetch alternate records, find the 3rd highest or lowest salary, select the first or last n records, find records with no matching department, and more. The examples use SQL functions like DISTINCT, COUNT, MINUS, INTERSECT and operators like <, >, IN to perform advanced filtering, aggregation, sorting and set operations on database tables.

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SQL Complex Queries

The document discusses complex SQL queries, providing examples of 32 different types of complex queries. These include queries to fetch alternate records, find the 3rd highest or lowest salary, select the first or last n records, find records with no matching department, and more. The examples use SQL functions like DISTINCT, COUNT, MINUS, INTERSECT and operators like <, >, IN to perform advanced filtering, aggregation, sorting and set operations on database tables.

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ComplexQueriesinSQL(Oracle)(/database/sqltutorial/7complex
queriesinsql)
These questions are the most frequently asked in interviews.
1. To fetch ALTERNATE records from a table. EVEN NUMBERED
select * from emp where rowid in select decodemodrownum,2,0,rowid,null from emp;
2. To select ALTERNATE records from a table. ODD NUMBERED
select * from emp where rowid in select decodemodrownum,2,0,null ,rowid from emp;
3. Find the 3rd MAX salary in the emp table.
select distinct sal from emp e1 where 3 = select countdistinct sal from emp e2 where e1.sal <= e2.sal;
4. Find the 3rd MIN salary in the emp table.
select distinct sal from emp e1 where 3 = select countdistinct sal from emp e2where e1.sal >= e2.sal;
5. Select FIRST n records from a table.
select * from emp where rownum <= &n;
6. Select LAST n records from a table
select * from emp minus select * from emp where rownum <= select count* &n from emp;
7. List dept no., Dept name for all the departments in which there are no employees in the department.
select * from dept where deptno not in select deptno from emp;
alternate solution:select * from dept a wherenot exists select * from emp b where a.deptno = b.deptno;
altertnate solution:select empno,ename,b.deptno,dname from emp a, dept b where a.deptno+ = b.deptno and
empno is null;
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8. How to get 3 Max salaries ?


select distinct sal from emp a where 3 >= select countdistinct sal from emp b where a.sal <= b.sal order by
a.sal desc;
9. How to get 3 Min salaries ?
select distinct sal from emp a where 3 >= select countdistinct sal from emp b where a.sal >= b.sal;
10. How to get nth max salaries ?
select distinct hiredate from emp a where &n = select countdistinct sal from emp b where a.sal >= b.sal;
11. Select DISTINCT RECORDS from emp table.
select * from emp a where rowid = select maxrowid from emp b where a.empno=b.empno;
12. How to delete duplicate rows in a table?
delete from emp a where rowid != select maxrowid from emp b where a.empno=b.empno;
13. Count of number of employees in department wise.
select countEMPNO, b.deptno, dname from emp a, dept b

where a.deptno+=b.deptno

group by

b.deptno,dname;
14. Suppose there is annual salary information provided by emp table. How to fetch monthly salary of each
and every employee?
select ename,sal/12 as monthlysal from emp;
15. Select all record from emp table where deptno =10 or 40.
select * from emp where deptno=30 or deptno=10;
16. Select all record from emp table where deptno=30 and sal>1500.
select * from emp where deptno=30 and sal>1500;
17. Select all record from emp where job not in SALESMAN or CLERK.
select * from emp where job not in 'SALESMAN','CLERK';
18. Select all record from emp where ename in 'BLAKE','SCOTT','KING'and'FORD'.
select * from emp where ename in'JONES','BLAKE','SCOTT','KING','FORD';
19. Select all records where ename starts with S and its lenth is 6 char.
select * from emp where ename like'S____';
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20. Select all records where ename may be any no of character but it should end with R.
select * from emp where ename like'%R';
21. Count MGR and their salary in emp table.
select countMGR,countsal from emp;
22. In emp table add comm+sal as total sal .
select ename,sal+nvlcomm,0 as totalsal from emp;
23. Select any salary <3000 from emp table.
select * from emp where sal> anyselect sal from emp where sal<3000;
24. Select all salary <3000 from emp table.
select * from emp where sal> allselect sal from emp where sal<3000;
25. Select all the employee group by deptno and sal in descending order.
select ename,deptno,sal from emp order by deptno,sal desc;
26. How can I create an empty table emp1 with same structure as emp?
Create table emp1 as select * from emp where 1=2;
27. How to retrive record where sal between 1000 to 2000?
Select * from emp where sal>=1000 And sal<2000
28. Select all records where dept no of both emp and dept table matches.
select * from emp where existsselect * from dept where emp.deptno=dept.deptno
29. If there are two tables emp1 and emp2, and both have common record. How can I fetch all the recods but
common records only once?
Select * from emp Union Select * from emp1
30. How to fetch only common records from two tables emp and emp1?
Select * from emp Intersect Select * from emp1

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31. How can I retrive all records of emp1 those should not present in emp2?
Select * from emp Minus Select * from emp1
32. Count the totalsa deptno wise where more than 2 employees exist.
SELECT deptno, sumsal As totalsal
FROM emp
GROUP BY deptno
HAVING COUNTempno > 2

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