Introduction to SQL

Course Content

Introduction to SQL

Introduction to SQL

1. Getting Started

What is SQL?Setting Up SQL and SSMS Getting Familiar with SSMS Structure of an SQL Database System The SELECT Statement Challenge: First Day as a Librarian Challenge: Find all Book Titles Challenge: Find Book Titles and Authors The DISTINCT Keyword Challenge: Find all Genres

2. Filtering Data

The WHERE Clause Challenge: Help a Reader Find Their Favorite Genre Challenge: Fetching Older Books Conditional Expressions: Comparison Operators Challenge: Avoid the Damaged Books Challenge: Highlight New Arrivals Challenge: Budget-Friendly Books Conditional Expressions: The AND Operator Challenge: Find Specific Books for a Reader Challenge: Defining Ranges Challenge: Multiple Conditions Conditional Expressions: The OR Operator Challenge: Matching Multiple Options Challenge: Excluding A Range Conditional Expressions: The NOT Operator Challenge: Negating a Range

3. Sorting Data

Basic Sorting Challenge: Sorting the Library Catalogue Sorting by Multiple Columns Challenge: Further Sorting the Catalogue Sorting after Filtering Data Challenge: Find the Cheapest Books Challenge: Help a Customer Find a Book The LIMIT Keyword Challenge: Select Books for the Collector's Section Challenge: Affordable Books

4. Populating a Database

Creating a Table Challenge: Creating a new Books Table Inserting Rows into a Table Challenge: Inserting Data Challenge: Inserting More Data Inserting Multiple Rows Challenge: Inserting Bulk Data Primary Keys The SERIAL Keyword Challenge: Changing the Books Structure Specifying Default Values Challenge: Further Improving the Books Table

5. Updating & Deleting Data

Updating Rows in a Table Challenge: Correct Book's Data Challenge: Updating Page Counts Challenge: Mark Archived Books As Unavailable Deleting Rows Challenge: Deleting Outdated Records Duplicating Tables Challenge: Create a Table Backup Challenge: Generate a Summarized Books Table Deleting Tables

Inserting Multiple Rows

Oftentimes we need to insert more than one row into a table, and re-writing the insert statements many times can be tedious and inefficient. Luckily, SQL provides us with a slightly shorter syntax which basically compresses multiple INSERT statements into a single query.

Following is the general syntax for inserting multiple rows using a single insert statement:

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The following example shows the syntax for inserting multiple rows into a table called students which has three columns first_name, second_name and age:


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INSERT INTO students (first_name, second_name, age)
VALUES
    ('Alice', 'Smith', 20),
    ('Bob', 'Johnson', 22),
    ('Charlie', 'Brown', 19);

SELECT * FROM students;

Tip:

This syntax has a shorter version as well, in which we don't specify the column names:

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In this case the query will look like this:

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Demonstration:

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Course Content

Introduction to SQL

Introduction to SQL

1. Getting Started

What is SQL?Setting Up SQL and SSMS Getting Familiar with SSMS Structure of an SQL Database System The SELECT Statement Challenge: First Day as a Librarian Challenge: Find all Book Titles Challenge: Find Book Titles and Authors The DISTINCT Keyword Challenge: Find all Genres

2. Filtering Data

The WHERE Clause Challenge: Help a Reader Find Their Favorite Genre Challenge: Fetching Older Books Conditional Expressions: Comparison Operators Challenge: Avoid the Damaged Books Challenge: Highlight New Arrivals Challenge: Budget-Friendly Books Conditional Expressions: The AND Operator Challenge: Find Specific Books for a Reader Challenge: Defining Ranges Challenge: Multiple Conditions Conditional Expressions: The OR Operator Challenge: Matching Multiple Options Challenge: Excluding A Range Conditional Expressions: The NOT Operator Challenge: Negating a Range

3. Sorting Data

Basic Sorting Challenge: Sorting the Library Catalogue Sorting by Multiple Columns Challenge: Further Sorting the Catalogue Sorting after Filtering Data Challenge: Find the Cheapest Books Challenge: Help a Customer Find a Book The LIMIT Keyword Challenge: Select Books for the Collector's Section Challenge: Affordable Books

4. Populating a Database

Creating a Table Challenge: Creating a new Books Table Inserting Rows into a Table Challenge: Inserting Data Challenge: Inserting More Data Inserting Multiple Rows Challenge: Inserting Bulk Data Primary Keys The SERIAL Keyword Challenge: Changing the Books Structure Specifying Default Values Challenge: Further Improving the Books Table

5. Updating & Deleting Data

Updating Rows in a Table Challenge: Correct Book's Data Challenge: Updating Page Counts Challenge: Mark Archived Books As Unavailable Deleting Rows Challenge: Deleting Outdated Records Duplicating Tables Challenge: Create a Table Backup Challenge: Generate a Summarized Books Table Deleting Tables

Inserting Multiple Rows

Oftentimes we need to insert more than one row into a table, and re-writing the insert statements many times can be tedious and inefficient. Luckily, SQL provides us with a slightly shorter syntax which basically compresses multiple INSERT statements into a single query.

Following is the general syntax for inserting multiple rows using a single insert statement:

sql

The following example shows the syntax for inserting multiple rows into a table called students which has three columns first_name, second_name and age:


              1234567
            
INSERT INTO students (first_name, second_name, age)
VALUES
    ('Alice', 'Smith', 20),
    ('Bob', 'Johnson', 22),
    ('Charlie', 'Brown', 19);

SELECT * FROM students;

Tip:

This syntax has a shorter version as well, in which we don't specify the column names:

sql

In this case the query will look like this:

sql

Demonstration:

Everything was clear?

Thanks for your feedback!

Section 4. Chapter 6

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