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SQL Server join syntax


26> CREATE TABLE employee  (emp_no    INTEGER NOT NULL,
27>                         emp_fname CHAR(20) NOT NULL,
28>                         emp_lname CHAR(20) NOT NULL,
29>                         dept_no   CHAR(4) NULL)
30>
31> insert into employee values(1,  'Matthew', 'Smith',    'd3')
32> insert into employee values(2,  'Ann',     'Jones',    'd3')
33> insert into employee values(3,  'John',    'Barrimore','d1')
34> insert into employee values(4,  'James',   'James',    'd2')
35> insert into employee values(5,  'Elsa',    'Bertoni',  'd2')
36> insert into employee values(6,  'Elke',    'Hansel',   'd2')
37> insert into employee values(7,  'Sybill',  'Moser',    'd1')
38>
39> select * from employee
40> GO

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emp_no      emp_fname            emp_lname            dept_no
----------- -------------------- -------------------- -------
          1 Matthew              Smith                d3
          2 Ann                  Jones                d3
          3 John                 Barrimore            d1
          4 James                James                d2
          5 Elsa                 Bertoni              d2
          6 Elke                 Hansel               d2
          7 Sybill               Moser                d1

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1>
2>
3> CREATE TABLE department(dept_no   CHAR(4) NOT NULL,
4>                         dept_name CHAR(25) NOT NULL,
5>                         location  CHAR(30) NULL)
6>
7> insert into department values ('d1', 'developer',   'Dallas')
8> insert into department values ('d2', 'tester',      'Seattle')
9> insert into department values ('d3', 'marketing',  'Dallas')
10>
11> select * from department
12> GO

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dept_no dept_name                 location
------- ------------------------- ------------------------------
d1      developer                 Dallas
d2      tester                    Seattle
d3      marketing                 Dallas

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1>
2> CREATE TABLE project   (project_no   CHAR(4) NOT NULL,
3>                         project_name CHAR(15) NOT NULL,
4>                         budget FLOAT NULL)
5>
6> insert into project values ('p1', 'Search Engine',        120000.00)
7> insert into project values ('p2', 'Programming',          95000.00)
8> insert into project values ('p3', 'SQL',                  186500.00)
9>
10> select * from project
11> GO

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project_no project_name    budget
---------- --------------- ------------------------
p1         Search Engine                     120000
p2         Programming                        95000
p3         SQL                               186500

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1>
2> CREATE TABLE works_on        (emp_no       INTEGER NOT NULL,
3>                         project_no    CHAR(4) NOT NULL,
4>                         job CHAR (15) NULL,
5>                         enter_date    DATETIME NULL)
6>
7> insert into works_on values (1, 'p1', 'analyst', '1997.10.1')
8> insert into works_on values (1, 'p3', 'manager', '1999.1.1')
9> insert into works_on values (2, 'p2', 'clerk',   '1998.2.15')
10> insert into works_on values (2, 'p2',  NULL,     '1998.6.1')
11> insert into works_on values (3, 'p2',  NULL,     '1997.12.15')
12> insert into works_on values (4, 'p3', 'analyst', '1998.10.15')
13> insert into works_on values (5, 'p1', 'manager', '1998.4.15')
14> insert into works_on values (6, 'p1',  NULL,     '1998.8.1')
15> insert into works_on values (7, 'p2', 'clerk',   '1999.2.1')
16> insert into works_on values (8, 'p3', 'clerk',   '1997.11.15')
17> insert into works_on values (7, 'p1', 'clerk',   '1998.1.4')
18>
19> select * from works_on
20> GO

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emp_no      project_no job             enter_date
----------- ---------- --------------- -----------------------
          1 p1         analyst         1997-10-01 00:00:00.000
          1 p3         manager         1999-01-01 00:00:00.000
          2 p2         clerk           1998-02-15 00:00:00.000
          2 p2         NULL            1998-06-01 00:00:00.000
          3 p2         NULL            1997-12-15 00:00:00.000
          4 p3         analyst         1998-10-15 00:00:00.000
          5 p1         manager         1998-04-15 00:00:00.000
          6 p1         NULL            1998-08-01 00:00:00.000
          7 p2         clerk           1999-02-01 00:00:00.000
          8 p3         clerk           1997-11-15 00:00:00.000
          7 p1         clerk           1998-01-04 00:00:00.000

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1> -- ANSI join syntax:
2>
3> SELECT DISTINCT project_name
4>          FROM project JOIN works_on
5>          ON project.project_no = works_on.project_no
6>               JOIN employee ON works_on.emp_no = employee.emp_no
7>               JOIN department ON employee.dept_no = department.dept_no
8>          WHERE dept_name = 'marketing'
9> GO
project_name
---------------
Programming
Search Engine
SQL

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1> -- SQL Server join syntax:
2>
3> SELECT DISTINCT project_name
4>        FROM project, works_on, employee, department
5>        WHERE project.project_no = works_on.project_no
6>        AND works_on.emp_no = employee.emp_no
7>        AND employee.dept_no = department.dept_no
8>        AND dept_name = 'marketing'
9> GO
project_name
---------------
Programming
Search Engine
SQL

(3 rows affected)
1>
2> drop table project
3> drop table works_on
4> drop table employee
5> drop table department
6> GO
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