Oracle PL/SQL/Aggregate Functions/MAX
Содержание
- 1 All rows with the max value
- 2 Display the order number and total order price of the order(s) with the maximum total order price
- 3 Max - Min
- 4 MAX: return the highest values in a column, ignore NULLs
- 5 max(total_price) - min(total_price)
- 6 MAX with character data, retrieves the highest value alphabetically (that is, closest "z").
- 7 Max with null value
- 8 Syntax: MAX ([DISTINCT]|[ALL] <expression>)
- 9 Use MAX with dates, it gives you the most recent dates
- 10 Who have the max value
All rows with the max value
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SQL> SQL> SQL> create table myTable
2 as 3 select rownum id, a.* 4 from all_objects a 5 where 1=0 6 /
Table created. SQL> SQL> SQL> SQL> select *
2 from myTable myTable1 3 where last_ddl_time = (select max(last_ddl_time) from myTable myTable2 where myTable2.owner = myTable1.owner ) 4 /
no rows selected SQL> SQL> drop table myTable; Table dropped.
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Display the order number and total order price of the order(s) with the maximum total order price
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SQL> SQL> SQL> SQL> create table customer(
2 cust_no integer primary key 3 ,lastname varchar2(20) not null 4 ,firstname varchar2(15) not null 5 ,midinit varchar2(1) 6 ,street varchar2(30) 7 ,city varchar2(20) 8 ,state varchar2(2) 9 ,zip varchar2(5) 10 ,zip_4 varchar2(4) 11 ,area_code varchar2(3) 12 ,phone varchar2(8) 13 ,company_name varchar2(50) 14 );
Table created. SQL> SQL> insert into customer(cust_no,lastname,firstname,midinit,street,city,state,zip,zip_4,area_code,phone,company_name)
2 values(1, "Allen", "Joe","J","10 Ave","London","CA","11111","1111","111", "111-1111","Big Company");
1 row created. SQL> insert into customer(cust_no,lastname,firstname,midinit,street,city,state,zip,zip_4,area_code,phone,company_name)
2 values(2,"Ward","Sue","W","20 Ave","New York","NY","44444","4444","444", "436-4444","B Company");
1 row created. SQL> insert into customer(cust_no,lastname,firstname,midinit,street,city,state,zip,zip_4,area_code,phone,company_name)
2 values(3,"Jason","Pure","J","50 St","Longli","CA","55555","5555","555", "234-4444","C Company");
1 row created. SQL> insert into customer(cust_no,lastname,firstname,midinit,street,city,state,zip,zip_4,area_code,phone,company_name)
2 values(4,"Bird","Jill", null,"30 St","Pais","NY","22222","2222","222", "634-7733","D Company");
1 row created. SQL> insert into customer(cust_no,lastname,firstname,midinit,street,city,state,zip,zip_4,area_code,phone,company_name)
2 values(5,"Hill","Carl","H","19 Drive","A Town","CA","66666","6566","666", "243-4243","E Company");
1 row created. SQL> insert into customer(cust_no,lastname,firstname,midinit,street,city,state,zip,zip_4,area_code,phone,company_name)
2 values(6,"Peter","Yari","P","38 Ave","Small City","NY","77777","7777","777", "454-5443","F Inc");
1 row created. SQL> insert into customer(cust_no,lastname,firstname,midinit,street,city,state,zip,zip_4,area_code,phone,company_name)
2 values(7,"Joe","Paula","J","78 St. Apt 3A","Queen City","NY","32322","2323","888", "664-4333","E Inc");
1 row created. SQL> insert into customer(cust_no,lastname,firstname,midinit,street,city,state,zip,zip_4,area_code,phone,company_name)
2 values(8,"Chili","Steve","C","38 Ave Apt 62","Mili","CA","88888","8888","787", "456-4566","G Inc");
1 row created. SQL> insert into customer(cust_no,lastname,firstname,midinit,street,city,state,zip,zip_4,area_code,phone,company_name)
2 values(9,"Mona","Joe","M","930 Ave933","Kansas City","MO","12345","1234","412", "456-4563","H Inc");
1 row created. SQL> insert into customer(cust_no,lastname,firstname,midinit,street,city,state,zip,zip_4,area_code,phone,company_name)
2 values(10,"Hack","Kisi","H","Kings Rd","Bellmore","NY","54321","3898","516", "767-5677","I Inc");
1 row created. SQL> insert into customer(cust_no,lastname,firstname,midinit,street,city,state,zip,zip_4,area_code,phone,company_name)
