Creation, altering and dropping of tables and inserting rows into a table (use constraints while
creating tables) examples using SELECT command.
1. CREATE: Creates a database object such as a table, index, function, view, procedure, or trigger.
Syntax: CREATE TABLE table_name;
2. DROP: Deletes objects from the database such as tables, views, or procedures.
Syntax: DROP TABLE table_name;
3. ALTER: Modifies the structure of an existing database table.
Syntax: ALTER TABLE table_name ADD column_name datatype;
ALTER TABLE table_name MODIFY column_name datatype;
ALTER TABLE table_name DROP COLUMN column_name;
ALTER TABLE table_name RENAME COLUMN old_name TO new_name;
ALTER TABLE table_name RENAME TO new_table_name;
4. TRUNCATE: Removes all records from a table but retains the structure for future use.
Syntax: TRUNCATE TABLE table_name;
5. INSERT: Inserts new data into a table.
Syntax: INSERT INTO table_name VALUES (value1, value2, value);
INSERT INTO table_name (column1, column2, column3) VALUES ( value1, value2, value);
2. UPDATE: Modifies existing data in a table.
Syntax: UPDATE table_name SET column1 = value1, column2 = value2,… WHERE condition;
3. DELETE: Deletes specific records from a table.
Syntax: DELETE FROM table_name WHERE some_condition;
DELETE FROM table_name;
STUDENT TABLE CREATION
CREATE TABLE Studnt(SId INT PRIMARY KEY, FirstName VARCHAR(15) NOT NULL, LastName
VARCHAR(15), Email VARCHAR(20) UNIQUE, DOB DATE, Course CHAR(7), Age INT CHECK(Age>=18),
Branch VARCHAR(10) DEFAULT 'DS');
INSERT INTO Studnt(SId, FirstName, LastName, Email, DOB, Course, Age, Branch) VALUES(1,'Dennis',
'Ritchie ', 'DennisRe@[Link]', DATE '2002-03-15', 'BTECH', 21, 'AI');
INSERT INTO Studnt VALUES(2,'Ken', 'Thompson ', 'KThompson@[Link]', DATE '2003-04-16',
'BTECH', 22, 'ML');
INSERT INTO Studnt VALUES(3,'James', 'Gosling', 'Jamesg@[Link]', DATE '2004-05-17', 'BTECH',
19, 'DS');
INSERT INTO Studnt VALUES(4,'Guidovan', 'Rossum', 'GuidoV@[Link]', DATE '2005-07-19',
'BTECH', 18, 'AIML');
INSERT INTO Studnt VALUES(5,'Larry', 'Ellison', 'LarryE@[Link]', DATE '1999-11-19', 'MTECH', 24,
'IT');
INSERT INTO Studnt VALUES(6,'Wilson', 'Bentley', 'WBentley@[Link]', DATE '2001-08-20',
'MTECH', 22, 'CSE');
INSERT INTO Studnt(SId, FirstName, LastName, Email, DOB, Course, Age) VALUES(7,'Michael',
'Brown', 'MBrown@[Link]', DATE '1998-09-20', 'MTECH', 25);
SELECT *FROM Studnt;
ALTER TABLE Studnt ADD Marks INT;
SELECT *FROM Studnt;
ALTER TABLE Studnt MODIFY Course VARCHAR(10);
SELECT *FROM Studnt;
ALTER TABLE Studnt RENAME COLUMN Marks TO TotalMarks;
SELECT *FROM Studnt;
ALTER TABLE Studnt DROP COLUMN TotalMarks;
SELECT *FROM Studnt;
UPDATE Studnt SET DOB = DATE '2001-04-16' WHERE SId = 2;
SELECT *FROM Studnt;
UPDATE Studnt SET Course = 'MTECH', Age=22 WHERE FirstName = 'Dennis';
SELECT *FROM Studnt;
UPDATE Studnt SET Course = 'BTECH';
SELECT *FROM Studnt;
DELETE FROM Studnt WHERE LastName = 'Gosling';
SELECT *FROM Studnt;
DELETE FROM Studnt;
SELECT *FROM Studnt;
TRUNCATE TABLE Studnt;
SELECT *FROM Studnt;
DROP TABLE Studnt;
SELECT *FROM Studnt;
