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 What is SQL?
• SQL stands for Structured Query Language. It is
used for storing and managing data in
Relational Database Management System
(RDBMS).
• It is a standard language for Relational Database
System. It enables a user to create, read,
update and delete relational databases and
tables.
• All the RDBMS like MySQL, Informix, Oracle,
MS Access and SQL Server use SQL as their
standard database language.
• SQL allows users to query the database in a
number of ways, using English-like
statements.
What are the SQL?
SQL follows the following rules:
• Structure query language is not case sensitive.
Generally, keywords of SQL are written in uppercase.

• Statements of SQL are dependent on text lines. We

can use a single SQL statement on one or multiple text
line.

• Using the SQL statements, you can perform most of

the actions in a database.

• SQL depends on tuple relational calculus and

relational algebra.
What is SQL Process?
• When an SQL command is executing for any RDBMS,
then the system figure out the best way to carry out
the request and the SQL engine determines that
how to interpret the task.

• In the process, various components are included.

These components can be optimization Engine,
Query engine, Query dispatcher, classic, etc.

• All the non-SQL queries are handled by the

classic query engine, but SQL query engine won't
handle logical files.
What is SQL Process?
What is Advantages of SQL?
• High speed
• No coding needed
• Well defined standards
• Portability
• Interactive language
• Multiple data view
What is SQL Datatype?
• SQL Datatype is used to define the values that
a column can contain.
• Every column is required to have a name and
data type in the database table.
SQL Commands
• SQL commands are instructions. It is used to
communicate with the database. It is also used to
perform specific tasks, functions, and queries of data.

• SQL can perform various tasks like create a table, add

data to tables, drop the table, modify the table, set
permission for users.
Types of SQL Commands
• There are five types of SQL commands: DDL, DML,
DCL, TCL, and DQL.
Data Definition Language (DDL)
• DDL changes the structure of the table like creating
a table, deleting a table, altering a table, etc.
• All the command of DDL are auto-committed
that means it permanently save all the changes
in the database.
• Here are some commands that come under DDL:
 CREATE
 ALTER
 DROP
 TRUNCATE
Data Definition Language (DDL)- CREATE
CREATE It is used to create a new table in the database.

Syntax:
REATE TABLE TABLE_NAME (COLUMN_NAME DATATYPES[,.. ]);

Example:
CREATE TABLE EMPLOYEE(Name VARCHAR2(20), Email VARCHA
R2(100), DOB DATE);
Data Definition Language (DDL)- Drop
Drop: It is used to delete both the structure and record
stored in the table.

Syntax:
DROP TABLE ;

Example:
DROP TABLE EMPLOYEE;
Data Definition Language (DDL)- ALTER
ALTER: It is used to alter the structure of the database. This
change could be either to modify the characteristics of an existing
attribute or probably to add a new attribute.

Syntax:
ALTER TABLE table_name ADD column_name COLUMN-
definition; ALTER TABLE MODIFY(COLUMN DEFINITION );

Example:
ALTER TABLE STU_DETAILS ADD(ADDRESS VARCHAR2(20));
ALTER TABLE STU_DETAILS MODIFY (NAME VARCHAR2(20));
Data Definition Language (DDL)- TRUNCATE
TRUNCATE: It is used to delete all the rows from the table and free
the space containing the table.

Syntax:
TRUNCATE TABLE table_name;

Example:
TRUNCATE TABLE EMPLOYEE;
Data Manipulation Language
• DML commands are used to modify the database. It
is responsible for all form of CHANGES in the
database.

• The command of DML is not auto-committed that

means it can't permanently save all the changes in
the database. They can be rollback.

Here are some commands that come under DML:

 INSERT
 UPDATE
 DELETE
Data Manipulation Language - INSERT
INSERT: The INSERT statement is a SQL query. It is used to insert
data into the row of a table.
Syntax:
INSERT INTO TABLE_NAME (col1, col2, col3,.... col N)
VALUES (value1, value2, value3,.....valueN);

OR
INSERT INTO TABLE_NAME VALUES (value1, value2, value3,.....valueN);

Example:
INSERT INTO XYZ (Author, Subject) VALUES ("Sonoo", "DBMS");
Data Manipulation Language - UPDATE
Update: This command is used to update or modify the value of a
column in the table.
Syntax:
UPDATE table_name SET [column_name1= value1,...column_n
ameN = valueN] [WHERE CONDITION]

Example:
UPDATE students
SET User_Name = 'Sonoo'
WHERE Student_Id = '3'
Data Control Language
DCL commands are used to GRANT and TAKE BACK
authority from any database user.

