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Sams Teach Yourself SQL in 24 Hours, Fourth Edition
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Sams Teach Yourself SQL in 24 Hours, Fourth Edition

by Ryan Stephens, Ron Plew, Arie D. Jones
May 2008
Beginner
504 pages
8h 34m
English
Sams
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Chapter 14. Using Subqueries to Define Unknown Data

During this hour, you are presented with the concept of using subqueries to return results from a database query more effectively.

The highlights of this hour include:

  • What a subquery is

  • The justifications of using subqueries

  • Examples of subqueries in regular database queries

  • Using subqueries with data manipulation commands

  • Embedded subqueries

What Is a Subquery?

A subquery, also known as a nested query, is a query embedded within the WHERE clause of another query to further restrict data returned by the query. A subquery is used to return data that will be used in the main query as a condition to further restrict the data to be retrieved. Subqueries are used with the SELECT, INSERT, UPDATE, and DELETE ...

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