2 values(11,"Bill","Jose","B","12 Giant Rd.","Newton","NJ","23454","1234","958", "123-7367","J Associates");
1 row created. SQL> insert into customer(cust_no,lastname,firstname,midinit,street,city,state,zip,zip_4,area_code,phone,company_name)
2 values(12,"Taker","Lawrence","T","1 Sask Rd.","Camp","NJ","19191","3298","928", "123-7384","K Company");
1 row created. SQL> insert into customer(cust_no,lastname,firstname,midinit,street,city,state,zip,zip_4,area_code,phone,company_name)
2 values(13,"Richer","Doris","R","213 Easy Street","WarPease","RI","34343","2112","501", "123-7384","L Inc");
1 row created. SQL> insert into customer( cust_no,lastname,firstname,midinit,street,city,state,zip,zip_4,area_code,phone,company_name)
2 values(14,"Pete","Doris","P","9 Ave","New York","NY","45454","4222","112", "123-1234","M Company");
1 row created. SQL> SQL> create table ord(
2 order_no integer primary key 3 ,cust_no integer 4 ,order_date date not null 5 ,total_order_price number(7,2) 6 ,deliver_date date 7 ,deliver_time varchar2(7) 8 ,payment_method varchar2(2) 9 ,emp_no number(3,0) 10 ,deliver_name varchar2(35) 11 ,gift_message varchar2(100) 12 );
Table created. SQL> SQL> SQL> insert into ord(order_no,cust_no,order_date,total_order_price,deliver_date,deliver_time,payment_method,emp_no,deliver_name,gift_message)
2 values(1,1,"14-Feb-2002", 23.00, "14-Feb-2002", "12 noon", "CA",1, null, "Gift for wife");
1 row created. SQL> insert into ord(order_no ,cust_no ,order_date ,total_order_price ,deliver_date ,deliver_time ,payment_method ,emp_no,deliver_name ,gift_message )
2 values(2,1,"14-Feb-2003", 510.98, "14-feb-2003", "5 pm", "NY",7, "Rose Ted", "Happy Valentines Day to Mother");
1 row created. SQL> insert into ord(order_no ,cust_no ,order_date ,total_order_price ,deliver_date ,deliver_time,payment_method ,emp_no,deliver_name ,gift_message )
2 values(3, 2,"14-Feb-2004", 315.99, "14-feb-2004", "3 pm", "VS",2, "Ani Forest", "Happy Valentines Day to Father");
1 row created. SQL> insert into ord(order_no ,cust_no ,order_date ,total_order_price ,deliver_date ,deliver_time,payment_method ,emp_no,deliver_name ,gift_message )
2 values(4, 2,"14-Feb-1999", 191.95, "14-feb-1999", "2 pm", "NJ",2, "O. John", "Happy Valentines Day");
1 row created. SQL> insert into ord(order_no ,cust_no ,order_date ,total_order_price ,deliver_date ,deliver_time,payment_method ,emp_no,deliver_name ,gift_message )
2 values(5, 6,"4-mar-2002", 101.95, "5-mar-2002", "2:30 pm", "MO" , 2, "Cora", "Happy Birthday from John");
1 row created. SQL> insert into ord(order_no ,cust_no ,order_date ,total_order_price ,deliver_date ,deliver_time,payment_method ,emp_no,deliver_name ,gift_message )
2 values(6, 9,"7-apr-2003", 221.95, "7-apr-2003", "3 pm", "MA", 2, "Sake Keith", "Happy Birthday from Joe" );
1 row created. SQL> insert into ord(order_no ,cust_no ,order_date ,total_order_price ,deliver_date ,deliver_time,payment_method ,emp_no,deliver_name ,gift_message )
2 values(7, 9,"20-jun-2004", 315.95, "21-jun-2004", "12 noon", "BC", 2, "Jessica Li", "Happy Birthday from Jessica");
1 row created. SQL> insert into ord(order_no ,cust_no ,order_date ,total_order_price ,deliver_date ,deliver_time,payment_method ,emp_no,deliver_name ,gift_message )
2 values (8, 12, "31-dec-1999", 135.95, "1-jan-2000", "12 noon", "DI", 3, "Larry", "Happy New Year from Lawrence");
1 row created. SQL> insert into ord(order_no ,cust_no ,order_date ,total_order_price ,deliver_date ,deliver_time,payment_method ,emp_no,deliver_name ,gift_message )
2 values (9, 12, "26-dec-2003", 715.95, "2-jan-2004", "12 noon", "SK",7, "Did", "Happy Birthday from Nancy" );
1 row created. SQL> insert into ord(order_no ,cust_no ,order_date ,total_order_price ,deliver_date ,deliver_time,payment_method ,emp_no,deliver_name ,gift_message )
2 values(10, 4, sysdate-1, 119.95, sysdate+2, "6:30 pm", "VG",2, "P. Jing", "Happy Valentines Day to Jason");
1 row created. SQL> insert into ord(order_no ,cust_no ,order_date ,total_order_price ,deliver_date ,deliver_time,payment_method ,emp_no,deliver_name ,gift_message )