Here are some commands that come under DCL:

Grant

Revoke
Data Control Language - Grant
GRANT: It is used to give user access privileges to a database.

Example:
GRANT SELECT, UPDATE ON MY_TABLE TO SOME_USER, ANOT
HER_USER;

REVOKE: It is used to take back permissions from the user.

Example:

REVOKE SELECT, UPDATE ON MY_TABLE FROM USER1, USER2;

Transaction Control Language
TCL commands can only use with DML commands like
INSERT, DELETE and UPDATE only.
These operations are automatically committed in the
database that's why they cannot be used while creating
tables or dropping them.
Here are some commands that come under TCL:
 COMMIT
 ROLLBACK
 SAVEPOINT
Transaction Control Language - COMMIT
Commit: Commit command is used to save all the transactions to
the database.
Syntex:
COMMIT;
Example:
DELETE FROM
CUSTOMERS WHERE AGE
= 25; COMMIT;
Transaction Control Language - Rollback
Rollback: Rollback command SAVEPOINT: It is used to roll the
is used to undo transactions transaction back to a certain
that have not already been point without rolling back the
saved to the database. entire transaction.
Syntex: Syntex:
ROLLBACK; SAVEPOINT
SAVEPOINT_NA ME;
Example:
DELETE FROM CUSTOMERS
WHERE AGE = 25;
ROLLBACK;
Data Query Language
DQL is used to fetch the data from the database.
It uses only one command:
SELECT
a. SELECT: This is the same as the projection operation of
relational algebra. It is used to select the attribute based
on the condition described by WHERE clause.

Syntax:
SELECT expressions FROM TABLES WHERE conditions;
Example:
SELECT emp_name FROM employee WHERE age > 20;
SQL Operator
SQL Comparison Operators:
Operator Description
It adds the value of both operands.
+
- It is used to subtract the right-hand operand from the left-hand
operand.

It is used to multiply the value of both operands.

*
It is used to divide the left-hand operand by the right-
/ hand operand.

It is used to divide the left-hand operand by the right-

% hand operand and returns reminder.
SQL Arithmetic Operators
Operator Description
It checks if two operands values are equal or not, if the values are
= queal then condition becomes true.
It checks if two operands values are equal or not, if values are not
!= equal, then condition becomes true.
It checks if two operands values are equal or not, if values are not
<> equal then condition becomes true.

It checks if the left operand value is greater than right operand

> value, if yes then condition becomes true.

It checks if the left operand value is less than right operand value,
< if yes then condition becomes true.

It checks if the left operand value is greater than or equal to the

>= right operand value, if yes then condition becomes true.
SQL Arithmetic Operators

Operator Description
It checks if the left operand value is less than or equal to the right
<= operand value, if yes then condition becomes true.
It checks if the left operand value is not less than the right operand
!< value, if yes then condition becomes true.
It checks if the left operand value is not greater than the right operand
!> value, if yes then condition becomes true.
SQL Logical Operators
Operator Description

All It compares a value to all values in another value set.

AND It allows the existence of multiple conditions in an SQL statement.

ANY It compares the values in the list according to the condition.

Between It is used to search for values that are within a set of values.

IN It compares a value to that specified list value.

NOT It reverses the meaning of any logical operator.

OR It combines multiple conditions in SQL statements.

EXIST It is used to search for the presence of a row in a specified table.

LIKE It compares a value to similar values using wildcard operator.

Example:
SQL> CREATE TABLE EMPLOYEE
( EMP_ID INT NOT NULL,
EMP_NAME VARCHAR (25) NOT NULL,
PHONE_NO INT NOT
NULL, ADDRESS CHAR (30),
PRIMARY KEY (ID)
);
• DESC EMPLOYEE;
• DELETE FROM table_name WHERE condition
• DROP TABLE "table_name";
• SELECT * FROM table_name;
• INSERT INTO TABLE_NAME VALUES (value1, value2, value 3, .... Value N);
• INSERT INTO TABLE_NAME[(col1, col2, col3,.... col N)] VALUES (value1, value2,
valu e 3, .... Value N);
• UPDATE table_name SET column_name = value WHERE condition;
Example:
• UPDATE table_name SET column_name = value1, column_name2 =
value WHERE condition;
• DELETE FROM table_name WHERE some_condition;
Views in SQL
• Views in SQL are considered as a virtual table. A
view also contains rows and columns.

