105 lines
2.4 KiB
SQL
105 lines
2.4 KiB
SQL
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-- Practical SQL: A Beginner's Guide to Storytelling with Data
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-- by Anthony DeBarros
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-- Chapter 2 Code Examples
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-- Listing 2-1: Querying all rows and columns from the teachers table
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SELECT * FROM teachers;
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-- Listing 2-2: Querying a subset of columns
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SELECT last_name, first_name, salary FROM teachers;
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-- Listing 2-3: Querying distinct values in the school column
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SELECT DISTINCT school
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FROM teachers;
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-- Listing 2-4: Querying distinct pairs of values in the school and salary
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-- columns
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SELECT DISTINCT school, salary
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FROM teachers;
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-- Listing 2-5: Sorting a column with ORDER BY
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SELECT first_name, last_name, salary
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FROM teachers
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ORDER BY salary DESC;
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-- Listing 2-6: Sorting multiple columns with ORDER BY
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SELECT last_name, school, hire_date
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FROM teachers
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ORDER BY school ASC, hire_date DESC;
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-- Listing 2-7: Filtering rows using WHERE
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SELECT last_name, school, hire_date
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FROM teachers
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WHERE school = 'Myers Middle School';
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-- Examples of WHERE comparison operators
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-- Teachers with first name of Janet
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SELECT first_name, last_name, school
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FROM teachers
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WHERE first_name = 'Janet';
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-- School names not equal to F.D. Roosevelt HS
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SELECT school
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FROM teachers
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WHERE school != 'F.D. Roosevelt HS';
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-- Teachers hired before Jan. 1, 2000
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SELECT first_name, last_name, hire_date
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FROM teachers
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WHERE hire_date < '2000-01-01';
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-- Teachers earning 43,500 or more
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SELECT first_name, last_name, salary
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FROM teachers
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WHERE salary >= 43500;
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-- Teachers who earn between $40,000 and $65,000
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SELECT first_name, last_name, school, salary
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FROM teachers
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WHERE salary BETWEEN 40000 AND 65000;
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-- Listing 2-8: Filtering with LIKE AND ILIKE
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SELECT first_name
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FROM teachers
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WHERE first_name LIKE 'sam%';
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SELECT first_name
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FROM teachers
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WHERE first_name ILIKE 'sam%';
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-- Listing 2-9: Combining operators using AND and OR
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SELECT *
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FROM teachers
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WHERE school = 'Myers Middle School'
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AND salary < 40000;
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SELECT *
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FROM teachers
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WHERE last_name = 'Cole'
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OR last_name = 'Bush';
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SELECT *
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FROM teachers
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WHERE school = 'F.D. Roosevelt HS'
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AND (salary < 38000 OR salary > 40000);
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-- Listing 2-10: A SELECT statement including WHERE and ORDER BY
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SELECT first_name, last_name, school, hire_date, salary
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FROM teachers
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WHERE school LIKE '%Roos%'
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ORDER BY hire_date DESC;
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