Results for “base”
Small, practical examples. Search by task or narrow things down below.
Return zero for a sum over no rows
Postgres: SUM produces NULL for an empty input; COALESCE supplies the desired reporting default.
Postgres✓ Tested
Return zero for a sum over no rows
SQLite: SUM produces NULL for an empty input; COALESCE supplies the desired reporting default.
SQLite✓ Tested
Roll back a trial update
Group a change in a transaction and undo it.
transaction✓ Tested
Run a first SELECT query
SQL: Return a literal value without creating a table.
SQL✓ Tested
Run a first SELECT query
SQL Server: Return a literal value without creating a table.
SQL Server✓ Tested
Search for a literal LIKE wildcard
SQL: Declare an escape character so a percent sign in the pattern is literal.
SQL✓ Tested
Search for a literal LIKE wildcard
SQL Server: Declare an escape character so a percent sign in the pattern is literal.
SQL Server✓ Tested
Search for a literal LIKE wildcard
Postgres: Declare an escape character so a percent sign in the pattern is literal.
Postgres✓ Tested
Search for a literal LIKE wildcard
SQLite: Declare an escape character so a percent sign in the pattern is literal.
SQLite✓ Tested
Select an inclusive range
Find rows with values between two endpoints.
BETWEEN✓ Tested
Select specific columns
Read only the fields a result needs.
SELECT✓ Tested
Select the highest values with TOP
Limit an ordered SQL Server result.
TOP✓ Tested