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MySQL Select IN range?

Ankith Reddy
Ankith Reddy
Updated on 30-Jul-2019 6K+ Views

You cannot do select IN range. For the same result, use BETWEEN. Let us see an example −IN(start, end): It means that the intermediate value between start and end won’t get displayed. For the above logic, you can use BETWEEN.BETWEEN clause is inclusive, for example, suppose there are 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 numbers. If you want to display numbers from 2 to 6 inclusively, then using BETWEEN the numbers 2 and 6 will also get displayed.Let us create a table −mysql> create table SelectInWithBetweenDemo -> ( -> PortalId int ...

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Is there a way to know your current username in MySQL?

Chandu yadav
Chandu yadav
Updated on 30-Jul-2019 9K+ Views

Yes, you can use the method CURRENT_USER() to know the current username in MySQL.The above method returns the username that can be used to authenticate the client connection.The query is as follows −mysql> select CURRENT_USER();The following is the output −+----------------+ | CURRENT_USER() | +----------------+ | root@% | +----------------+ 1 row in set (0.00 sec)Or you can use USER() method from MySQL. The query is as follows −mysql> select user();Here is the output −+----------------+ | user() | +----------------+ | root@localhost | +----------------+ 1 row in set (0.00 sec)

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How to implement ternary conditional operator in MySQL?

Ankith Reddy
Ankith Reddy
Updated on 30-Jul-2019 3K+ Views

A ternary conditional operator looks like ?: in programming language like C, C++, Java etc. The syntax is as follows −(yourCondition) ? statement1:statement2;In the above syntax, if yourCondition becomes true then statement1 will evaluate and if yourCondition becomes false then statement2 will evaluate.But the above syntax does not work in MySQL. We can use IF() function from MySQL for the same purpose.Let us see an example −Case 1mysql> select if(3 > 5, 'Condition is true', 'Condition is not true') as ConditionalResult;The following is the output in which second statement evaluates since is 3 isn’t more than 5 −+-----------------------+ | ConditionalResult ...

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Calculate age based on date of birth in MySQL?

George John
George John
Updated on 30-Jul-2019 13K+ Views

Calculate Age based on date of birth with the help of DATE_FORMAT() method in MySQL. Firstly, get the current date time with the help of now() method and you can place your date of birth in DATE_FORMAT().The syntax is as follows −SELECT DATE_FORMAT(FROM_DAYS(DATEDIFF(now(), 'yourDateofbirth')), '%Y')+0 AS anyVariableName;Apply the above syntax to calculate age from yourDateofbirth. In the above syntax, replace yourDateofbirth with your date of birth. The query is as follows −SELECT DATE_FORMAT(FROM_DAYS(DATEDIFF(now(), '2010-11-25')), '%Y')+0 AS Age;The following is the output −+------+ | Age | +------+ | 8 | +------+ 1 row in set (0.00 sec)Let ...

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How to change the default charset of a MySQL table?

Chandu yadav
Chandu yadav
Updated on 30-Jul-2019 929 Views

To change the default charset of a MySQL table, you can use the below syntax. The syntax is as follows −alter table yourTableName convert to character set yourCharsetName;Let us create a table and apply the above syntax to change the default charset. The query to create a table −mysql> create table CharsetDemo -> ( -> Id int, -> Name varchar(200), -> Age int -> ); Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.73 sec)Now you can change the charset of a table. The following is the query ...

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How do I get the creation date of a MySQL table?

Arjun Thakur
Arjun Thakur
Updated on 30-Jul-2019 2K+ Views

To get the creation date of MySQL table, use the information_schema. The syntax is as follows −SELECT create_time FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.TABLES WHERE table_schema = 'yourDatabaseName’ AND table_name = 'yourTableName';Apply the above syntax for your database and the table name. Here I am using the database ‘business’ and table name is ‘student’. The query is as follows −mysql> SELECT create_time FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.TABLES -> WHERE table_schema = 'business' -> AND table_name = 'student';The following is the output displaying the creation time of a table −+---------------------+ | CREATE_TIME ...

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MySQL - CAST DECIMAL to INT?

George John
George John
Updated on 30-Jul-2019 6K+ Views

Cast DECIMAL to INT with the help of FLOOR() function. The syntax is as follows −SELECT FLOOR(yourColumnName) from yourTableName where condition;Let us first create a table. The following is the query to create a table.mysql> create table DecimalToIntDemo -> ( -> Amount DECIMAL(3, 1) -> ); Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.88 sec)Now you can insert records into the table with the help of insert command. The query is as follows −mysql> insert into DecimalToIntDemo values(12.5); Query OK, 1 row affected (0.23 sec) mysql> insert into DecimalToIntDemo values(50.4); Query OK, 1 ...

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Where does MySQL store database files?

Chandu yadav
Chandu yadav
Updated on 30-Jul-2019 2K+ Views

To know where MySQL store database files, you can use the variable @@datadir. The query is as follows −mysql> select @@datadir;The following is the output that displays the path −+---------------------------------------------+ | @@datadir | +---------------------------------------------+ | C:\ProgramData\MySQL\MySQL Server 8.0\Data\ | +---------------------------------------------+ 1 row in set (0.00 sec)Here is the snapshot where MySQL store database files i.e. the same path we got above −Now, let us verify whether ...

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Sort by date & time in descending order in MySQL?

Chandu yadav
Chandu yadav
Updated on 30-Jul-2019 3K+ Views

Let us create a table to sort date and time in ascending order. The query to create a table is as follows −mysql> create table SortByDateAndTime    -> (    -> UserId int,    -> UserName varchar(100),    -> IssueDate date,    -> IssueTime time    -> ); Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.60 sec)Insert the records in the table using insert command. The query is as follows −mysql> insert into SortByDateAndTime values(1, 'John', '2018-12-16', '10:30'); Query OK, 1 row affected (0.14 sec) mysql> insert into SortByDateAndTime values(2, 'Bob', '2018-12-16', '10:10'); Query OK, 1 row affected (0.14 sec) ...

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Should I use COUNT(*) to get all the records in MySQL?

George John
George John
Updated on 30-Jul-2019 193 Views

Whenever you want all the values like not null for a column then use count(*). This is faster than using count() method.The syntax to use count(*) is as follows −select count(*) as anyVariableName from yourTableName;To understand the above concept, let us first create a table. The query to create a table is as follows −mysql> create table CountingDemo    -> (    -> BookId int    -> ); Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.60 sec)Insert some records in the table using insert command. The query is as follows −mysql> insert into CountingDemo values(100); Query OK, 1 row affected (0.13 sec) ...

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