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    Subqueries in SQL

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    Subqueries allow you to combine data from multiple tables into a single result. They contain nested queries where one query is inside another. Subqueries can be used in the SELECT, FROM, WHERE, or HAVING clauses. For example, a subquery can return all products whose price is greater than the average price of all products by calculating the average price in a subquery and comparing each product price to that average. Subqueries return either a single value or multiple rows depending on how they are used.

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    Subqueries allow you to combine data from multiple tables into a single result. They contain nested queries where one query is inside another. Subqueries can be used in the SELECT, FROM, WHERE, or HAVING clauses. For example, a subquery can return all products whose price is greater than the average price of all products by calculating the average price in a subquery and comparing each product price to that average. Subqueries return either a single value or multiple rows depending on how they are used.

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    Subqueries allow you to combine data from multiple tables into a single result. They contain nested queries where one query is inside another. Subqueries can be used in the SELECT, FROM, WHERE, or HAVING clauses. For example, a subquery can return all products whose price is greater than the average price of all products by calculating the average price in a subquery and comparing each product price to that average. Subqueries return either a single value or multiple rows depending on how they are used.

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    Subqueries in SQL

    Introduction
    • Subqueries provide a powerful means to combine data from two
    tables into a single result. You can also call these nested queries. As
    the name implies, subqueries contain one or more queries, one inside
    the other.
    • you can use subqueries in the SELECT, FROM, WHERE, or HAVING
    clauses. Depending on how they are used, a subquery may return a
    single value or multiple rows.
    Example Subqueries
    • Subqueries make it possible for you to write queries that are more dynamic and
    data driven. For instance using a subquery you can return all products whose
    ListPrice is greater than the average ListPrice for all products.
    • You can do this by having it first calculate the average price and then use this to
    compare against each product’s price.
    Subquery Breakdown
    • Let’s break down this query so you can see how it works.
    • Step 1: First let’s run the subquery:

    It returns 438.6662 as the average ListPrice


    • Step 2: Find products greater than the average price by plugging in
    the average ListPrice value into our query’s comparison
    Things to Keep in Mind
    • A subquery is just a SELECT statement inside of another.
    • They are always enclosed in parenthesis ().
    • A subquery that returns a single value can be used anywhere you would
    use an expression, such as in a column list or filter expression.
    • A subquery that returns more than one value is typically used where a list
    of values, such as those used in and IN operator.
    • Warning! Subqueries can be very inefficient. If there are more direct
    means to achieve the same result, such as using an inner join, you’re better
    for it.
    • You can nest subqueries up to thirty two levels deep on SQL server. To be
    honest, I can’t imagine why! I’ve see maybe four deep at most.
    Realistically I think you only go one or two deep.
    Where Can you use Subqueries?
    • In a SELECT clause as a column expression
    • In a WHERE clause as a filter criteria
    • In the FROM clause as a table specification
    • In a HAVING clause as a group selector (filter criteria)
    In a SELECT clause as a column expression
    Using Subqueries in the WHERE Clause

    Exist and Not Exists


    The EXISTS condition is used in combination with a subquery. It
    returns TRUE whenever the subquery returns one or more
    values.
    Conversely, if we want to test for non-membership we can use
    NOT EXISTS.
    NOT EXISTS returns TRUE if zero rows are returned.
    IN and NOT IN
    Using a Subquery in the FROM clause
    Using Subqueries in the HAVING Clause

    This query is executed as:

    Compute the remaining average vacation hours for all employees. (subquery)
    Group records by JobTitle and computer the average vacation hours.
    Only keep groups whose average vacation hours are greater than the overall average.

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