2 values(11, 2, sysdate, 310.00, sysdate+2, "3:30 pm", "DC",2, "C. Late", "Happy Birthday Day to Jack");
1 row created. SQL> insert into ord(order_no ,cust_no ,order_date ,total_order_price ,deliver_date ,deliver_time,payment_method ,emp_no,deliver_name ,gift_message)
2 values(12, 7, sysdate-3, 121.95, sysdate-2, "1:30 pm", "AC",2, "W. Last", "Happy Birthday Day to You");
1 row created. SQL> insert into ord(order_no ,cust_no ,order_date ,total_order_price ,deliver_date ,deliver_time,payment_method ,emp_no,deliver_name ,gift_message)
2 values(13, 7, sysdate, 211.95, sysdate-4, "4:30 pm", "CA",2, "J. Bond", "Thanks for hard working");
1 row created. SQL> SQL> select * from ord;
ORDER_NO CUST_NO ORDER_DATE TOTAL_ORDER_PRICE DELIVER_DATE DELIVER PA EMP_NO DELIVER_NAME
---------- -------------------- ----------------- -------------------- ------- -- ---------- -----------------------------------
GIFT_MESSAGE
1 1 14-FEB-2002 00:00:00 23 14-FEB-2002 00:00:00 12 noon CA 1
Gift for wife
2 1 14-FEB-2003 00:00:00 510.98 14-FEB-2003 00:00:00 5 pm NY 7 Rose Ted
Happy Valentines Day to Mother
3 2 14-FEB-2004 00:00:00 315.99 14-FEB-2004 00:00:00 3 pm VS 2 Ani Forest
Happy Valentines Day to Father
4 2 14-FEB-1999 00:00:00 191.95 14-FEB-1999 00:00:00 2 pm NJ 2 O. John
Happy Valentines Day
5 6 04-MAR-2002 00:00:00 101.95 05-MAR-2002 00:00:00 2:30 pm MO 2 Cora
Happy Birthday from John
6 9 07-APR-2003 00:00:00 221.95 07-APR-2003 00:00:00 3 pm MA 2 Sake Keith
Happy Birthday from Joe
7 9 20-JUN-2004 00:00:00 315.95 21-JUN-2004 00:00:00 12 noon BC 2 Jessica Li
Happy Birthday from Jessica
8 12 31-DEC-1999 00:00:00 135.95 01-JAN-2000 00:00:00 12 noon DI 3 Larry
Happy New Year from Lawrence
9 12 26-DEC-2003 00:00:00 715.95 02-JAN-2004 00:00:00 12 noon SK 7 Did
Happy Birthday from Nancy
10 4 15-JUN-2008 17:52:34 119.95 18-JUN-2008 17:52:34 6:30 pm VG 2 P. Jing
Happy Valentines Day to Jason
11 2 16-JUN-2008 17:52:35 310 18-JUN-2008 17:52:35 3:30 pm DC 2 C. Late
Happy Birthday Day to Jack
12 7 13-JUN-2008 17:52:37 121.95 14-JUN-2008 17:52:37 1:30 pm AC 2 W. Last
Happy Birthday Day to You
13 7 16-JUN-2008 17:52:38 211.95 12-JUN-2008 17:52:38 4:30 pm CA 2 J. Bond
Thanks for hard working
13 rows selected. SQL> SQL> select order_no, total_order_price
2 from ord 3 where total_order_price = 4 (select max(total_order_price) from ord); ORDER_NO TOTAL_ORDER_PRICE
-----------------
9 715.95
1 row selected. SQL> SQL> drop table ord; Table dropped. SQL> drop table customer; Table dropped. SQL> --
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Max - Min
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SQL> SQL> create table employee(
2 emp_no integer primary key 3 ,lastname varchar2(20) not null 4 ,firstname varchar2(15) not null 5 ,midinit varchar2(1) 6 ,street varchar2(30) 7 ,city varchar2(20) 8 ,state varchar2(2) 9 ,zip varchar2(5) 10 ,zip_4 varchar2(4) 11 ,area_code varchar2(3) 12 ,phone varchar2(8) 13 ,salary number(3) 14 ,birthdate date 15 ,hiredate date 16 ,title varchar2(20) 17 ,dept_no integer 18 ,mgr integer 19 ,region number 20 ,division number 21 ,total_sales number 22 );
Table created. SQL> insert into employee(emp_no, lastname, firstname, midinit, street, city, state, zip,zip_4, area_code, phone, salary, birthdate, hiredate,title, dept_no, mgr, region, division, total_sales)
2 values (1,"Anderson","Nancy","N","33 Ave","London","NY","11111","1111","212","234-1111",3.75,"21-mar-1927","1-feb-1947","Sales Manager",2,null,100,10,40000);
1 row created. SQL> insert into employee(emp_no, lastname, firstname, midinit, street, city, state, zip,zip_4, area_code, phone, salary, birthdate, hiredate,title, dept_no, mgr, region, division, total_sales)
2 values (2,"Last","First","F","12 Ave","Paris","CA","22222","2222","221","867-2222",7.75,"14-feb-1976","15-mar-1985","Sales Clerk",2,1,100,10,10000);
1 row created. SQL> insert into employee(emp_no, lastname, firstname, midinit, street, city, state, zip,zip_4, area_code, phone, salary, birthdate, hiredate,title, dept_no, mgr, region, division, total_sales)
