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Retrieving Data Using


the SQL SELECT Statement

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Objectives

After completing this lesson, you should be able to do


the following:
• List the capabilities of SQL SELECT statements
• Execute a basic SELECT statement
• Differentiate between SQL statements and
iSQL*Plus commands

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Capabilities of SQL SELECT Statements

Projection Selection

Table 1 Table 1

Join

Table 1 Table 2

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Basic SELECT Statement

SELECT *|{[DISTINCT] column|expression [alias],...}


FROM table;

• SELECT identifies the columns to be displayed


• FROM identifies the table containing those columns

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Selecting All Columns

SELECT *
FROM departments;

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Selecting Specific Columns

SELECT department_id, location_id


FROM departments;

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Writing SQL Statements

• SQL statements are not case-sensitive.


• SQL statements can be on one or more lines.
• Keywords cannot be abbreviated or split
across lines.
• Clauses are usually placed on separate lines.
• Indents are used to enhance readability.
• In iSQL*Plus, SQL statements can optionally be
terminated by a semicolon (;). Semicolons are
required if you execute multiple SQL statements.
• In SQL*plus, you are required to end each SQL
statement with a semicolon (;).

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Column Heading Defaults

• iSQL*Plus:
– Default heading alignment: Center
– Default heading display: Uppercase
• SQL*Plus:
– Character and Date column headings are left-
aligned
– Number column headings are right-aligned
– Default heading display: Uppercase

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Arithmetic Expressions

Create expressions with number and date data by


using arithmetic operators.
Operator Description
+ Add
- Subtract
* Multiply
/ Divide

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Using Arithmetic Operators

SELECT last_name, salary, salary + 300


FROM employees;

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Operator Precedence

SELECT last_name, salary, 12*salary+100


FROM employees; 1

SELECT last_name, salary, 12*(salary+100)


FROM employees;
2

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Defining a Null Value

• A null is a value that is unavailable, unassigned,


unknown, or inapplicable.
• A null is not the same as a zero or a blank space.
SELECT last_name, job_id, salary, commission_pct
FROM employees;

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Null Values
in Arithmetic Expressions

Arithmetic expressions containing a null value


evaluate to null.
SELECT last_name, 12*salary*commission_pct
FROM employees;

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Defining a Column Alias

A column alias:
• Renames a column heading
• Is useful with calculations
• Immediately follows the column name (There can
also be the optional AS keyword between the
column name and alias.)
• Requires double quotation marks if it contains
spaces or special characters or if it is case-
sensitive

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Using Column Aliases

SELECT last_name AS name, commission_pct comm


FROM employees;

SELECT last_name "Name" , salary*12 "Annual Salary"


FROM employees;

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