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These commands will be used by all database users during the routine operation of the database. DML-Data Manipulation Language: DML statements, INSERT, DELETE, UPDATE AND SELECT rows, deleting unwanted rows and changing data in the rows. These are known as SQL-change statements. DML does not change the schema of database.
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A data manipulation language (DML) is a family of syntax elements similar to a computer programming language used for inserting, deleting and updating data in a database. Performing read-only queries of data is sometimes also considered a component of DML. Data manipulation languages have their functional capability organized by the initial word in a statement, which is almost always a verb. In the case of SQL, these verbs are:
y y y y SELECT INSERT UPDATE DELETE ... FROM ... WHERE ... INTO ... VALUES ... ... SET ... WHERE ... FROM ... WHERE ...
The SQL SELECT statement returns a result set of records from one or more tables.[1][2] A SELECT statement retrieves zero or more rows from one or more database tables or database views. In most applications, SELECT is the most commonly used Data Manipulation Language (DML) command. As SQL is a declarative programming language, SELECT queries specify a result set, but do not specify how to calculate it. The database translates the query into a "query plan" which may vary between executions, database versions and database software. This functionality is called the "query optimizer" as it is responsible for finding the best possible execution plan for the query, within applicable constraints.
y y y y
Now we want to select the content of the columns named "LastName" and "FirstName" from the table above. We use the following SELECT statement: SELECT LastName,FirstName FROM Persons The result-set will look like this: FirstName Ola Tove
Pettersen
Kari
y y y y y y y y
P_Id 1 2 3
SELECT * Example
Now we want to select all the columns from the "Persons" table. We use the following SELECT statement: SELECT * FROM Persons Tip: The asterisk (*) is a quick way of selecting all columns! The result-set will look like this: LastName Hansen Svendson Pettersen FirstName Ola Tove Kari Address Timoteivn 10 Borgvn 23 Storgt 20 City Sandnes Sandnes Stavanger
y y y y y y y y y y y y
y y
P_Id 1 2 3
y y y y
P_Id 1 2 3 4
Now we want to insert a new row in the "Persons" table. We use the following SQL statement: INSERT INTO Persons VALUES (4,'Nilsen', 'Johan', 'Bakken 2', 'Stavanger') The "Persons" table will now look like this: LastName Hansen Svendson Pettersen Nilsen FirstName Ola Tove Kari Johan Address Timoteivn 10 Borgvn 23 Storgt 20 Bakken 2 City Sandnes Sandnes Stavanger Stavanger
y y y y y y y
P_Id 1 2 3
4 5
Nilsen Tjessem
Johan Jakob
Bakken 2
Stavanger
4 5
Nilsen Tjessem
Johan Jakob
Bakken 2 Nissestien 67
Stavanger Sandnes
Now we want to delete the person "Tjessem, Jakob" in the "Persons" table. We use the following SQL statement: DELETE FROM Persons WHERE LastName='Tjessem' AND FirstName='Jakob' The "Persons" table will now look like this: P_Id 1 2 3 4 LastName Hansen Svendson Pettersen Nilsen FirstName Ola Tove Kari Johan Address Timoteivn 10 Borgvn 23 Storgt 20 Bakken 2 City Sandnes Sandnes Stavanger Stavanger
Examples
Delete rows from table pies where the column flavour equals Lemon Meringue:
DELETE FROM pies WHERE flavour='Lemon Meringue';
An SQL UPDATE statement changes the data of one or more records in a table. Either all the rows can be updated, or a subset may be chosen using a condition. The UPDATE statement has the following form:[1]
UPDATE table_name SET column_name = value [, column_name = value ...] [WHERE condition]
For the UPDATE to be successful, the user must have data manipulation privileges (UPDATE privilege) on the table or column, the updated value must not conflict with all the applicable constraints (such as primary keys, unique index CHECK constraintsNOT [2] NULLPostgreSQL
The UPDATE statement is used to update existing records in a table.
2 3 4 5
Now we want to update the person "Tjessem, Jakob" in the "Persons" table. We use the following SQL statement: UPDATE Persons SET Address='Nissestien 67', City='Sandnes' WHERE LastName='Tjessem' AND FirstName='Jakob' The "Persons" table will now look like this: P_Id 1 2 3 4 5 LastName Hansen Svendson Pettersen Nilsen Tjessem FirstName Ola Tove Kari Johan Jakob Address Timoteivn 10 Borgvn 23 Storgt 20 Bakken 2 Nissestien 67 City Sandnes Sandnes Stavanger Stavanger Sandnes
Examples
Set the value of column C1 in table T to 1, only in those rows where the value of column C2 is "a".
UPDATE T SET C1 = 1 WHERE C2 = 'a'
In table T, set the value of column C1 to 9 and the value of C3 to 4 for all rows for which the value of column C2 is "a".
UPDATE T SET C1 = 9,
C3 = 4 WHERE C2 = 'a'
Prepend the value in column C1 with the string "text" if the value in column C2 is "a".
UPDATE T SET C1 = 'text' || C1 WHERE C2 = 'a'
Set the value of column C1 in table T1 to 2, only if the value of column C2 is found in the sub list of values in column C3 in table T2 having the column C4 equal to 0.
UPDATE T1 SET C1 = 2 WHERE C2 IN ( SELECT C3 FROM T2 WHERE C4 = 0)