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&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Новая страница&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div&gt;==Example using the MIN function with group by clause==&lt;br /&gt;
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SQL&amp;gt; CREATE TABLE EMP (EMPNO NUMBER(4) NOT NULL,&lt;br /&gt;
  2                    ENAME VARCHAR2(10),&lt;br /&gt;
  3                    JOB VARCHAR2(9),&lt;br /&gt;
  4                    MGR NUMBER(4),&lt;br /&gt;
  5                    HIREDATE DATE,&lt;br /&gt;
  6                    SAL NUMBER(7, 2),&lt;br /&gt;
  7                    COMM NUMBER(7, 2),&lt;br /&gt;
  8                    DEPTNO NUMBER(2));&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; INSERT INTO EMP VALUES (7369, &amp;quot;SMITH&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;CLERK&amp;quot;,    7902, TO_DATE(&amp;quot;17-DEC-1980&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;DD-MON-YYYY&amp;quot;), 800, NULL, 20);&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; INSERT INTO EMP VALUES (7499, &amp;quot;ALLEN&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;SALESMAN&amp;quot;, 7698, TO_DATE(&amp;quot;20-FEB-1981&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;DD-MON-YYYY&amp;quot;), 1600, 300, 30);&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; INSERT INTO EMP VALUES (7521, &amp;quot;WARD&amp;quot;,  &amp;quot;SALESMAN&amp;quot;, 7698, TO_DATE(&amp;quot;22-FEB-1981&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;DD-MON-YYYY&amp;quot;), 1250, 500, 30);&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; INSERT INTO EMP VALUES (7566, &amp;quot;JONES&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;MANAGER&amp;quot;,  7839, TO_DATE(&amp;quot;2-APR-1981&amp;quot;,  &amp;quot;DD-MON-YYYY&amp;quot;), 2975, NULL, 20);&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; INSERT INTO EMP VALUES (7654, &amp;quot;MARTIN&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;SALESMAN&amp;quot;, 7698,TO_DATE(&amp;quot;28-SEP-1981&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;DD-MON-YYYY&amp;quot;), 1250, 1400, 30);&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; INSERT INTO EMP VALUES (7698, &amp;quot;BLAKE&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;MANAGER&amp;quot;, 7839,TO_DATE(&amp;quot;1-MAY-1981&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;DD-MON-YYYY&amp;quot;), 2850, NULL, 30);&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; INSERT INTO EMP VALUES (7782, &amp;quot;CLARK&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;MANAGER&amp;quot;, 7839,TO_DATE(&amp;quot;9-JUN-1981&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;DD-MON-YYYY&amp;quot;), 2450, NULL, 10);&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; INSERT INTO EMP VALUES (7788, &amp;quot;SCOTT&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;ANALYST&amp;quot;, 7566,TO_DATE(&amp;quot;09-DEC-1982&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;DD-MON-YYYY&amp;quot;), 3000, NULL, 20);&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; INSERT INTO EMP VALUES (7839, &amp;quot;KING&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;PRESIDENT&amp;quot;, NULL,TO_DATE(&amp;quot;17-NOV-1981&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;DD-MON-YYYY&amp;quot;), 5000, NULL, 10);&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; INSERT INTO EMP VALUES (7844, &amp;quot;TURNER&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;SALESMAN&amp;quot;, 7698,TO_DATE(&amp;quot;8-SEP-1981&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;DD-MON-YYYY&amp;quot;), 1500, 0, 30);&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; INSERT INTO EMP VALUES (7876, &amp;quot;ADAMS&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;CLERK&amp;quot;, 7788,TO_DATE(&amp;quot;12-JAN-1983&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;DD-MON-YYYY&amp;quot;), 1100, NULL, 20);&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; INSERT INTO EMP VALUES (7900, &amp;quot;JAMES&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;CLERK&amp;quot;, 7698,TO_DATE(&amp;quot;3-DEC-1981&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;DD-MON-YYYY&amp;quot;), 950, NULL, 30);&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; INSERT INTO EMP VALUES (7902, &amp;quot;FORD&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;ANALYST&amp;quot;, 7566,TO_DATE(&amp;quot;3-DEC-1981&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;DD-MON-YYYY&amp;quot;), 3000, NULL, 20);&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; INSERT INTO EMP VALUES (7934, &amp;quot;MILLER&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;CLERK&amp;quot;, 7782,TO_DATE(&amp;quot;23-JAN-1982&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;DD-MON-YYYY&amp;quot;), 1300, NULL, 10);&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; select * from emp;&lt;br /&gt;
