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Insert sequential number in MySQL?

MySQL MySQLi Database

Chandu yadav

Updated on 30-Jun-2020 1K+ Views

You can insert sequential number in MySQL using session variable. The syntax is as follows −SELECT @anyVariableName − = anyIntegerValue; UPDATE yourTableName SET yourColumnName = @anyVariableName − = @anyVariableName+IncrementStep;To understand the above syntax, let us create a table. The query to create a table is as follows −mysql> create table SequentialNumberDemo -> ( -> SequentialNumber int not null -> ); Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.84 sec)Insert records in the table using insert command. The query is as follows −mysql> insert into SequentialNumberDemo values(100); Query OK, 1 row affected (0.11 sec) mysql> insert into SequentialNumberDemo values(10); ...

How to add static value while INSERT INTO with SELECT in a MySQL query?

MySQL MySQLi Database

Chandu yadav

Updated on 30-Jun-2020 13K+ Views

You can add static value when you use INSERT INTO SELECT MySQL query. Write the value directly in the select statement or you can add with the help of variable which initializes the value.Case 1 − Place the value directly in the INSERT INTO SELECT statement. The syntax is as follows −INSERT INTO yourSecondTableName(yourColumnName1, yourColumnName2, ....N) SELECT yourColumnName1 ,yourColumnName2, .....N, yourStaticValue from yourFirstTableName;Case 2 − Add using variable. The syntax is as follows −SET @yourVariableName − = yourstaticValue; INSERT INTO yourSecondTableName(yourColumnName1, yourColumnName2, ....N) SELECT yourColumnName1 ,yourColumnName2, .....N, @yourVariableName from yourFirstTableName;To understand the above syntax, you need to ...

How to Insert custom date into MySQL timestamp field?

MySQL MySQLi Database

Chandu yadav

Updated on 30-Jun-2020 2K+ Views

The problem with UNIX_TIMESTAMP() function is that it returns an integer while we want to insert custom date i.e. not any integer part to MySQL date.Do not use UNIX_TIMESTAMP() for your column defined as TIMESTAMP because UNIX_TIMESTAMP() returns an integer.Check the UNIX_TIMESTAMP. The query is as follows −mysql> select UNIX_TIMESTAMP( '2019-01-09 15 −48 −23') AS IntegerValue;The following is the output −+--------------+ | IntegerValue | +--------------+ | 1547029103 | +--------------+ 1 row in set (0.00 sec)Look at the sample output, the UNIX_TIMESTAMP() function returns an integer of corresponding date and time.The syntax is as follows to insert custom date for ...

MySQL Order By specific strings?

MySQL MySQLi Database

Chandu yadav

Updated on 30-Jun-2020 816 Views

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 ...

How to select sum or 0 if no records exist in MySQL?

MySQL MySQLi Database

Chandu yadav

Updated on 29-Jun-2020 2K+ Views

You can use aggregate function sum() inside COALESCE(). The below syntax returns the sum of all if the record exists otherwise 0 is returned. The syntax is as follows.select COALESCE(sum(yourColumnName2), 0) AS anyVariableName from yourTableName where yourColumnName1 like '%yourValue%';To understand the above syntax, let us create a table. The query to create a table is as follows.mysql> create table SumDemo -> ( -> Words varchar(100), -> Counter int -> ); Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.93 sec)Insert some records in the table using insert command. The query is as follows.mysql> insert into SumDemo values('Are You There', 10); Query OK, 1 ...