• To create the view, we can select the fields from

one or more tables present in the database.

• A view can either have specific rows based on

certain condition or all the rows of a table.
Creating view
A view can be created using the CREATE VIEW statement. We can
create a view from a single table or multiple tables.
Syntax
CREATE VIEW view_name AS
SELECT column1,
column2..... FROM
table_name
WHERE condition;
Creating View from a single table
CREATE VIEW DetailsView AS
SELECT NAME, ADDRESS
FROM
Student_Details
WHERE STU_ID < 4;
Creating View from multiple tables
View from multiple tables can be created by simply include
multiple tables in the SELECT statement.
In the given example, a view is created named MarksView
from two tables Student_Detail and Student_Marks.

CREATE VIEW MarksView AS

SELECT Student_Detail.NAME, Student_Detail.ADDRESS, Student_Marks.MARKS
FROM Student_Detail, Student_Mark
WHERE Student_Detail.NAME = Student_Marks.NAME;

SELECT * FROM MarksView;

DROP VIEW view_name;
SQL Index
• Indexes are special lookup tables. It is used to retrieve data
from the database very fast.
• An Index is used to speed up select queries and where clauses.
But it shows down the data input with insert and update
statements. Indexes can be created or dropped without
affecting the data.
• An index in a database is just like an index in the back of a
book.

Create Index statement

CREATE INDEX index_name
ON table_name (column1, column2, ...);
Unique Index statement
Syntax
CREATE UNIQUE INDEX index_name ON table_name (column1, colum
n2, ...);
Example
CREATE UNIQUE INDEX websites_idx ON websites (site_name);

Drop Index Statement

Syntax
DROP INDEX index_name;
Example
DROP INDEX websites_idx;
SQL Sub Query
A Subquery is a query within another SQL query and embedded
within the WHERE clause.
Important Rule:
• A subquery can be placed in a number of SQL clauses like WHERE
clause, FROM clause, HAVING clause.
• You can use Subquery with SELECT, UPDATE, INSERT, DELETE
statements along with the operators like =, <, >, >=, <=, IN, BETWEEN,
etc.
• A subquery is a query within another query. The outer query is known
as the main query, and the inner query is known as a subquery.
• Subqueries are on the right side of the comparison operator.
• A subquery is enclosed in parentheses.
• In the Subquery, ORDER BY command cannot be used. But GROUP
BY command can be used to perform the same function as ORDER
BY command.
Subqueries with the Select Statement
SQL subqueries are most frequently used with the Select statement.
Syntax:
SELECT column_name
FROM table_name
WHERE column_name expression operator
( SELECT column_name from table_name WHERE ... );

Example:
SELECT *
FROM EMPLOYEE
WHERE ID IN (SELECT ID
FROM EMPLOYEE
WHERE SALARY > 4500);
 Subqueries with the INSERT Statement
• SQL subquery can also be used with the Insert statement. In the insert
statement, data returned from the subquery is used to insert into
another table.
• In the subquery, the selected data can be modified with any of
the character, date functions.
Syntax:
INSERT INTO table_name (column1, column2, column3. . .)
SELECT * FROM table_name WHERE VALUE OPERATOR

Example:
INSERT INTO EMPLOYEE_BKP
SELECT * FROM EMPLOYEE
WHERE ID IN (SELECT ID
FROM EMPLOYEE);
Subqueries with the UPDATE Statement
The subquery of SQL can be used in conjunction with the
Update statement. When a subquery is used with the Update
statement, then either single or multiple columns in a table can
be updated.
Syntax:
UPDATE table SET column_name = new_value WHERE VALUE
OPERATOR (SELECT COLUMN_NAME FROM TABLE_NAME WHERE
condition);
Example:
Let's assume we have an EMPLOYEE_BKP table available which is backup of
EMPLOYEE table. The given example updates the SALARY by .25 times in the
EMPLOYEE table for all employee whose AGE is greater than or equal to 29.
UPDATE EMPLOYEE
SET SALARY = SALARY * 0.25
WHERE AGE IN (SELECT AGE FROM CUSTOMERS_BKP
WHERE AGE >= 29);
Subqueries with the DELETE Statement
The subquery of SQL can be used in conjunction with the Delete
statement just like any other statements mentioned above.
Syntax:
DELETE FROM TABLE_NAME WHERE VALUE OPERATOR
(SELECT COLUMN_NAME FROM TABLE_NAME WHERE condition);
Example:
Let's assume we have an EMPLOYEE_BKP table available which is backup of
EMPLOYEE table. The given example deletes the records from the EMPLOYEE
table for all EMPLOYEE whose AGE is greater than or equal to 29.