2 values (3,"Wash","Georgia","G","1 Street14","Barton","NJ","33333","3333","214","340-3333",11.50,"2-jul-1977","21-apr-2004","Designer",1,2,100,10,40000);
1 row created. SQL> insert into employee(emp_no, lastname, firstname, midinit, street, city, state, zip,zip_4, area_code, phone, salary, birthdate, hiredate,title, dept_no, mgr, region, division, total_sales)
2 values (4,"Bush","Dave","D","56 Street","Island","RI","44444","4444","215","777-4444",21.65,"15-may-1945","2-aug-1975","Designer",1,2,100,10,40000);
1 row created. SQL> insert into employee(emp_no, lastname, firstname, midinit, street, city, state, zip,zip_4, area_code, phone, salary, birthdate, hiredate,title, dept_no, mgr, region, division, total_sales)
2 values (5,"Will","Robin","W","56 Street","Island","MA","55555","5555","216","777-5555",24.65,"10-dec-1980","2-aug-2007","Designer",1,5,100,10,40000);
1 row created. SQL> insert into employee(emp_no, lastname, firstname, midinit, street, city, state, zip,zip_4, area_code, phone, salary, birthdate, hiredate,title, dept_no, mgr, region, division, total_sales)
2 values (6,"Pete","Mona","M","13 Ave","York","MO","66666","6666","217","111-6666",9,"14-feb-1966","15-mar-1985","Sales Clerk",2,5,100,10,40000);
1 row created. SQL> insert into employee(emp_no, lastname, firstname, midinit, street, city, state, zip,zip_4, area_code, phone, salary, birthdate, hiredate,title, dept_no, mgr, region, division, total_sales)
2 values (7,"Roke","John","J","67 Ave","New York","BC","77777","7777","218","122-7777",10.00,"14-jun-1955","15-mar-1975","Accountant",3,2,100,10,40000);
1 row created. SQL> insert into employee(emp_no, lastname, firstname, midinit, street, city, state, zip,zip_4, area_code, phone, salary, birthdate, hiredate,title, dept_no, mgr, region, division, total_sales)
2 values (8,"Horry","Tedi","T","1236 Lane","Newton","NY","88888","8888","219","222-8888",13.00,"10-jun-1955","15-aug-1985","Sales Representative",3,2,100,10,50000);
1 row created. SQL> insert into employee(emp_no, lastname, firstname, midinit, street, city, state, zip,zip_4, area_code, phone, salary, birthdate, hiredate,title, dept_no, mgr, region, division, total_sales)
2 values (9,"Bar","Candi","C","400 East Street","Yorken","NY","99999","9999","220","321-9999",12.00,"10-oct-1933","15-jan-1969","Sales Representative",3,5,100,10,35000);
1 row created. SQL> SQL> SQL> select max(salary) - min(salary) from employee; MAX(SALARY)-MIN(SALARY)
21
1 row selected. SQL> SQL> drop table employee; Table dropped. SQL> --
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MAX: return the highest values in a column, ignore NULLs
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SQL> SQL> -- create demo table SQL> create table Employee(
2 ID VARCHAR2(4 BYTE) NOT NULL, 3 First_Name VARCHAR2(10 BYTE), 4 Last_Name VARCHAR2(10 BYTE), 5 Start_Date DATE, 6 End_Date DATE, 7 Salary Number(8,2), 8 City VARCHAR2(10 BYTE), 9 Description VARCHAR2(15 BYTE) 10 ) 11 /
Table created. SQL> SQL> -- prepare data SQL> insert into Employee(ID, First_Name, Last_Name, Start_Date, End_Date, Salary, City, Description)
2 values ("01","Jason", "Martin", to_date("19960725","YYYYMMDD"), to_date("20060725","YYYYMMDD"), 1234.56, "Toronto", "Programmer")
3 /
1 row created. SQL> insert into Employee(ID, First_Name, Last_Name, Start_Date, End_Date, Salary, City, Description)
2 values("02","Alison", "Mathews", to_date("19760321","YYYYMMDD"), to_date("19860221","YYYYMMDD"), 6661.78, "Vancouver","Tester")
3 /
1 row created. SQL> insert into Employee(ID, First_Name, Last_Name, Start_Date, End_Date, Salary, City, Description)
2 values("03","James", "Smith", to_date("19781212","YYYYMMDD"), to_date("19900315","YYYYMMDD"), 6544.78, "Vancouver","Tester")
3 /
1 row created. SQL> insert into Employee(ID, First_Name, Last_Name, Start_Date, End_Date, Salary, City, Description)
2 values("04","Celia", "Rice", to_date("19821024","YYYYMMDD"), to_date("19990421","YYYYMMDD"), 2344.78, "Vancouver","Manager")
