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Writing a Query

Writing a Query

Writing a an SQL query, even if you know SQL, is not an easy task. You need to know a lot of things before you get any meaningful results - for instance, what tables, columns and joins to use.

Importance of a Where Clause

Importance of a Where Clause

It's really important to remember about all the conditions in your WHERE statement. You might get flooded with the results.

SQL joins are tricky

SQL joins are tricky

Table relationships (foreign keys) in a database are often not obvious. When you make a mistake joining them you end up with seriously incorrect results.

Querying in the dark

Querying in the dark

If you don't know schema and the right tables in the database you are querying it's like being blind.

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