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Retrieve all the data (all columns) from a table.
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SELECT * FROM Tablename
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Retrieve the data in two or more columns of a table.
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SELECT ColumnName1, ColumnName2, …
FROM Table1 |
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Retrieve all of the columns in a table sorted by the data in a particular column.
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SELECT * FROM Tablename
ORDER BY ColumnName |
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Retrieve all of the columns in a table sorted by the data in two or more columns.
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SELECT * FROM Tablename
ORDER BY Column1, Column2 |
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Retrieve all of the columns in a table sorted by a column containing text data in ascending alphabetical order.
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SELECT * FROM Tablename
ORDER BY ColumnName ASC |
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Retrieve all of the columns in a table sorted by a column containing numbers in descending numerical order.
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SELECT * FROM Tablename
ORDER BY ColumnName DESC |
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Retrieve all of the columns in a table sorted by a column specified by relative column position 2 and 3
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SELECT * FROM Tablename
ORDER BY 2, 3 |