ADD |
Adds a column in an existing table |
ADD CONSTRAINT |
Adds a constraint after a table is already created |
ALL |
Returns true if all of the subquery values meet the condition |
ALTER |
Adds, deletes, or modifies columns in a table, or changes the data type of a column in a table |
ALTER COLUMN |
Changes the data type of a column in a table |
ALTER TABLE |
Adds, deletes, or modifies columns in a table |
AND |
Only includes rows where both conditions is true |
ANY |
Returns true if any of the subquery values meet the condition |
AS |
Renames a column or table with an alias |
ASC |
Sorts the result set in ascending order |
BACKUP DATABASE |
Creates a back up of an existing database |
BETWEEN |
Selects values within a given range |
CASE |
Creates different outputs based on conditions |
CHECK |
A constraint that limits the value that can be placed in a column |
COLUMN |
Changes the data type of a column or deletes a column in a table |
CONSTRAINT |
Adds or deletes a constraint |
CREATE |
Creates a database, index, view, table, or procedure |
CREATE DATABASE |
Creates a new SQL database |
CREATE INDEX |
Creates an index on a table (allows duplicate values) |
CREATE OR REPLACE VIEW |
Updates a view |
CREATE TABLE |
Creates a new table in the database |
CREATE PROCEDURE |
Creates a stored procedure |
CREATE UNIQUE INDEX |
Creates a unique index on a table (no duplicate values) |
CREATE VIEW |
Creates a view based on the result set of a SELECT statement |
DATABASE |
Creates or deletes an SQL database |
DEFAULT |
A constraint that provides a default value for a column |
DELETE |
Deletes rows from a table |
DESC |
Sorts the result set in descending order |
DISTINCT |
Selects only distinct (different) values |
DROP |
Deletes a column, constraint, database, index, table, or view |
DROP COLUMN |
Deletes a column in a table |
DROP CONSTRAINT |
Deletes a UNIQUE, PRIMARY KEY, FOREIGN KEY, or CHECK constraint |
DROP DATABASE |
Deletes an existing SQL database |
DROP DEFAULT |
Deletes a DEFAULT constraint |
DROP INDEX |
Deletes an index in a table |
DROP TABLE |
Deletes an existing table in the database |
DROP VIEW |
Deletes a view |
EXEC |
Executes a stored procedure |
EXISTS |
Tests for the existence of any record in a subquery |
FOREIGN KEY |
A constraint that is a key used to link two tables together |
FROM |
Specifies which table to select or delete data from |
FULL OUTER JOIN |
Returns all rows when there is a match in either left table or right table |
GROUP BY |
Groups the result set (used with aggregate functions: COUNT, MAX, MIN, SUM, AVG) |
HAVING |
Used instead of WHERE with aggregate functions |
IN |
Allows you to specify multiple values in a WHERE clause |
INDEX |
Creates or deletes an index in a table |
INNER JOIN |
Returns rows that have matching values in both tables |
INSERT INTO |
Inserts new rows in a table |
INSERT INTO SELECT |
Copies data from one table into another table |
IS NULL |
Tests for empty values |
IS NOT NULL |
Tests for non-empty values |
JOIN |
Joins tables |
LEFT JOIN |
Returns all rows from the left table, and the matching rows from the right table |
LIKE |
Searches for a specified pattern in a column |
LIMIT |
Specifies the number of records to return in the result set |
NOT |
Only includes rows where a condition is not true |
NOT NULL |
A constraint that enforces a column to not accept NULL values |
OR |
Includes rows where either condition is true |
ORDER BY |
Sorts the result set in ascending or descending order |
OUTER JOIN |
Returns all rows when there is a match in either left table or right table |
PRIMARY KEY |
A constraint that uniquely identifies each record in a database table |
PROCEDURE |
A stored procedure |
RIGHT JOIN |
Returns all rows from the right table, and the matching rows from the left table |
ROWNUM |
Specifies the number of records to return in the result set |
SELECT |
Selects data from a database |
SELECT DISTINCT |
Selects only distinct (different) values |
SELECT INTO |
Copies data from one table into a new table |
SELECT TOP |
Specifies the number of records to return in the result set |
SET |
Specifies which columns and values that should be updated in a table |
TABLE |
Creates a table, or adds, deletes, or modifies columns in a table, or deletes a table or data inside a table |
TOP |
Specifies the number of records to return in the result set |
TRUNCATE TABLE |
Deletes the data inside a table, but not the table itself |
UNION |
Combines the result set of two or more SELECT statements (only distinct values) |
UNION ALL |
Combines the result set of two or more SELECT statements (allows duplicate values) |
UNIQUE |
A constraint that ensures that all values in a column are unique |
UPDATE |
Updates existing rows in a table |
VALUES |
Specifies the values of an INSERT INTO statement |
VIEW |
Creates, updates, or deletes a view |
WHERE |
Filters a result set to include only records that fulfill a specified condition |