     EMPNO ENAME      JOB              MGR HIREDATE         SAL       COMM     DEPTNO&lt;br /&gt;
---------- ---------- --------- ---------- --------- ---------- ---------- ----------&lt;br /&gt;
      7369 SMITH      CLERK           7902 17-DEC-80        800                    20&lt;br /&gt;
      7499 ALLEN      SALESMAN        7698 20-FEB-81       1600        300         30&lt;br /&gt;
      7521 WARD       SALESMAN        7698 22-FEB-81       1250        500         30&lt;br /&gt;
      7566 JONES      MANAGER         7839 02-APR-81       2975                    20&lt;br /&gt;
      7654 MARTIN     SALESMAN        7698 28-SEP-81       1250       1400         30&lt;br /&gt;
      7698 BLAKE      MANAGER         7839 01-MAY-81       2850                    30&lt;br /&gt;
      7782 CLARK      MANAGER         7839 09-JUN-81       2450                    10&lt;br /&gt;
      7788 SCOTT      ANALYST         7566 09-DEC-82       3000                    20&lt;br /&gt;
      7839 KING       PRESIDENT            17-NOV-81       5000                    10&lt;br /&gt;
      7844 TURNER     SALESMAN        7698 08-SEP-81       1500          0         30&lt;br /&gt;
      7876 ADAMS      CLERK           7788 12-JAN-83       1100                    20&lt;br /&gt;
     EMPNO ENAME      JOB              MGR HIREDATE         SAL       COMM     DEPTNO&lt;br /&gt;
---------- ---------- --------- ---------- --------- ---------- ---------- ----------&lt;br /&gt;
      7900 JAMES      CLERK           7698 03-DEC-81        950                    30&lt;br /&gt;
      7902 FORD       ANALYST         7566 03-DEC-81       3000                    20&lt;br /&gt;
      7934 MILLER     CLERK           7782 23-JAN-82       1300                    10&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; -- Example using the MIN function&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; SELECT job, MIN(sal) as &amp;quot;Lowest salary&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
  2      FROM emp&lt;br /&gt;
  3      GROUP BY job;&lt;br /&gt;
JOB       Lowest salary&lt;br /&gt;
--------- -------------&lt;br /&gt;
CLERK               800&lt;br /&gt;
SALESMAN           1250&lt;br /&gt;
PRESIDENT          5000&lt;br /&gt;
MANAGER            2450&lt;br /&gt;
ANALYST            3000&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; drop table emp;&lt;br /&gt;
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== Example using the MIN function with having clause==&lt;br /&gt;
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  &amp;lt;!-- start source code --&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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    &amp;lt;source lang=&amp;quot;sql&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; CREATE TABLE EMP (EMPNO NUMBER(4) NOT NULL,&lt;br /&gt;
  2                    ENAME VARCHAR2(10),&lt;br /&gt;
  3                    JOB VARCHAR2(9),&lt;br /&gt;
  4                    MGR NUMBER(4),&lt;br /&gt;
  5                    HIREDATE DATE,&lt;br /&gt;
  6                    SAL NUMBER(7, 2),&lt;br /&gt;
  7                    COMM NUMBER(7, 2),&lt;br /&gt;
  8                    DEPTNO NUMBER(2));&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; INSERT INTO EMP VALUES (7369, &amp;quot;SMITH&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;CLERK&amp;quot;,    7902, TO_DATE(&amp;quot;17-DEC-1980&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;DD-MON-YYYY&amp;quot;), 800, NULL, 20);&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; INSERT INTO EMP VALUES (7499, &amp;quot;ALLEN&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;SALESMAN&amp;quot;, 7698, TO_DATE(&amp;quot;20-FEB-1981&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;DD-MON-YYYY&amp;quot;), 1600, 300, 30);&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; INSERT INTO EMP VALUES (7521, &amp;quot;WARD&amp;quot;,  &amp;quot;SALESMAN&amp;quot;, 7698, TO_DATE(&amp;quot;22-FEB-1981&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;DD-MON-YYYY&amp;quot;), 1250, 500, 30);&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; INSERT INTO EMP VALUES (7566, &amp;quot;JONES&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;MANAGER&amp;quot;,  7839, TO_DATE(&amp;quot;2-APR-1981&amp;quot;,  &amp;quot;DD-MON-YYYY&amp;quot;), 2975, NULL, 20);&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; INSERT INTO EMP VALUES (7654, &amp;quot;MARTIN&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;SALESMAN&amp;quot;, 7698,TO_DATE(&amp;quot;28-SEP-1981&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;DD-MON-YYYY&amp;quot;), 1250, 1400, 30);&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; INSERT INTO EMP VALUES (7698, &amp;quot;BLAKE&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;MANAGER&amp;quot;, 7839,TO_DATE(&amp;quot;1-MAY-1981&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;DD-MON-YYYY&amp;quot;), 2850, NULL, 30);&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; INSERT INTO EMP VALUES (7782, &amp;quot;CLARK&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;MANAGER&amp;quot;, 7839,TO_DATE(&amp;quot;9-JUN-1981&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;DD-MON-YYYY&amp;quot;), 2450, NULL, 10);&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; INSERT INTO EMP VALUES (7788, &amp;quot;SCOTT&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;ANALYST&amp;quot;, 7566,TO_DATE(&amp;quot;09-DEC-1982&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;DD-MON-YYYY&amp;quot;), 3000, NULL, 20);&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; INSERT INTO EMP VALUES (7839, &amp;quot;KING&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;PRESIDENT&amp;quot;, NULL,TO_DATE(&amp;quot;17-NOV-1981&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;DD-MON-YYYY&amp;quot;), 5000, NULL, 10);&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; INSERT INTO EMP VALUES (7844, &amp;quot;TURNER&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;SALESMAN&amp;quot;, 7698,TO_DATE(&amp;quot;8-SEP-1981&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;DD-MON-YYYY&amp;quot;), 1500, 0, 30);&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; INSERT INTO EMP VALUES (7876, &amp;quot;ADAMS&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;CLERK&amp;quot;, 7788,TO_DATE(&amp;quot;12-JAN-1983&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;DD-MON-YYYY&amp;quot;), 1100, NULL, 20);&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; INSERT INTO EMP VALUES (7900, &amp;quot;JAMES&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;CLERK&amp;quot;, 7698,TO_DATE(&amp;quot;3-DEC-1981&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;DD-MON-YYYY&amp;quot;), 950, NULL, 30);&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; INSERT INTO EMP VALUES (7902, &amp;quot;FORD&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;ANALYST&amp;quot;, 7566,TO_DATE(&amp;quot;3-DEC-1981&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;DD-MON-YYYY&amp;quot;), 3000, NULL, 20);&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; INSERT INTO EMP VALUES (7934, &amp;quot;MILLER&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;CLERK&amp;quot;, 7782,TO_DATE(&amp;quot;23-JAN-1982&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;DD-MON-YYYY&amp;quot;), 1300, NULL, 10);&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; select * from emp;&lt;br /&gt;
     EMPNO ENAME      JOB              MGR HIREDATE         SAL       COMM     DEPTNO&lt;br /&gt;
---------- ---------- --------- ---------- --------- ---------- ---------- ----------&lt;br /&gt;
      7369 SMITH      CLERK           7902 17-DEC-80        800                    20&lt;br /&gt;
      7499 ALLEN      SALESMAN        7698 20-FEB-81       1600        300         30&lt;br /&gt;
      7521 WARD       SALESMAN        7698 22-FEB-81       1250        500         30&lt;br /&gt;
      7566 JONES      MANAGER         7839 02-APR-81       2975                    20&lt;br /&gt;
      7654 MARTIN     SALESMAN        7698 28-SEP-81       1250       1400         30&lt;br /&gt;
      7698 BLAKE      MANAGER         7839 01-MAY-81       2850                    30&lt;br /&gt;
      7782 CLARK      MANAGER         7839 09-JUN-81       2450                    10&lt;br /&gt;
      7788 SCOTT      ANALYST         7566 09-DEC-82       3000                    20&lt;br /&gt;
      7839 KING       PRESIDENT            17-NOV-81       5000                    10&lt;br /&gt;
      7844 TURNER     SALESMAN        7698 08-SEP-81       1500          0         30&lt;br /&gt;
      7876 ADAMS      CLERK           7788 12-JAN-83       1100                    20&lt;br /&gt;
     EMPNO ENAME      JOB              MGR HIREDATE         SAL       COMM     DEPTNO&lt;br /&gt;
---------- ---------- --------- ---------- --------- ---------- ---------- ----------&lt;br /&gt;
      7900 JAMES      CLERK           7698 03-DEC-81        950                    30&lt;br /&gt;
      7902 FORD       ANALYST         7566 03-DEC-81       3000                    20&lt;br /&gt;
