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shi edited this page Apr 30, 2021 · 3 revisions

You can more or less figure out what a query does by reading it like a sentence.
And just like a sentence, you can write out a whole query in a single line as linebreaks in these examples are mostly for legibility purposes.

The following lists the most common SQL clauses and operators you can use to create queries.

Commands What it does
select Picks fields that contain data of interest
from For dQuery, this is usually xson
where Limits the data set we are working with
and Additional limits
or Additional limits
not Additional limits
like Use with % or _
ilike Use with % or _
as Use this to name columns
in Specifies multiple values
group by Aggregates values across row
order by Specifies sorting of results with option for asc or desc
limit Limits the number of returned results
offset Skips a given number of results
join Get data from 2 or more tables