DELETE FROM EMPLOYEE

WHERE AGE IN (SELECT AGE FROM EMPLOYEE_BKP
WHERE AGE >= 29 );
SQL Clauses
GROUP BY
• SQL GROUP BY statement is used to arrange identical data
into groups.
• The GROUP BY statement is used with the SQL
SELECT statement.
• The GROUP BY statement follows the WHERE clause in
a SELECT statement and precedes the ORDER BY clause.
• The GROUP BY statement is used with aggregation function.
Syntax Example
SELECT column
FROM SELECT COMPANY, COUNT(*)
table_name FROM PRODUCT_MAST
GROUP BY COMPANY;
WHERE conditions
GROUP BY column
ORDER BY column
HAVING
• HAVING clause is used to specify a search condition for a
group or an aggregate.
• Having is used in a GROUP BY clause. If you are not using
GROUP BY clause then you can use HAVING function like
a WHERE clause
Syntax
Example
SELECT column1, column2 FRO
SELECT COMPANY, COUNT(*)
M table_name
FROM PRODUCT_MAST
WHERE conditions
GROUP BY COMPANY
GROUP BY column1, column2
HAVING COUNT(*)>2;
HAVING conditions
ORDER BY column1, column2;
ORDER BY
• The ORDER BY clause sorts the result-set in ascending
or descending order.
• It sorts the records in ascending order by default. DESC
keyword is used to sort the records in descending
order.

Syntax Example
SELECT column1, SELECT *
column2 FROM FROM
table_name WHERE
condition
CUSTOMER
ORDER BY column1, column2... AS ORDER BY NAME;
C|DESC; OR
SELECT *
FROM CUSTOMER
ORDER BY NAME
DESC;
SQL Aggregate Functions
COUNT FUNCTION
• COUNT function is used to Count the number of rows in a
database table. It can work on both numeric and non-numeric
data types.
• COUNT function uses the COUNT(*) that returns the count of all
the rows in a specified table. COUNT(*) considers duplicate and
Null.
Syntax
COUNT(*) or COUNT( [ALL|DISTINCT] expression )
Example
 SELECT COUNT(*) FROM PRODUCT_MAST;
 SELECT COUNT(*) FROM PRODUCT_MAST; WHERE RATE>=20;
 SELECT COUNT(DISTINCT COMPANY) FROM PRODUCT_MAST;
 SELECT COMPANY, COUNT(*) FROM PRODUCT_MAST GROUP BY COMPANY;
 SELECT COMPANY, COUNT(*) FROM PRODUCT_MAST GROUP BY
COMPANY HAVING COUNT(*)>2;
SUM FUNCTION
• Sum function is used to calculate the sum of all
selected columns. It works on numeric fields only.
Syntax
SUM() or SUM( [ALL|DISTINCT] expression )
Example
SELECT SUM(COST) FROM PRODUCT_MAST;
SUM() with WHERE
SELECT SUM(COST) FROM PRODUCT_MAST WHERE QTY>3;
SUM() with GROUP BY
SELECT SUM(COST) FROM PRODUCT_MAST WHERE
QTY>3 GROUP BY COMPANY;
SUM() with HAVING
SELECT COMPANY, SUM(COST) FROM PRODUCT_MAST GROUP BY COM
PANY HAVING SUM(COST)>=170;
AVG FUNCTION
• The AVG function is used to calculate the average value of the
numeric type. AVG function returns the average of all non-
Null values.

