Specify the table(s) to be used in an SQL query.
Syntax SELECT column(s) FROM table1 INNER JOIN table2 ON table1.field1 compopr table2.field2 Key table1, table2 The tables from which records are combined. field1, field2 The fields to be joined. The fields must be of the same data type and contain the same kind of data, but they do not need to have the same name. compopr Any relational comparison operator: = < > <= >= or <>
The clauses (SELECT … FROM … WHERE … HAVING … ORDER BY … ) must be in this order.
SELECT Choose the columns to return.
FROM The data table(s) to search. Selecting multiple tables may greatly increase the search space and slow down the query.
WHERE Filter the data rows returned.
GROUP BY aggregate data.
HAVING Filter out aggregated data that doesn’t meet a given criteria.
UNION Merge the selected data into a result set.
ORDER BY Sort the results.
' In SQL SELECT CategoryName, ProductName
FROM Categories INNER JOIN Products
ON Categories.CategoryID = Products.CategoryID;
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DCount - Count the number of records in a table/query.
Avg (SQL) - Average
Max (SQL) - Return the maximum value from a query.
Min (SQL) - Return the minimum value from a query.
Sum (SQL) - Add up the values in a query result set.