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Learn SQL Database Programming

By : Josephine Bush
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Book Image

Learn SQL Database Programming

5 (1)
By: Josephine Bush

Overview of this book

SQL is a powerful querying language that's used to store, manipulate, and retrieve data, and it is one of the most popular languages used by developers to query and analyze data efficiently. If you're looking for a comprehensive introduction to SQL, Learn SQL Database Programming will help you to get up to speed with using SQL to streamline your work in no time. Starting with an overview of relational database management systems, this book will show you how to set up and use MySQL Workbench and design a database using practical examples. You'll also discover how to query and manipulate data with SQL programming using MySQL Workbench. As you advance, you’ll create a database, query single and multiple tables, and modify data using SQL querying. This SQL book covers advanced SQL techniques, including aggregate functions, flow control statements, error handling, and subqueries, and helps you process your data to present your findings. Finally, you’ll implement best practices for writing SQL and designing indexes and tables. By the end of this SQL programming book, you’ll have gained the confidence to use SQL queries to retrieve and manipulate data.
Table of Contents (24 chapters)
1
Section 1: Database Fundamentals
7
Section 2: Basic SQL Querying
11
Section 3: Advanced SQL Querying
16
Section 4: Presenting Your Findings
19
Section 5: SQL Best Practices

Using OUTER JOIN

There are three types of outer joins: LEFT, RIGHT, and FULL joins. Each is described in more detail in the following sections. The LEFT OUTER JOIN includes all rows from the left table and any matching rows between the left and right tables. The RIGHT OUTER JOIN includes all rows from the right table and any matching rows between the right and left tables. The FULL OUTER JOIN includes all rows from both the left and right tables.

Learning LEFT OUTER JOIN syntax

To LEFT OUTER JOIN two tables, use the following syntax:

SELECT column(s)
FROM table1
LEFT OUTER JOIN table2
ON table1.column = table2.column
WHERE conditions
ORDER BY column(s);

The preceding syntax shows you how to join two tables together with a LEFT...