SQL StatementSyntax

AND / ORSELECT column_name(s)FROM table_nameWHERE conditionAND|OR condition

ALTER TABLEALTER TABLE table_name ADD column_name datatypeOrALTER TABLE table_name DROP COLUMN column_name

AS (alias)SELECT column_name AS column_aliasFROM table_nameorSELECT column_nameFROM table_name AS table_alias

BETWEENSELECT column_name(s)FROM table_nameWHERE column_nameBETWEEN value1 AND value2

CREATE DATABASECREATE DATABASE database_name

CREATE TABLE

CREATE TABLE table_name(column_name1 data_type,column_name2 data_type,column_name2 data_type,...)

CREATE INDEXCREATE INDEX index_nameON table_name (column_name)orCREATE UNIQUE INDEX index_nameON table_name (column_name)

CREATE VIEWCREATE VIEW view_name ASSELECT column_name(s)FROM table_nameWHERE condition

DELETEDELETE FROM table_nameWHERE some_column=some_valueOrDELETE FROM table_name (Note: Deletes the entire table!!)DELETE * FROM table_name (Note: Deletes the entire table!!)

DROP DATABASEDROP DATABASE database_name

DROP INDEXDROP INDEX table_name.index_name (SQL Server)DROP INDEX index_name ON table_name (MS Access)DROP INDEX index_name (DB2/Oracle)ALTER TABLE table_nameDROP INDEX index_name (MySQL

DROP TABLEDROP TABLE table_name

GROUP BYSELECT column_name, aggregate_function(column_name)FROM table_nameWHERE column_name operator valueGROUP BY column_name

HAVINGSELECT column_name, aggregate_function(column_name)FROM table_nameWHERE column_name operator valueGROUP BY column_nameHAVING aggregate_function(column_name) operator value

INSELECT column_name(s)FROM table_nameWHERE column_nameIN (value1,value2,..)

INSERT INTOINSERT INTO table_nameVALUES (value1, value2, value3,....)orINSERT INTO table_name(column1, column2, column3,...)VALUES (value1, value2, value3,....)

INNER JOINSELECT column_name(s)FROM table_name1INNER JOIN table_name2 ON table_name1.column_name=table_name2.column_name

LEFT JOINSELECT column_name(s)FROM table_name1LEFT JOIN table_name2 ON table_name1.column_name=table_name2.column_name

RIGHT JOINSELECT column_name(s)FROM table_name1RIGHT JOIN table_name2 ON table_name1.column_name=table_name2.column_name

FULL JOINSELECT column_name(s)FROM table_name1FULL JOIN table_name2 ON table_name1.column_name=table_name2.column_name

LIKESELECT column_name(s)FROM table_nameWHERE column_name LIKE pattern

ORDER BYSELECT column_name(s)FROM table_nameORDER BY column_name [ASC|DESC]

SELECTSELECT column_name(s)FROM table_name

SELECT *SELECT *FROM table_name

SELECT DISTINCTSELECT DISTINCT column_name(s)FROM table_name

SELECT INTOSELECT *INTO new_table_name [IN externaldatabase]FROM old_table_nameOrSELECT column_name(s)INTO new_table_name [IN externaldatabase]FROM old_table_name

SELECT TOPSELECT TOP number|percent column_name(s)FROM table_name

TRUNCATE TABLETRUNCATE TABLE table_name

UNIONSELECT column_name(s) FROM table_name1UNIONSELECT column_name(s) FROM table_name2

UNION ALLSELECT column_name(s) FROM table_name1UNION ALLSELECT column_name(s) FROM table_name2

UPDATEUPDATE table_nameSET column1=value, column2=value,...WHERE some_column=some_value

WHERESELECT column_name(s)FROM table_nameWHERE column_name operator value