      7934 MILLER     CLERK           7782 23-JAN-82       1300                    10&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; -- Example using the MIN function&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;     SELECT job, MIN(sal) as &amp;quot;Lowest salary&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
  2      FROM emp&lt;br /&gt;
  3      GROUP BY job&lt;br /&gt;
  4      HAVING MIN(sal) &amp;lt; 35000;&lt;br /&gt;
JOB       Lowest salary&lt;br /&gt;
--------- -------------&lt;br /&gt;
CLERK               800&lt;br /&gt;
SALESMAN           1250&lt;br /&gt;
PRESIDENT          5000&lt;br /&gt;
MANAGER            2450&lt;br /&gt;
ANALYST            3000&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; drop table emp;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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       &amp;lt;/source&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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==MIN: return the lowest values in a column, ignores NULLs==&lt;br /&gt;
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  &amp;lt;!-- start source code --&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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    &amp;lt;source lang=&amp;quot;sql&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; -- create demo table&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; create table Employee(&lt;br /&gt;
  2    ID                 VARCHAR2(4 BYTE)         NOT NULL,&lt;br /&gt;
  3    First_Name         VARCHAR2(10 BYTE),&lt;br /&gt;
  4    Last_Name          VARCHAR2(10 BYTE),&lt;br /&gt;
  5    Start_Date         DATE,&lt;br /&gt;
  6    End_Date           DATE,&lt;br /&gt;
  7    Salary             Number(8,2),&lt;br /&gt;
  8    City               VARCHAR2(10 BYTE),&lt;br /&gt;
  9    Description        VARCHAR2(15 BYTE)&lt;br /&gt;
 10  )&lt;br /&gt;
 11  /&lt;br /&gt;
Table created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; -- prepare data&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; insert into Employee(ID,  First_Name, Last_Name, Start_Date,                     End_Date,                       Salary,  City,       Description)&lt;br /&gt;
  2               values (&amp;quot;01&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;Jason&amp;quot;,    &amp;quot;Martin&amp;quot;,  to_date(&amp;quot;19960725&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;YYYYMMDD&amp;quot;), to_date(&amp;quot;20060725&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;YYYYMMDD&amp;quot;), 1234.56, &amp;quot;Toronto&amp;quot;,  &amp;quot;Programmer&amp;quot;)&lt;br /&gt;
  3  /&lt;br /&gt;
1 row created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; insert into Employee(ID,  First_Name, Last_Name, Start_Date,                     End_Date,                       Salary,  City,       Description)&lt;br /&gt;
  2                values(&amp;quot;02&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;Alison&amp;quot;,   &amp;quot;Mathews&amp;quot;, to_date(&amp;quot;19760321&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;YYYYMMDD&amp;quot;), to_date(&amp;quot;19860221&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;YYYYMMDD&amp;quot;), 6661.78, &amp;quot;Vancouver&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;Tester&amp;quot;)&lt;br /&gt;
  3  /&lt;br /&gt;
1 row created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; insert into Employee(ID,  First_Name, Last_Name, Start_Date,                     End_Date,                       Salary,  City,       Description)&lt;br /&gt;
  2                values(&amp;quot;03&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;James&amp;quot;,    &amp;quot;Smith&amp;quot;,   to_date(&amp;quot;19781212&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;YYYYMMDD&amp;quot;), to_date(&amp;quot;19900315&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;YYYYMMDD&amp;quot;), 6544.78, &amp;quot;Vancouver&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;Tester&amp;quot;)&lt;br /&gt;
  3  /&lt;br /&gt;
1 row created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; insert into Employee(ID,  First_Name, Last_Name, Start_Date,                     End_Date,                       Salary,  City,       Description)&lt;br /&gt;
  2                values(&amp;quot;04&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;Celia&amp;quot;,    &amp;quot;Rice&amp;quot;,    to_date(&amp;quot;19821024&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;YYYYMMDD&amp;quot;), to_date(&amp;quot;19990421&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;YYYYMMDD&amp;quot;), 2344.78, &amp;quot;Vancouver&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;Manager&amp;quot;)&lt;br /&gt;
