SQL Basics

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Chapter 7
Introduction to Structured Query
Language (SQL)
Database Systems:
Design, Implementation, and Management,
Seventh Edition, Rob and Coronel
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In this chapter, you will learn:

The basic commands and functions of SQL
How to use SQL for data administration (to
create tables etc.)
How to use SQL for data manipulation (to
add, modify, delete, and retrieve data)
How to use SQL to query a database to
extract useful information
Database Systems: Design, Implementation, & Management, 7th Edition, Rob & Coronel
Introduction to SQL
SQL functions fit into two broad categories:
Data definition language
SQL includes commands to:
Create database objects, such as tables etc.
Data manipulation language

Includes commands to insert, update, delete,
and retrieve data within database tables
Introduction to SQL (continued)

SQL is relatively easy to learn
Basic command set has vocabulary of less
than 100 words
Nonprocedural language
American National Standards Institute (ANSI)
prescribes a standard SQL
Data Definition Commands

Examine simple database model and
database tables that will form basis for many
SQL examples
Understand data environment
The Database Model
The Database Model (continued)
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Creating the Database

Following two tasks must be completed:
Create database structure
Create tables that will hold end-user data
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Data Types
Data type selection is usually dictated by
nature of data and by intended use
Pay close attention to expected use of
attributes for sorting and data retrieval
purposes
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Data Types (continued)
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Creating Table Structures (continued)

Primary key attributes contain both a NOT
NULL and a UNIQUE specification
RDBMS will automatically enforce referential
integrity for foreign keys
Command sequence ends with semicolon
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SQL Constraints
NOT NULL constraint
Ensures that column does not accept nulls
UNIQUE constraint
Ensures that all values in column are unique
DEFAULT constraint
Assigns value to attribute when a new row is added to
table
CHECK constraint
Validates data when attribute value is entered
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Data Manipulation Commands

Adding table rows
Saving table changes
Listing table rows
Updating table rows
Restoring table contents
Deleting table rows
Inserting table rows with a select subquery
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Adding Table Rows

INSERT
Used to enter data into table
Syntax:
INSERT INTO columnname
VALUES (value1, value2, , valuen);
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Adding Table Rows (continued)

When entering values, notice that:
Row contents are entered between parentheses
Character and date values are entered between
apostrophes
Numerical entries are not enclosed in apostrophes
Attribute entries are separated by commas
A value is required for each column
Use NULL for unknown values

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Saving Table Changes

Changes made to table contents are not physically
saved on disk until, one of the following occurs:
Database is closed
Program is closed
COMMIT command is used
Syntax:
COMMIT [WORK];
Will permanently save any changes made to any

table in the database
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Listing Table Rows

SELECT
Used to list contents of table
Syntax:
SELECT columnlist
FROM tablename;
Columnlist represents one or more attributes,

separated by commas
Asterisk can be used as wildcard character to list
all attributes
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Listing Table Rows (continued)
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Updating Table Rows

UPDATE
Modify data in a table
Syntax:
UPDATE tablename
SET columnname = expression [, columname =
expression]
[WHERE conditionlist];
If more than one attribute is to be updated in

row, separate corrections with commas
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Restoring Table Contents

ROLLBACK
Used to restore database to its previous condition
Only applicable if COMMIT command has not been
used to permanently store changes in database
Syntax:
ROLLBACK;
COMMIT and ROLLBACK only work with data

manipulation commands that are used to add,
modify, or delete table rows
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Deleting Table Rows

DELETE
Deletes a table row
Syntax:
DELETE FROM tablename
[WHERE conditionlist ];
WHERE condition is optional

If WHERE condition is not specified, all rows
from specified table will be deleted
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Inserting Table Rows with a

Select Subquery
INSERT
Inserts multiple rows from another table (source)
Uses SELECT subquery
Query that is embedded (or nested) inside
another query
Executed first
Syntax:
INSERT INTO tablename SELECT columnlist
FROM tablename;
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Selecting Rows with

Conditional Restrictions
Select partial table contents by placing
restrictions on rows to be included in output
Add conditional restrictions to SELECT
statement, using WHERE clause
Syntax:
SELECT columnlist
FROM tablelist
[ WHERE conditionlist ] ;
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Conditional Restrictions (continued)
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Arithmetic Operators:
The Rule of Precedence
Perform operations within parentheses
Perform power operations
Perform multiplications and divisions
Perform additions and subtractions
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Arithmetic Operators:
The Rule of Precedence (continued)
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Logical Operators:
AND, OR, and NOT
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Logical Operators:
AND, OR, and NOT (continued)
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Logical Operators:
AND, OR, and NOT (continued)
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Special Operators
BETWEEN
Used to check whether attribute value is within
a range
IS NULL
Used to check whether attribute value is null
LIKE
Used to check whether attribute value
matches given string pattern
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Special Operators (continued)

IN
Used to check whether attribute value
matches any value within a value list
EXISTS
Used to check if subquery returns any rows
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Advanced Data Definition Commands

All changes in table structure are made by
using ALTER command
Followed by keyword that produces specific
change
Following three options are available:
ADD
MODIFY
DROP
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Adding a Column
Use ALTER to add column
Do not include the NOT NULL clause for new
column
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Dropping a Column
Use ALTER to drop column
Some RDBMSs impose restrictions on the
deletion of an attribute
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Advanced Data Updates
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Copying Parts of Tables