3 /
1 row created. SQL> insert into Employee(ID, First_Name, Last_Name, Start_Date, End_Date, Salary, City, Description)
2 values("05","Robert", "Black", to_date("19840115","YYYYMMDD"), to_date("19980808","YYYYMMDD"), 2334.78, "Vancouver","Tester")
3 /
1 row created. SQL> insert into Employee(ID, First_Name, Last_Name, Start_Date, End_Date, Salary, City, Description)
2 values("06","Linda", "Green", to_date("19870730","YYYYMMDD"), to_date("19960104","YYYYMMDD"), 4322.78,"New York", "Tester")
3 /
1 row created. SQL> insert into Employee(ID, First_Name, Last_Name, Start_Date, End_Date, Salary, City, Description)
2 values("07","David", "Larry", to_date("19901231","YYYYMMDD"), to_date("19980212","YYYYMMDD"), 7897.78,"New York", "Manager")
3 /
1 row created. SQL> insert into Employee(ID, First_Name, Last_Name, Start_Date, End_Date, Salary, City, Description)
2 values("08","James", "Cat", to_date("19960917","YYYYMMDD"), to_date("20020415","YYYYMMDD"), 1232.78,"Vancouver", "Tester")
3 /
1 row created. SQL> SQL> SQL> SQL> -- display data in the table SQL> select * from Employee
2 /
ID FIRST_NAME LAST_NAME START_DAT END_DATE SALARY CITY DESCRIPTION
---------- ---------- --------- --------- ---------- ---------- ---------------
01 Jason Martin 25-JUL-96 25-JUL-06 1234.56 Toronto Programmer 02 Alison Mathews 21-MAR-76 21-FEB-86 6661.78 Vancouver Tester 03 James Smith 12-DEC-78 15-MAR-90 6544.78 Vancouver Tester 04 Celia Rice 24-OCT-82 21-APR-99 2344.78 Vancouver Manager 05 Robert Black 15-JAN-84 08-AUG-98 2334.78 Vancouver Tester 06 Linda Green 30-JUL-87 04-JAN-96 4322.78 New York Tester 07 David Larry 31-DEC-90 12-FEB-98 7897.78 New York Manager 08 James Cat 17-SEP-96 15-APR-02 1232.78 Vancouver Tester 8 rows selected. SQL> SQL> SQL> --MAX: return the highest values in a column SQL> -- The MAX function also ignore NULLs SQL> SQL> SELECT MAX(Salary) AS HIGHEST FROM Employee;
HIGHEST
7897.78
SQL> SQL> SQL> -- clean the table SQL> drop table Employee
2 /
Table dropped. SQL>
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max(total_price) - min(total_price)
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SQL> SQL> create table gift(
2 gift_id integer primary key 3 ,emp_id integer 4 ,register_date date not null 5 ,total_price number(7,2) 6 ,deliver_date date 7 ,deliver_time varchar2(7) 8 ,payment varchar2(2) 9 ,emp_no number(3,0) 10 ,deliver_name varchar2(35) 11 ,message varchar2(100) 12 );
Table created. SQL> SQL> insert into gift(gift_id,emp_id,register_date,total_price,deliver_date,deliver_time,payment,emp_no,deliver_name,message)values
2 (1,1,"14-Feb-1999", 123.12, "14-Feb-1999", "12 noon", "CA",1, null, "Happy Birthday to you");
1 row created. SQL> insert into gift(gift_id ,emp_id ,register_date ,total_price ,deliver_date ,deliver_time ,payment ,emp_no,deliver_name ,message)values
2 (2,1,"14-Feb-1999", 50.98, "14-feb-1999", "1 pm", "CA",7, "name1", "Happy Birthday");
1 row created. SQL> insert into gift(gift_id ,emp_id ,register_date ,total_price ,deliver_date ,deliver_time,payment ,emp_no,deliver_name ,message )values
2 (3, 2,"14-Feb-1999", 35.99, "14-feb-1999", "1 pm", "VS",2, "Tom", "Happy Birthday");
1 row created. SQL> insert into gift(gift_id ,emp_id ,register_date ,total_price ,deliver_date ,deliver_time,payment ,emp_no,deliver_name ,message )values
2 (4, 2,"14-Feb-1999", 19.95, "14-feb-1999", "5 pm", "CA",2, "Mary", "Happy Birthday");
1 row created. SQL> insert into gift(gift_id ,emp_id ,register_date ,total_price ,deliver_date ,deliver_time,payment ,emp_no,deliver_name ,message)values
2 (5, 6,"4-mar-1999", 10.95, "5-mar-1999", "4:30 pm", "VS", 2, "Jack", "Happy Birthday");
1 row created. SQL> SQL> select max(total_price) - min(total_price)
2 from gift;
MAX(TOTAL_PRICE)-MIN(TOTAL_PRICE)
112.17
1 row selected. SQL> SQL> drop table gift; Table dropped.
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MAX with character data, retrieves the highest value alphabetically (that is, closest "z").