  3  /&lt;br /&gt;
1 row created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; insert into Employee(ID,  First_Name, Last_Name, Start_Date,                     End_Date,                       Salary,  City,       Description)&lt;br /&gt;
  2                values(&amp;quot;05&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;Robert&amp;quot;,   &amp;quot;Black&amp;quot;,   to_date(&amp;quot;19840115&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;YYYYMMDD&amp;quot;), to_date(&amp;quot;19980808&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;YYYYMMDD&amp;quot;), 2334.78, &amp;quot;Vancouver&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;Tester&amp;quot;)&lt;br /&gt;
  3  /&lt;br /&gt;
1 row created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; insert into Employee(ID,  First_Name, Last_Name, Start_Date,                     End_Date,                       Salary, City,        Description)&lt;br /&gt;
  2                values(&amp;quot;06&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;Linda&amp;quot;,    &amp;quot;Green&amp;quot;,   to_date(&amp;quot;19870730&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;YYYYMMDD&amp;quot;), to_date(&amp;quot;19960104&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;YYYYMMDD&amp;quot;), 4322.78,&amp;quot;New York&amp;quot;,  &amp;quot;Tester&amp;quot;)&lt;br /&gt;
  3  /&lt;br /&gt;
1 row created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; insert into Employee(ID,  First_Name, Last_Name, Start_Date,                     End_Date,                       Salary, City,        Description)&lt;br /&gt;
  2                values(&amp;quot;07&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;David&amp;quot;,    &amp;quot;Larry&amp;quot;,   to_date(&amp;quot;19901231&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;YYYYMMDD&amp;quot;), to_date(&amp;quot;19980212&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;YYYYMMDD&amp;quot;), 7897.78,&amp;quot;New York&amp;quot;,  &amp;quot;Manager&amp;quot;)&lt;br /&gt;
  3  /&lt;br /&gt;
1 row created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; insert into Employee(ID,  First_Name, Last_Name, Start_Date,                     End_Date,                       Salary, City,        Description)&lt;br /&gt;
  2                values(&amp;quot;08&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;James&amp;quot;,    &amp;quot;Cat&amp;quot;,     to_date(&amp;quot;19960917&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;YYYYMMDD&amp;quot;), to_date(&amp;quot;20020415&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;YYYYMMDD&amp;quot;), 1232.78,&amp;quot;Vancouver&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;Tester&amp;quot;)&lt;br /&gt;
  3  /&lt;br /&gt;
1 row created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; -- display data in the table&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; select * from Employee&lt;br /&gt;
  2  /&lt;br /&gt;
ID   FIRST_NAME LAST_NAME  START_DAT END_DATE      SALARY CITY       DESCRIPTION&lt;br /&gt;
---- ---------- ---------- --------- --------- ---------- ---------- ---------------&lt;br /&gt;
01   Jason      Martin     25-JUL-96 25-JUL-06    1234.56 Toronto    Programmer&lt;br /&gt;
02   Alison     Mathews    21-MAR-76 21-FEB-86    6661.78 Vancouver  Tester&lt;br /&gt;
03   James      Smith      12-DEC-78 15-MAR-90    6544.78 Vancouver  Tester&lt;br /&gt;
04   Celia      Rice       24-OCT-82 21-APR-99    2344.78 Vancouver  Manager&lt;br /&gt;
05   Robert     Black      15-JAN-84 08-AUG-98    2334.78 Vancouver  Tester&lt;br /&gt;
06   Linda      Green      30-JUL-87 04-JAN-96    4322.78 New York   Tester&lt;br /&gt;
07   David      Larry      31-DEC-90 12-FEB-98    7897.78 New York   Manager&lt;br /&gt;
08   James      Cat        17-SEP-96 15-APR-02    1232.78 Vancouver  Tester&lt;br /&gt;
8 rows selected.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; -- MIN: return the lowest values in a column&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; -- The MIN function also ignores NULLs&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; SELECT MIN(Salary) AS LOWEST FROM Employee;&lt;br /&gt;
    LOWEST&lt;br /&gt;
----------&lt;br /&gt;
   1232.78&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; -- clean the table&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; drop table Employee&lt;br /&gt;
  2  /&lt;br /&gt;
Table dropped.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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==MIN with character data, retrieves the lowest value alphabetically (that is, closest to &amp;quot;a&amp;quot;)==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
