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SQL Functions

The document lists and provides examples of MySQL functions organized into categories of aggregate functions, string manipulation functions, date and time functions, and data encryption functions. It describes common functions like COUNT, MIN, MAX, CONCAT, CURDATE, UNIX_TIMESTAMP, and MD5.

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SQL Functions

The document lists and provides examples of MySQL functions organized into categories of aggregate functions, string manipulation functions, date and time functions, and data encryption functions. It describes common functions like COUNT, MIN, MAX, CONCAT, CURDATE, UNIX_TIMESTAMP, and MD5.

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MySQL Functions

Written by Alexander Pulschen


www.untitledprojectone.com

Aggregate
o AVG
 SELECT AVG(return) FROM table;
o COUNT
 SELECT COUNT(*) FROM table;
o MIN
o MAX
o SUM
o STD
 SELECT STD(variable) FROM table;
o VARIANCE
 SELECT VARIANCE(field) FROM table WHERE table_id = 125;
o GROUP_CONCAT
 SELECT field1, GROUP_CONCAT(field2) AS field FROM field3 GROUP BY field1;

String Manipulation
o ASCII
 SELECT ASCII(‘A’), ASCII(‘a’);
//Displays the ASCII for the selected letters.À
o BIT_LENGTH
 SELECT BIT_LENGTH(‘ABRACADABRA’);
o CHAR
o CONCAT
 SELECT CONCAT(‘First ’,’ ‘, ‘Last’);
//Remember to add any spaces or else words will be grouped together.
o CONCAT_WS
 SELECT CONCAT_WS(‘ ‘, ‘First’, ‘Last’), ‘Full Name’;
o INSERT
 SELECT INSERT(‘String’), 10, 4, ‘String to appear’);
//The ‘10’ represents where to start overwriting the string and the ‘4’
represents the amount of characters to be replaced.
o FIELD
o FIND_IN_SET
 SELECT FIND_IN_SET(‘Name’, ‘Name1, Name2, Name3, Name4’);
o LCASE
 SELECT LCASE(‘String’);
//Turns your string to all lower-case lettering.
o LEFT
 SELECT LEFT (‘Hello’, 4), RIGHT(‘Welcome to the fundraiser!’, 6);
o LENGTH
 SELECT LENGTH(‘ABRACADABRA’);
o LOCATE
 SELECT LOCATE(‘string’, ‘sentence you are searching’);
o LPAD
 SELECT LPAD(‘Welcome’, 12,’*’);
o LTRIM
o ORD
 SELECT ORD(‘A’);
//Displays the hex for the character selected.
o POSITION
o QUOTE
o REPEAT
 SELECT REPEAT(‘String ‘, 6’);
//The ‘6’ represents the amount of times to repeat the string.
o REPLACE
 SELECT REPLACE (‘String’, ‘Replaced word’, ‘Word to appear’);
o REVERSE
 SELECT REVERSE(REPEAT(‘String’, 6));
//Reverses the string used in the REPEAT example.
o RIGHT
o RPAD
 SELECT RPAD (‘Red Alert!’, 17, ‘!’);
//The ‘17’ represents the padding
o RTRIM
 SELECT RTRIM(‘Right Hand ‘), LTRIM(‘ Left Eye’);
o STRCMP
 SELECT STRCMP(‘y’, ‘z’.) STRCMP(‘e’, BINARY ‘E’);
//Returns ‘0’ if all the same, ‘1’ if the first string is larger than the second,
otherwise ‘-1’
o SUBSTRING
 SELECT SUBSTRING(‘market’, 2,3);
o TRIM
 SELECT TRIM(LEADING ‘-’ FROM ‘---------- Red Alert!---------- ‘);
o UCASE
 SELECT UCASE(‘String’);
//Turns your string to all upper-case lettering.

Date and Time


o CURDATE
o CURTIME
 SELECT CURDATE();
//Displays current date.
o DATE_ADD
 SELECT DATE_ADD(‘2004-01-01 00:00:00’, INTERVAL 6 MONTH);
//Displays time until date entered (this example is using a 6 month interval
giving us 2004-07-01).
o DATE_FORMAT
o DATE_SUB
 SELECT DATE_SUB(‘2004-01-01 07:20:00’, INTERVAL 8 HOUR);
//Calculates subtracted time.
o DAYOFWEEK
o DAYOFMONTH
o DAYOFYEAR
 SELECT DAYOFYEAR(20060604);
//Displays the day of the year in numeric form. (1-365)
o DAYNAME
 SELECT DAYNAME(‘2003-02-14’);
//Displays the name of the day for the date supplied.
o EXTRACT
o FROM_DAYS
o FROM_UNIXTIME
 SELECT FROM_UNIXTIME(unix time);
//Converts UNIX time to regular system time.
o HOUR
o MINUTE
o MONTH
 SELECT MONTH(20030415012345);
//Displays the month in numeric form.
o MONTHNAME
 SELECT MONTHNAME(‘1967-09-21’);
//Displays the month name for the date supplied.
o NOW()
 SELECT NOW();
//Shows date and time from system clock.
o QUARTER
o PERIOD_ADD
o PERIOD_DIFF
 SELECT PERIOD_DIFF(200302, 199802);
//Displays the amount of months difference there is between two dates.
o SECOND
o SEC_TO_TIME
 SELECT SEC_TO_TIME(60);
//Converts the amount of seconds entered to full time.
o TIME_FORMAT
o TIME_TO_SEC
 SELECT TIME_TO_SEC(000100);
//Converts full time to seconds.
o TO_DAYS
o UNIX_TIMESTAMP
 SELECT UNIX_TIMESTAMP(20040604);
// Displays time and date in UNIX
o WEEK
o YEAR

Data Encryption
o PASSWORD
 SELECT PASSWORD(‘secret’);
//Displays encrypted password
o ENCRYPT
 SELECT ENCRYPT(‘open up’, ‘abc’);
//Displays encrypted text.
o MD5
 SELECT MD5(‘hard-to-guess’);
//Displays a 128-bit encryption
o SHA
 SELECT SHA(‘hard-to-guess’);
//Displays 160-bit encryption

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