SQL SOME Operator
SOME Operator
SOME compare a value to each value in a list or results from a query and evaluate to true if the result of an inner query contains at least one row. SOME must match at least one row in the subquery and must be preceded by comparison operators. Suppose using greater than ( >) with SOME means greater than at least one value.
Syntax:
SELECT [column_name... | expression1 ] FROM [table_name] WHERE expression2 comparison_operator {ALL | ANY | SOME} ( subquery )
Parameters:
Name | Description |
---|---|
column_name | Name of the column of the table. |
expression1 | Expression made up of a single constant, variable, scalar function, or column name and can also be the pieces of a SQL query that compare values against other values or perform arithmetic calculations. |
table_name | Name of the table. |
WHERE expression2 | Compares a scalar expression until a match is found for SOME operator. One or more rows must match the expression to return a Boolean TRUE value for the SOME operator. |
comparison_operator | Compares the expression to the subquery. The comparison must be a standard comparison operator (=, <>, !=, >, >=, <, or <=). |
Pictorical Presentation: SQL SOME Operator
DBMS Support: SOME Operator
DBMS | Command |
MySQL | Supported |
PostgreSQL | Supported |
SQL Server | Supported |
Oracle | Supported |
Example: SQL SOME Operator
To get 'agent_code', 'agent_name', 'working_area', 'commission' from 'agents' table with following conditions -
1. 'agent_code' should be within some 'agent_code' from 'customer' table, which satisfies the condition bellow:
a) 'cust_country' in the 'customer' table must be 'UK',
the following SQL statement can be used :
SQL Code:
SELECT agent_code,agent_name,working_area,commission
FROM agents
WHERE agent_code=SOME(
SELECT agent_code FROM customer
WHERE cust_country='UK');
Sample table: agents
Sample table: customer
Output:
AGENT_CODE AGENT_NAME WORKING_AREA COMMISSION ---------- -------------------- -------------------- ---------- A009 Benjamin Hampshair .11 A003 Alex London .13 A006 McDen London .15
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SQL: Tips of the Day
SQL Server SELECT into existing table.
INSERT INTO dbo.TABLETWO SELECT col1, col2 FROM dbo.TABLEONE WHERE col3 LIKE @search_key
This assumes there's only two columns in dbo.TABLETWO - you need to specify the columns otherwise:
INSERT INTO dbo.TABLETWO (col1, col2) SELECT col1, col2 FROM dbo.TABLEONE WHERE col3 LIKE @search_key
Database: SQL Server
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