MORE QUERIES Flashcards
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ALL QUERIES IN MS ACCESS ARE CONVERTED, IN THE BACKGROUND
STRUCTURE QUERY LANGUAGE
MOST DATABASE APPLICATIONS USE
SQL (STRUCTURE QUERY LANGUAGE)
IMPLEMENTATIONS OF SQL THAT ARE ROOTED TO THE ORIGINAL ONE AND EACH ONE IS CALLED
DIALECT
EACH OF THESE HAS ITS OWN VARIATIONS, SO THERE WILL BE DIFFERENCES IN THE CODE
DIALECT
THE ITEMS ENCLOSED ([])
SQUARE BRACKETS
OPTIONAL
SQUARE BRACKETS
({})
ENCLOSED IN BRACES
REQUIRED IN A SELECT QUERY
ENCLOSED IN BRACES
SELECT AND FROM CLAUSE ARE REQUIRED
IN SELECT QUERY
YOU TO PICK AMONG GIVEN OPTIONS
A VERTICAL BAR ( I )
YOU HAVE THE OPTION TO SHOW ALL RECORDS BY PLACING
ASTERISK (*)
Indicates repetition of an item that is optional and may be discarded or seen more than once
ELLIPSE
IT IS NOT CASE-SENSITIVE
SQL
RESERVED WORDS WILL BE IN
UPPERCASE
USER-DEFINED NAMES IS IN
LOWERCASE