SQL permits copying contents of selected
table columns so that the data need not be
reentered manually into newly created
table(s)
First create the PART table structure
Next add rows to new PART table using
PRODUCT table rows
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Copying Parts of Tables (continued)
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Adding Primary and Foreign Key

Designations
When table is copied, integrity rules do not
copy, so primary and foreign keys need to be
manually defined on new table
User ALTER TABLE command
Syntax:
ALTER TABLE tablename ADD
PRIMARY KEY(fieldname);
For foreign key, use FOREIGN KEY in place of
PRIMARY KEY
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Deleting a Table from the Database

DROP
Deletes table from database
Syntax:
DROP TABLE tablename;
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Advanced Select Queries

SQL provides useful functions that can:
Count
Find minimum and maximum values
Calculate averages
SQL allows user to limit queries to only those

entries having no duplicates or entries whose
duplicates may be grouped
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Ordering a Listing
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Ordering a Listing (continued)
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Ordering a Listing (continued)
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Listing Unique Values
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Aggregate Functions
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Aggregate Functions (continued)
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Grouping Data
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Grouping Data (continued)
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Grouping Data (continued)
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Virtual Tables: Creating a View

View is virtual table based on SELECT query
Can contain columns, computed columns,
aliases, and aggregate functions from one or
more tables
Base tables are tables on which view is

based
Create view by using CREATE VIEW
command
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Virtual Tables: Creating a View

(continued)
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Joining Database Tables

Ability to combine (join) tables on common
attributes is most important distinction
between relational database and other
databases
Join is performed when data are retrieved
from more than one table at a time
Join is generally composed of an equality
comparison between foreign key and primary
key of related tables
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Joining Database Tables (continued)
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Joining Tables with an Alias

Alias can be used to identify source table
Any legal table name can be used as alias
Add alias after table name in FROM clause
FROM tablename alias
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Recursive Joins
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Recursive Joins (continued)
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Outer Joins
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Outer Joins (continued)
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Summary
SQL commands can be divided into two
overall categories:
Data definition language commands
Data manipulation language commands
The ANSI standard data types are supported

by all RDBMS vendors in different ways
Basic data definition commands allow you to
create tables, indexes, and views
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Summary (continued)
DML commands allow you to add, modify, and delete
rows from tables
The basic DML commands are SELECT, INSERT,
UPDATE, DELETE, COMMIT, and ROLLBACK
INSERT command is used to add new rows to tables
SELECT statement is main data retrieval command
in SQL
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Summary (continued)
Many SQL constraints can be used with
columns
The column list represents one or more
column names separated by commas
WHERE clause can be used with SELECT,
UPDATE, and DELETE statements to restrict
rows affected by the DDL command
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Summary (continued)
Aggregate functions
Special functions that perform arithmetic
computations over a set of rows
ORDER BY clause
Used to sort output of SELECT statement
Can sort by one or more columns and use
either an ascending or descending order
Join output of multiple tables with SELECT

statement
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Summary (continued)
Natural join uses join condition to match only
rows with equal values in specified columns
Right outer join and left outer join used to
select rows that have no matching values in
other related table
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In this chapter, you will learn:

Data manipulation language

Introduction to SQL (continued)

Introduction to SQL (continued)

Introduction to SQL (continued)

Introduction to SQL (continued)

Data Definition Commands

The Database Model

The Database Model (continued)

Creating the Database

Data Types (continued)

Creating Table Structures (continued)

Data Manipulation Commands

Adding Table Rows

Adding Table Rows (continued)

Use NULL for unknown values

Saving Table Changes

Will permanently save any changes made to any

Listing Table Rows

Columnlist represents one or more attributes,

Listing Table Rows (continued)

Updating Table Rows

If more than one attribute is to be updated in

Restoring Table Contents

COMMIT and ROLLBACK only work with data

Deleting Table Rows

WHERE condition is optional

Inserting Table Rows with a

Selecting Rows with

Selecting Rows with

Selecting Rows with

Selecting Rows with

Selecting Rows with

Selecting Rows with

Selecting Rows with

Selecting Rows with

Selecting Rows with

Selecting Rows with

Special Operators (continued)

Advanced Data Definition Commands

Advanced Data Updates

Copying Parts of Tables

Copying Parts of Tables (continued)

Adding Primary and Foreign Key

Deleting a Table from the Database

Advanced Select Queries

SQL allows user to limit queries to only those

Ordering a Listing (continued)

Ordering a Listing (continued)

Listing Unique Values

Aggregate Functions (continued)

Aggregate Functions (continued)

Aggregate Functions (continued)

Aggregate Functions (continued)

Grouping Data (continued)

Grouping Data (continued)

Virtual Tables: Creating a View

Base tables are tables on which view is

Virtual Tables: Creating a View

Joining Database Tables

Joining Database Tables (continued)

Joining Database Tables (continued)

Joining Database Tables (continued)

Joining Tables with an Alias

Recursive Joins (continued)

Outer Joins (continued)

The ANSI standard data types are supported

Join output of multiple tables with SELECT

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