<source lang="sql">
SQL> SQL> -- create demo table SQL> create table Employee(
2 ID VARCHAR2(4 BYTE) NOT NULL, 3 First_Name VARCHAR2(10 BYTE), 4 Last_Name VARCHAR2(10 BYTE), 5 Start_Date DATE, 6 End_Date DATE, 7 Salary Number(8,2), 8 City VARCHAR2(10 BYTE), 9 Description VARCHAR2(15 BYTE) 10 ) 11 /
Table created. SQL> SQL> -- prepare data SQL> insert into Employee(ID, First_Name, Last_Name, Start_Date, End_Date, Salary, City, Description)
2 values ("01","Jason", "Martin", to_date("19960725","YYYYMMDD"), to_date("20060725","YYYYMMDD"), 1234.56, "Toronto", "Programmer")
3 /
1 row created. SQL> insert into Employee(ID, First_Name, Last_Name, Start_Date, End_Date, Salary, City, Description)
2 values("02","Alison", "Mathews", to_date("19760321","YYYYMMDD"), to_date("19860221","YYYYMMDD"), 6661.78, "Vancouver","Tester")
3 /
1 row created. SQL> insert into Employee(ID, First_Name, Last_Name, Start_Date, End_Date, Salary, City, Description)
2 values("03","James", "Smith", to_date("19781212","YYYYMMDD"), to_date("19900315","YYYYMMDD"), 6544.78, "Vancouver","Tester")
3 /
1 row created. SQL> insert into Employee(ID, First_Name, Last_Name, Start_Date, End_Date, Salary, City, Description)
2 values("04","Celia", "Rice", to_date("19821024","YYYYMMDD"), to_date("19990421","YYYYMMDD"), 2344.78, "Vancouver","Manager")
3 /
1 row created. SQL> insert into Employee(ID, First_Name, Last_Name, Start_Date, End_Date, Salary, City, Description)
2 values("05","Robert", "Black", to_date("19840115","YYYYMMDD"), to_date("19980808","YYYYMMDD"), 2334.78, "Vancouver","Tester")
3 /
1 row created. SQL> insert into Employee(ID, First_Name, Last_Name, Start_Date, End_Date, Salary, City, Description)
2 values("06","Linda", "Green", to_date("19870730","YYYYMMDD"), to_date("19960104","YYYYMMDD"), 4322.78,"New York", "Tester")
3 /
1 row created. SQL> insert into Employee(ID, First_Name, Last_Name, Start_Date, End_Date, Salary, City, Description)
2 values("07","David", "Larry", to_date("19901231","YYYYMMDD"), to_date("19980212","YYYYMMDD"), 7897.78,"New York", "Manager")
3 /
1 row created. SQL> insert into Employee(ID, First_Name, Last_Name, Start_Date, End_Date, Salary, City, Description)
2 values("08","James", "Cat", to_date("19960917","YYYYMMDD"), to_date("20020415","YYYYMMDD"), 1232.78,"Vancouver", "Tester")
3 /
1 row created. SQL> SQL> SQL> SQL> -- display data in the table SQL> select * from Employee
2 /
ID FIRST_NAME LAST_NAME START_DAT END_DATE SALARY CITY DESCRIPTION
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01 Jason Martin 25-JUL-96 25-JUL-06 1234.56 Toronto Programmer 02 Alison Mathews 21-MAR-76 21-FEB-86 6661.78 Vancouver Tester 03 James Smith 12-DEC-78 15-MAR-90 6544.78 Vancouver Tester 04 Celia Rice 24-OCT-82 21-APR-99 2344.78 Vancouver Manager 05 Robert Black 15-JAN-84 08-AUG-98 2334.78 Vancouver Tester 06 Linda Green 30-JUL-87 04-JAN-96 4322.78 New York Tester 07 David Larry 31-DEC-90 12-FEB-98 7897.78 New York Manager 08 James Cat 17-SEP-96 15-APR-02 1232.78 Vancouver Tester 8 rows selected. SQL> SQL> SQL> --When you use MIN and MAX with character data, Oracle retrieves the lowest or highest value SQL> --alphabetically (that is, closest to "a" and closest to "z"). SQL> SQL> SQL> SELECT MAX(Last_Name) AS "Closest to Z" FROM Employee; Closest to
Smith SQL> SQL> SQL> -- clean the table SQL> drop table Employee
2 /
Table dropped. SQL> SQL> SQL>
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Max with null value
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SQL> SQL> SQL> CREATE TABLE EMP
2 (EMPNO NUMBER(4) NOT NULL, 3 ENAME VARCHAR2(10), 4 JOB VARCHAR2(9), 5 MGR NUMBER(4), 6 HIREDATE DATE, 7 SAL NUMBER(7, 2), 8 COMM NUMBER(7, 2), 9 DEPTNO NUMBER(2) 10 );
