SQL Syntax

Here is the syntax for the SQL SELECT statements that the SQL parser recognizes.

Considerations

• SQL syntax is case insensitive.
• Field and table names are case sensitive

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• [ x ] - Optional (one or none)
• [, x ... ] - Zero or more additional
• { x | y } - Choose one
• CAPITALIZED - SQL Keyword (case insensitive)
• italicized - value you supply

SELECT STATEMENT

In a select statement, you designate one more columns, separated by commas (or "*" for all columns), a table to get the data from, and additional options:

SELECT

[ DISTINCT ]

{ * | column_expr [, column_expr] ... }

FROM table_reference

[WHERE where_clause]

[GROUP BY group_by_clause]

[ORDER BY order_by_clause]

[LIMIT limit_clause]

where:

DISTINCT

Eliminates duplicate rows from the result set.

Note:

For example: DISTINCT(customer_name,address)

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column_expr

{ column_name | SQL Function } [ [AS] alias]

where:

alias

Displayed as the column name in the result set, in the SQL Browser.
Can be used as a field name in a group_by_clause or order_by_clause.

For example:

SELECT CONCAT(last_name,', ',first_name) AS full_name

FROM Customer_Contacts ORDER BY full_name;