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Use Count function in a left join


1>
2> create table employee(
3>     ID          int,
4>     name        nvarchar (10),
5>     salary      int )
6> GO
1>
2> create table job(
3>     ID              int,
4>     title nvarchar  (10),
5>     averageSalary   int)
6> GO
1>
2>
3> insert into employee (ID, name, salary) values (1,  'Jason', 1234)
4> GO
1> insert into employee (ID, name, salary) values (2,  'Robert', 4321)
2> GO
1> insert into employee (ID, name, salary) values (3,  'Celia', 5432)
2> GO
1> insert into employee (ID, name, salary) values (4,  'Linda', 3456)
2> GO
1> insert into employee (ID, name, salary) values (5,  'David', 7654)
2> GO
1> insert into employee (ID, name, salary) values (6,  'James', 4567)
2> GO
1> insert into employee (ID, name, salary) values (7,  'Alison', 8744)
2> GO
1> insert into employee (ID, name, salary) values (8,  'Chris', 9875)
2> GO
1> insert into employee (ID, name, salary) values (9,  'Mary', 2345)
2> GO
1>
2> insert into job(ID, title, averageSalary) values(1,'Developer',3000)
3> GO
1> insert into job(ID, title, averageSalary) values(2,'Tester', 4000)
2> GO
1> insert into job(ID, title, averageSalary) values(3,'Designer', 5000)
2> GO
1> insert into job(ID, title, averageSalary) values(4,'Programmer', 6000)
2> GO
1>
2>
3> select * from employee;
4> GO
ID          name       salary
----------- ---------- -----------
          1 Jason             1234
          2 Robert            4321
          3 Celia             5432
          4 Linda             3456
          5 David             7654
          6 James             4567
          7 Alison            8744
          8 Chris             9875
          9 Mary              2345
1> select * from job;
2> GO
ID          title      averageSalary
----------- ---------- -------------
          1 Developer           3000
          2 Tester              4000
          3 Designer            5000
          4 Programmer          6000
1>
2> SELECT count(e.id), j.title
3> FROM Employee e LEFT JOIN job j
4> ON e.ID = j.ID
5> group by j.title
6> ORDER BY j.title
7> GO
            title
----------- ----------
          5 NULL
          1 Designer
          1 Developer
          1 Programmer
          1 Tester
1>
2>
3>
4> drop table employee;
5> drop table job;
6> GO
1>
2>
           
       








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