Table created. SQL> SQL> INSERT INTO EMP VALUES (7369, "SMITH", "CLERK", 7902,TO_DATE("17-DEC-1980", "DD-MON-YYYY"), 800, NULL, 20); 1 row created. SQL> INSERT INTO EMP VALUES (7499, "ALLEN", "SALESMAN", 7698,TO_DATE("20-FEB-1981", "DD-MON-YYYY"), 1600, 300, 30); 1 row created. SQL> INSERT INTO EMP VALUES (7521, "WARD", "SALESMAN", 7698,TO_DATE("22-FEB-1981", "DD-MON-YYYY"), 1250, 500, 30); 1 row created. SQL> INSERT INTO EMP VALUES (7566, "JONES", "MANAGER", 7839,TO_DATE("2-APR-1981", "DD-MON-YYYY"), 2975, NULL, 20); 1 row created. SQL> INSERT INTO EMP VALUES (7654, "MARTIN", "SALESMAN", 7698,TO_DATE("28-SEP-1981", "DD-MON-YYYY"), 1250, 1400, 30); 1 row created. SQL> INSERT INTO EMP VALUES (7698, "BLAKE", "MANAGER", 7839,TO_DATE("1-MAY-1981", "DD-MON-YYYY"), 2850, NULL, 30); 1 row created. SQL> INSERT INTO EMP VALUES (7782, "CLARK", "MANAGER", 7839,TO_DATE("9-JUN-1981", "DD-MON-YYYY"), 2450, NULL, 10); 1 row created. SQL> INSERT INTO EMP VALUES (7788, "SCOTT", "ANALYST", 7566,TO_DATE("09-DEC-1982", "DD-MON-YYYY"), 3000, NULL, 20); 1 row created. SQL> INSERT INTO EMP VALUES (7839, "KING", "PRESIDENT", NULL,TO_DATE("17-NOV-1981", "DD-MON-YYYY"), 5000, NULL, 10); 1 row created. SQL> INSERT INTO EMP VALUES (7844, "TURNER", "SALESMAN", 7698,TO_DATE("8-SEP-1981", "DD-MON-YYYY"), 1500, 0, 30); 1 row created. SQL> INSERT INTO EMP VALUES (7876, "ADAMS", "CLERK", 7788,TO_DATE("12-JAN-1983", "DD-MON-YYYY"), 1100, NULL, 20); 1 row created. SQL> INSERT INTO EMP VALUES (7900, "JAMES", "CLERK", 7698,TO_DATE("3-DEC-1981", "DD-MON-YYYY"), 950, NULL, 30); 1 row created. SQL> INSERT INTO EMP VALUES (7902, "FORD", "ANALYST", 7566,TO_DATE("3-DEC-1981", "DD-MON-YYYY"), 3000, NULL, 20); 1 row created. SQL> INSERT INTO EMP VALUES (7934, "MILLER", "CLERK", 7782,TO_DATE("23-JAN-1982", "DD-MON-YYYY"), null, NULL, 10); 1 row created. SQL> SQL> select sal from emp;
SAL
800
1600
1250
2975
1250
2850
2450
3000
5000
1500
1100
950
3000
14 rows selected. SQL> SQL> select max( sal )from emp;
MAX(SAL)
5000
1 row selected. SQL> SQL> drop table emp; Table dropped. SQL> --
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Syntax: MAX ([DISTINCT]|[ALL] <expression>)
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SQL> CREATE TABLE cars
2 ( 3 MAKER VARCHAR (25), 4 MODEL VARCHAR (25), 5 PRICE NUMERIC 6 );
Table created. SQL> SQL> INSERT INTO CARS VALUES("CHRYSLER","CROSSFIRE",33620); 1 row created. SQL> INSERT INTO CARS VALUES("CHRYSLER","300M",29185); 1 row created. SQL> INSERT INTO CARS VALUES("HONDA","CIVIC",15610); 1 row created. SQL> INSERT INTO CARS VALUES("HONDA","ACCORD",19300); 1 row created. SQL> SQL> INSERT INTO CARS VALUES("FORD","MUSTANG",15610); 1 row created. SQL> INSERT INTO CARS VALUES("FORD","LATESTnGREATEST",NULL); 1 row created. SQL> INSERT INTO CARS VALUES("FORD","FOCUS",13005); 1 row created. SQL> SQL> SQL> SELECT
2 MAX(price) max_price 3 FROM cars;
MAX_PRICE
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SQL> SQL> SQL> drop table cars; Table dropped.
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Use MAX with dates, it gives you the most recent dates
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SQL> SQL> -- create demo table SQL> create table Employee(
2 ID VARCHAR2(4 BYTE) NOT NULL, 3 First_Name VARCHAR2(10 BYTE), 4 Last_Name VARCHAR2(10 BYTE), 5 Start_Date DATE, 6 End_Date DATE, 7 Salary Number(8,2), 8 City VARCHAR2(10 BYTE), 9 Description VARCHAR2(15 BYTE) 10 ) 11 /
Table created. SQL> SQL> -- prepare data SQL> insert into Employee(ID, First_Name, Last_Name, Start_Date, End_Date, Salary, City, Description)
2 values ("01","Jason", "Martin", to_date("19960725","YYYYMMDD"), to_date("20060725","YYYYMMDD"), 1234.56, "Toronto", "Programmer")
3 /
1 row created. SQL> insert into Employee(ID, First_Name, Last_Name, Start_Date, End_Date, Salary, City, Description)
2 values("02","Alison", "Mathews", to_date("19760321","YYYYMMDD"), to_date("19860221","YYYYMMDD"), 6661.78, "Vancouver","Tester")
3 /
1 row created. SQL> insert into Employee(ID, First_Name, Last_Name, Start_Date, End_Date, Salary, City, Description)
2 values("03","James", "Smith", to_date("19781212","YYYYMMDD"), to_date("19900315","YYYYMMDD"), 6544.78, "Vancouver","Tester")
3 /
1 row created. SQL> insert into Employee(ID, First_Name, Last_Name, Start_Date, End_Date, Salary, City, Description)
