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SQL SELECT Statement

The SQL SELECT Statement

The SELECT statement is used to select data from a database.

Example

SELECT CustomerName, City FROM Customers;

SELECT Syntax

SELECT column1 , column2, ... FROM table_name ;

Here, column1, column2, ... are the column names in the table you want to select data from.

The table_name represents the name of the table you want to select data from.

Demo Database

Below is a selection from the Customers table used in the examples:

CustomerIDCustomerNameContactNameAddressCityPostalCodeCountry
1Alfreds FutterkisteMaria AndersObere Str. 57Berlin12209Germany
2Ana Trujillo Emparedados y heladosAna TrujilloAvda. de la Constitución 2222México D.F.05021Mexico
3Antonio Moreno TaqueríaAntonio MorenoMataderos 2312México D.F.05023Mexico
4Around the HornThomas Hardy120 Hanover Sq.LondonWA1 1DPUK
5Berglunds snabbköpChristina BerglundBerguvsvägen 8LuleåS-958 22Sweden

Select ALL Columns

To select ALL columns, without specifying every column name, use the SELECT * syntax:

Example

SELECT * FROM Customers;

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