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SQL Database User 1 SQL*Plus 2 Connect with System User 3 Create a new Database User 4 Log into new User

SQL Database 1 Create Database 2 Delete or Drop Database 3 Use Database 4 Create Database in SQL Server 5 Rename Database

SQL Table 1 Create Table in SQL Server 2 Delete or Drop table 3 Insert Data into table 4 Select Distinct 5 Select Top 6 Where Clause 7 Aliases 8 Update Table 9 AND, OR, NOT 10 IN 11 Between 12 Order By 13 Group By 14 Having 15 Exists 16 ANY and ALL 17 CASE Statement 18 Select Into 19 Alter Table 20 Order of execution of a Query 21 Create table

SQL Constraints 1 Constraints Introduction 2 Not Null 3 Unique 4 Primary Key 5 Foreign Key 6 Check 7 Default 8 Index 9 Auto Increment Field 10 Cascading referential integrity constraint 11 Identity Column in SQL Server

SQL Keywords 1 Keywords Introduction

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SQL Operators 1 Operators Introduction

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SQL Joins 1 Joins Introduction 2 Inner Join 3 Left Join 4 Right Join 5 Full Join 6 Self Join 7 Union 8 Cross Join 9 Advanced Join

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SQL Views 1 Views Introduction 2 Advantages of View 3 Updateable Views 4 Limitations of views

SQL Dates 1 Dates Introduction

SQL Stored Procedures 1 Stored Procedures Introduction 2 Advantages of Stored Procedures 3 Simple Store Procedure 4 Stored procedure with input parameters 5 Stored Procedure with OUTPUT Parameters 6 Alter Procedure

SQL Functions 1 Functions Introduction 2 Table Valued Functions 3 Scalar Valued Functions 4 Stored Procedure VS Function 5 Multi-Statement Table Valued Functions 6 Function WITH ENCRYPTION 7 Function WITH SCHEMABINDING

String Functions in SQL Server 1 Ascii() 2 Char() 3 Ltrim() 4 Rtrim() 5 Lower() 6 Upper() 7 Reverse() 8 Len() 9 Left() 10 Right() 11 CharIndex() 12 SubString() 13 Function Real time Example 14 Replicate() 15 Space() 16 Patindex() 17 Replace() 18 Stuff()

SQL Server Date Functions 1 ISDATE() 2 DAY() 3 MONTH() 4 YEAR() 5 DATENAME() 6 DATEPART() 7 DATEADD () 8 DATEDIFF() 9 Real time Example

Other Functions in SQL Server 1 Cast() 2 Convert()

Mathematical Functions in SQL Server 1 Mathematical Functions in SQL

Temporary tables 1 Local Temporary tables 2 Global Temporary tables

Indexes 1 Clustered Index 2 Non Clustered Index 3 Unique Index 4 Advantages and disadvantages of indexes

SQL Server Trigger 1 Triggers in SQL Server 2 After update trigger 3 Instead of insert trigger 4 Instead of update triggers 5 Instead of delete trigger 6 Common table expression (CTE)

Backup and Restore 1 Backup in SQL Server 2 Database Restore

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SQL ALTER TABLE Statement: A Comprehensive Guide

Rumman Ansari July 18, 2024 6,273 views

SQL ALTER TABLE Statement: A Comprehensive Guide

The ALTER TABLE statement is used to add, delete, or modify columns in an existing table.

The ALTER TABLE statement is also used to add and drop various constraints on an existing table.

Syntax:To add a column in a table, use the following syntax:


ALTER TABLE table_name
ADD column_name datatype;

Syntax: ALTER TABLE - DROP COLUMN


ALTER TABLE table_name
DROP COLUMN column_name;

ALTER TABLE - ALTER/MODIFY COLUMN

Syntax: SQL Server / MS Access:


ALTER TABLE table_name
ALTER COLUMN column_name datatype;

Syntax: My SQL / Oracle (prior version 10G):


ALTER TABLE table_name
MODIFY COLUMN column_name datatype;

Syntax: Oracle 10G and later:


ALTER TABLE table_name
MODIFY column_name datatype;