Syntax
AVG() or AVG( [ALL|DISTINCT] expression )
Example
SELECT AVG(COST) FROM PRODUCT_MAST;
MAX FUNCTION
• MAX function is used to find the maximum value of a certain column.
This function determines the largest value of all selected values of a
column.
Syntax
MAX() or MAX( [ALL|DISTINCT] expression )
Example
SELECT MAX(RATE) FROM PRODUCT_MAST;

MIN FUNCTION
• MIN function is used to find the minimum value of a certain column.
This function determines the smallest value of all selected values of a
column
Syntax
MIN() or MIN( [ALL|DISTINCT] expression )
Example
SELECT MIN(RATE) FROM PRODUCT_MAST;
SQL JOIN
SQL, JOIN means "to combine two or more tables". In SQL, JOIN clause is used to
combine the records from two or more tables in a database.

Types of SQL JOIN

 INNER JOIN

 LEFT JOIN

 RIGHT JOIN

 FULL JOIN
INNER JOIN
In SQL, INNER JOIN selects records that have matching values in both tables as
long as the condition is satisfied. It returns the combination of all rows from both
the tables where the condition satisfies.
Syntax
SELECT table1.column1, table1.column2, table2.column1,....
FROM table1
INNER JOIN table2
ON table1.matching_column = table2.matching_column;

Example
SELECT EMPLOYEE.EMP_NAME, PROJECT.DEPARTMENT
FROM EMPLOYEE
INNER JOIN PROJECT
ON PROJECT.EMP_ID = EMPLOYEE.EMP_ID;
LEFT JOIN
The SQL left join returns all the values from left table and the matching values
from the right table. If there is no matching join value, it will return NULL.
Syntax
SELECT table1.column1, table1.column2, table2.column1,....
FROM table1
LEFT JOIN table2
ON table1.matching_column = table2.matching_column;

Example
SELECT EMPLOYEE.EMP_NAME, PROJECT.DEPARTMENT
FROM EMPLOYEE
LEFT JOIN PROJECT
ON PROJECT.EMP_ID = EMPLOYEE.EMP_ID;
RIGHT JOIN
In SQL, RIGHT JOIN returns all the values from the values from the rows of right
table and the matched values from the left table. If there is no matching in
both tables, it will return NULL.
Syntax
SELECT table1.column1, table1.column2, table2.column1,....
FROM table1
RIGHT JOIN table2
ON table1.matching_column = table2.matching_column;

Example
SELECT EMPLOYEE.EMP_NAME, PROJECT.DEPARTMENT
FROM EMPLOYEE
RIGHT JOIN PROJECT
ON PROJECT.EMP_ID = EMPLOYEE.EMP_ID;
FULL JOIN
In SQL, FULL JOIN is the result of a combination of both left and right outer join.
Join tables have all the records from both tables. It puts NULL on the place of
matches not found.
Syntax
SELECT table1.column1, table1.column2, table2.column1,....
FROM table1
FULL JOIN table2
ON table1.matching_column = table2.matching_column;

Example
SELECT EMPLOYEE.EMP_NAME, PROJECT.DEPARTMENT
FROM EMPLOYEE
FULL JOIN PROJECT
ON PROJECT.EMP_ID = EMPLOYEE.EMP_ID;
SQL Set Operation
The SQL Set operation is used to combine the two or
more SQL SELECT statements

Types of Set Operation

Union
UnionAll
Intersect
Minus
Union Operation
• The SQL Union operation is used to combine the result of two or more
SQL SELECT queries.
• In the union operation, all the number of datatype and columns must
be same in both the tables on which UNION operation is being applied.
• The union operation eliminates the duplicate rows from its resultset.

Syntax
SELECT column_name FROM table1
UNION
SELECT column_name FROM table2;
Example
SELECT * FROM First
UNION
SELECT * FROM Second;
Intersect Operation
• It is used to combine two SELECT statements. The Intersect operation
returns the common rows from both the SELECT statements.
• In the Intersect operation, the number of datatype and columns must be
the same.
• It has no duplicates and it arranges the data in ascending order by default.

Syntax
SELECT column_name FROM table1
INTERSECT
SELECT column_name FROM table2;
Example
SELECT * FROM First
INTERSECT
SELECT * FROM Second;
MINUSOperation
• It combines the result of two SELECT statements. Minus operator is used to
display the rows which are present in the first query but absent in the
second query.
• It has no duplicates and data arranged in ascending order by default.

Syntax
SELECT column_name FROM table1
MINUS
SELECT column_name FROM table2;
Example
SELECT * FROM First
MINUS
SELECT * FROM Second;