To check a string contains numbers, you can use regexp i.e. Regular Expressions. The syntax is as follows −SELECT *FROM yourTableName where yourColumnName REGEXP ‘[0-9]’;To understand the above syntax, let us create a table. The query to create a table is as follows −mysql> create table StringContainsNumber    -> (    -> Id int not null auto_increment,    -> Words text,    -> primary key(Id)    -> ); Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.53 sec)Insert some records in the table using insert command. The query is as follows −mysql> insert into StringContainsNumber(Words) values('He12345llo'); Query OK, 1 row affected (0.19 sec) ... Read More

Equivalent of Microsoft SQL Server IDENTITY column in MySQL is AUTO_INCREMENT. The IDENTITY in SQL Server acts like AUTO_INCREMENT in MySQL.The syntax is as follows −CREATE TABLE yourTableName (    yourColumnName1 dataType NOT NULL AUTO_INCREMENT,    yourColumnName2 dataType,    .    .    .    N,    PRIMARY KEY(yourColumnName1) );In MySQL, you need to use primary key if your column is auto_increment otherwise MySQL will give an error. Look at the error −mysql> create table EquivalentOfIdentityInMySQL    -> (    -> ProductId int NOT NULL AUTO_INCREMENT,    -> ProductName varchar(30)    -> ); ERROR 1075 (42000) − Incorrect table definition; ... Read More

You can update two columns using SET command separated with comma(, ). The syntax is as follows −UPDATE yourTableName SET yourColumnName1 = ’yourValue1’, yourColumnName2 = ’yourValue2’ where yourCondition;To understand the above syntax, let us create a table. The query to create a table is as follows −mysql> create table StudentInformations    -> (    -> StudentId int not null auto_increment,    -> StudentFirstName varchar(20),    -> StudentLastName varchar(20),    -> Primary Key(StudentId)    -> ); Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.57 sec)Insert some records in the table using insert command. The query is as follows −mysql> insert into StudentInformations(StudentFirstName, StudentLastName) ... Read More

To change the year in MySQL date, you need to use DATE_FORMAT() function with UPDATE command. The syntax is as follows.UPDATE yourTableName SET yourDateColumnName = DATE_FORMAT(yourDateColumnName ,'yourYearValue-%m-%d');To understand the above syntax, let us create a table. The query to create a table is as follows −mysql> create table ChangeYear    -> (    -> id int not null auto_increment,    -> ArrivalTime date,    -> PRIMARY KEY(id)    -> ); Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.83 sec)Insert some records in the table using insert command −mysql> insert into ChangeYear(ArrivalTime) values(date_add(now(), interval -2 year)); Query OK, 1 row affected, 1 warning ... Read More

Order by the choice of strings you want, using the FIELD() function. The syntax is as follows −SELECT *FROM yourTableName ORDER BY FIELD(yourColumnName, ’yourValue1’, ’yourValue2’, ’yourValue3’, ....N);To understand the above syntax, let us create a table. The query to create a table is as follows −mysql> create table OrderByListOfStrings    -> (    -> Id int not null auto_increment,    -> CarName varchar(20),    -> PRIMARY KEY(Id)    -> ); Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.68 sec)Insert some records in the table using insert command. The query is as follows −mysql> insert into OrderByListOfStrings(CarName) values('Ford'); Query OK, 1 row affected ... Read More

To get the output MySQL query result in CSV format, use concat_ws(). The syntax is as follows −SELECT CONCAT_WS(‘, ’, yourColumnName1, yourColumnName2, yourColumnName3, ....N) as anyVariableName from yourTableName;To understand the above syntax, let us create a table. The query to create a table is as follows −mysql> create table CSVFormatOutputs    -> (    -> StudentId int not null auto_increment,    -> StudentName varchar(20),    -> StudentAge int,    -> PRIMARY KEY(StudentId)    -> ); Query OK, 0 rows affected (1.15 sec)Insert some records in the table using insert command. The query is as follows −mysql> insert into CSVFormatOutputs(StudentName, StudentAge) ... Read More

To order by like in MySQL, use the case statement. The syntax is as follows −SELECT *FROM yourTableName    ORDER BY CASE    WHEN yourColumnName like '%yourPatternValue1%' then 1    WHEN yourColumnName like '%yourPatternValue2%' then 2 else 3 end;To understand the above syntax, let us create a table. The query to create a table is as follows −mysql> create table OrderByLikeDemo    -> (    -> Id int,    -> Name varchar(100)    -> ); Query OK, 0 rows affected (1.84 sec)Insert some records in the table using insert command. The query is as follows −mysql> insert into OrderByLikeDemo values(100, ... Read More

You can get max and second max salary from an Employee table using subquery.Let us first create a table. The query to create a table is as follows −mysql> create table EmployeeMaxAndSecondMaxSalary    -> (    -> EmployeeId int,    -> Employeename varchar(20),    -> EmployeeSalary int    -> ); Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.88 sec)Insert some records in the table using insert command −mysql> insert into EmployeeMaxAndSecondMaxSalary values(1, 'John', 34566); Query OK, 1 row affected (0.20 sec) mysql> insert into EmployeeMaxAndSecondMaxSalary values(2, 'Bob', 56789); Query OK, 1 row affected (0.17 sec) mysql> insert into EmployeeMaxAndSecondMaxSalary values(3, ... Read More

To get the output MySQL query result in CSV format, use concat(). The syntax is as follows −mysql> select concat(StudentId, ', ', StudentName, ', ', StudentAge) as CSVFormat from CSVFormatOutputs;To understand the above syntax, let us create a table. The query to create a table is as follows−mysql> create table CSVFormatOutputs    -> (    -> StudentId int not null auto_increment,    -> StudentName varchar(20),    -> StudentAge int,    -> PRIMARY KEY(StudentId)    -> ); Query OK, 0 rows affected (1.15 sec)Insert some records in the table using insert command. The query is as follows −mysql> insert into CSVFormatOutputs(StudentName, ... Read More

You can get max and second max salary from an Employee table using LIMIT OFFSET. The syntax is as follows −SELECT yourColumnName1, yourColumnName2, ....N from yourTableName ORDER BY yourColumnName desc limit 2 offset 0;To understand the above syntax, let us create a table. The query to create a table is as follows −mysql> create table EmployeeMaxAndSecondMaxSalary    -> (    -> EmployeeId int,    -> Employeename varchar(20),    -> EmployeeSalary int    -> ); Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.88 sec)Insert some records in the table using insert command −mysql> insert into EmployeeMaxAndSecondMaxSalary values(1, 'John', 34566); Query OK, 1 row ... Read More