2 values("04","Celia", "Rice", to_date("19821024","YYYYMMDD"), to_date("19990421","YYYYMMDD"), 2344.78, "Vancouver","Manager")
3 /
1 row created. SQL> insert into Employee(ID, First_Name, Last_Name, Start_Date, End_Date, Salary, City, Description)
2 values("05","Robert", "Black", to_date("19840115","YYYYMMDD"), to_date("19980808","YYYYMMDD"), 2334.78, "Vancouver","Tester")
3 /
1 row created. SQL> insert into Employee(ID, First_Name, Last_Name, Start_Date, End_Date, Salary, City, Description)
2 values("06","Linda", "Green", to_date("19870730","YYYYMMDD"), to_date("19960104","YYYYMMDD"), 4322.78,"New York", "Tester")
3 /
1 row created. SQL> insert into Employee(ID, First_Name, Last_Name, Start_Date, End_Date, Salary, City, Description)
2 values("07","David", "Larry", to_date("19901231","YYYYMMDD"), to_date("19980212","YYYYMMDD"), 7897.78,"New York", "Manager")
3 /
1 row created. SQL> insert into Employee(ID, First_Name, Last_Name, Start_Date, End_Date, Salary, City, Description)
2 values("08","James", "Cat", to_date("19960917","YYYYMMDD"), to_date("20020415","YYYYMMDD"), 1232.78,"Vancouver", "Tester")
3 /
1 row created. SQL> SQL> SQL> SQL> -- display data in the table SQL> select * from Employee
2 /
ID FIRST_NAME LAST_NAME START_DAT END_DATE SALARY CITY DESCRIPTION
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01 Jason Martin 25-JUL-96 25-JUL-06 1234.56 Toronto Programmer 02 Alison Mathews 21-MAR-76 21-FEB-86 6661.78 Vancouver Tester 03 James Smith 12-DEC-78 15-MAR-90 6544.78 Vancouver Tester 04 Celia Rice 24-OCT-82 21-APR-99 2344.78 Vancouver Manager 05 Robert Black 15-JAN-84 08-AUG-98 2334.78 Vancouver Tester 06 Linda Green 30-JUL-87 04-JAN-96 4322.78 New York Tester 07 David Larry 31-DEC-90 12-FEB-98 7897.78 New York Manager 08 James Cat 17-SEP-96 15-APR-02 1232.78 Vancouver Tester 8 rows selected. SQL> SQL> SQL> SQL> SQL> SQL> SQL> SQL> --Use MAX with dates, it gives you the most recent dates. SQL> SQL> SELECT MAX(Start_Date) AS Latest FROM Employee; LATEST
17-SEP-96 SQL> SQL> SQL> -- clean the table SQL> drop table Employee
2 /
Table dropped. SQL> SQL>
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Who have the max value
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SQL> SQL> create table gift(
2 gift_id integer primary key 3 ,emp_id integer 4 ,register_date date not null 5 ,total_price number(7,2) 6 ,deliver_date date 7 ,deliver_time varchar2(7) 8 ,payment varchar2(2) 9 ,emp_no number(3,0) 10 ,deliver_name varchar2(35) 11 ,message varchar2(100) 12 );
Table created. SQL> SQL> insert into gift(gift_id,emp_id,register_date,total_price,deliver_date,deliver_time,payment,emp_no,deliver_name,message)values
2 (1,1,"14-Feb-1999", 123.12, "14-Feb-1999", "12 noon", "CA",1, null, "Happy Birthday to you");
1 row created. SQL> insert into gift(gift_id ,emp_id ,register_date ,total_price ,deliver_date ,deliver_time ,payment ,emp_no,deliver_name ,message)values
2 (2,1,"14-Feb-1999", 50.98, "14-feb-1999", "1 pm", "CA",7, "name1", "Happy Birthday");
1 row created. SQL> insert into gift(gift_id ,emp_id ,register_date ,total_price ,deliver_date ,deliver_time,payment ,emp_no,deliver_name ,message )values
2 (3, 2,"14-Feb-1999", 35.99, "14-feb-1999", "1 pm", "VS",2, "Tom", "Happy Birthday");
1 row created. SQL> insert into gift(gift_id ,emp_id ,register_date ,total_price ,deliver_date ,deliver_time,payment ,emp_no,deliver_name ,message )values
2 (4, 2,"14-Feb-1999", 19.95, "14-feb-1999", "5 pm", "CA",2, "Mary", "Happy Birthday");
1 row created. SQL> insert into gift(gift_id ,emp_id ,register_date ,total_price ,deliver_date ,deliver_time,payment ,emp_no,deliver_name ,message)values
2 (5, 6,"4-mar-1999", 10.95, "5-mar-1999", "4:30 pm", "VS", 2, "Jack", "Happy Birthday");
1 row created. SQL> SQL> select gift_id, total_price
2 from gift 3 where total_price = 4 (select max(total_price) from gift); GIFT_ID TOTAL_PRICE
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1 123.12
SQL> SQL> drop table gift; Table dropped.
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