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MS SQL Server - Select query

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In this article, we would like to show you how to make SELECT query in MS SQL Server.

Quick solution:

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SELECT [column1], [column2], ...
FROM [table_name];

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SELECT * FROM [table_name];

Practical example

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To show how the SELECT statement works, we will use the following table:

MS SQL Server - example data used with AVG() function — MS SQL Server - example data used with SELECT statement

Note:

At the end of this article you can find database preparation SQL queries.

Example 1

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In this example, we will display all names.

Query:

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SELECT [name] AS [names] FROM [users];

Output:

MS SQL Server - SELECT statement result (HeidiSQL)

Example 2

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In this example, we will display all the information about users.

Query:

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SELECT * FROM [users];

Output:

Database preparation

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create_tables.sql file:

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CREATE TABLE [users] (
    [id] INT IDENTITY(1,1),
    [name] VARCHAR(50) NOT NULL,
    [surname] VARCHAR(50) NOT NULL,
    [department_id] INT,
    [salary] DECIMAL(15,2) NOT NULL,
    PRIMARY KEY ([id])
);

insert_data.sql file:

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INSERT INTO [users]
    ( [name], [surname], [department_id], [salary])
VALUES
    ('John', 'Stewart', 1, '3512.00'),
    ('Chris', 'Brown', 2, '1344.00'),
    ('Kate', 'Lewis', 3, '6574.00'),
    ('Ailisa', 'Gomez', NULL, '6500.00'),
    ('Gwendolyn', 'James', 2, '4200.00'),
    ('Simon', 'Collins', 4, '3320.00'),
    ('Taylor', 'Martin', 2, '1500.00'),
    ('Andrew', 'Thompson', NULL, '2100.00');