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   &lt;br /&gt;
  &amp;lt;!-- start source code --&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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    &amp;lt;source lang=&amp;quot;sql&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; -- create demo table&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; create table Employee(&lt;br /&gt;
  2    ID                 VARCHAR2(4 BYTE)         NOT NULL,&lt;br /&gt;
  3    First_Name         VARCHAR2(10 BYTE),&lt;br /&gt;
  4    Last_Name          VARCHAR2(10 BYTE),&lt;br /&gt;
  5    Start_Date         DATE,&lt;br /&gt;
  6    End_Date           DATE,&lt;br /&gt;
  7    Salary             Number(8,2),&lt;br /&gt;
  8    City               VARCHAR2(10 BYTE),&lt;br /&gt;
  9    Description        VARCHAR2(15 BYTE)&lt;br /&gt;
 10  )&lt;br /&gt;
 11  /&lt;br /&gt;
Table created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; -- prepare data&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; insert into Employee(ID,  First_Name, Last_Name, Start_Date,                     End_Date,                       Salary,  City,       Description)&lt;br /&gt;
  2               values (&amp;quot;01&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;Jason&amp;quot;,    &amp;quot;Martin&amp;quot;,  to_date(&amp;quot;19960725&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;YYYYMMDD&amp;quot;), to_date(&amp;quot;20060725&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;YYYYMMDD&amp;quot;), 1234.56, &amp;quot;Toronto&amp;quot;,  &amp;quot;Programmer&amp;quot;)&lt;br /&gt;
  3  /&lt;br /&gt;
1 row created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; insert into Employee(ID,  First_Name, Last_Name, Start_Date,                     End_Date,                       Salary,  City,       Description)&lt;br /&gt;
  2                values(&amp;quot;02&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;Alison&amp;quot;,   &amp;quot;Mathews&amp;quot;, to_date(&amp;quot;19760321&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;YYYYMMDD&amp;quot;), to_date(&amp;quot;19860221&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;YYYYMMDD&amp;quot;), 6661.78, &amp;quot;Vancouver&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;Tester&amp;quot;)&lt;br /&gt;
  3  /&lt;br /&gt;
1 row created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; insert into Employee(ID,  First_Name, Last_Name, Start_Date,                     End_Date,                       Salary,  City,       Description)&lt;br /&gt;
  2                values(&amp;quot;03&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;James&amp;quot;,    &amp;quot;Smith&amp;quot;,   to_date(&amp;quot;19781212&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;YYYYMMDD&amp;quot;), to_date(&amp;quot;19900315&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;YYYYMMDD&amp;quot;), 6544.78, &amp;quot;Vancouver&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;Tester&amp;quot;)&lt;br /&gt;
  3  /&lt;br /&gt;
1 row created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; insert into Employee(ID,  First_Name, Last_Name, Start_Date,                     End_Date,                       Salary,  City,       Description)&lt;br /&gt;
  2                values(&amp;quot;04&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;Celia&amp;quot;,    &amp;quot;Rice&amp;quot;,    to_date(&amp;quot;19821024&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;YYYYMMDD&amp;quot;), to_date(&amp;quot;19990421&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;YYYYMMDD&amp;quot;), 2344.78, &amp;quot;Vancouver&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;Manager&amp;quot;)&lt;br /&gt;
  3  /&lt;br /&gt;
1 row created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; insert into Employee(ID,  First_Name, Last_Name, Start_Date,                     End_Date,                       Salary,  City,       Description)&lt;br /&gt;
  2                values(&amp;quot;05&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;Robert&amp;quot;,   &amp;quot;Black&amp;quot;,   to_date(&amp;quot;19840115&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;YYYYMMDD&amp;quot;), to_date(&amp;quot;19980808&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;YYYYMMDD&amp;quot;), 2334.78, &amp;quot;Vancouver&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;Tester&amp;quot;)&lt;br /&gt;
  3  /&lt;br /&gt;
1 row created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; insert into Employee(ID,  First_Name, Last_Name, Start_Date,                     End_Date,                       Salary, City,        Description)&lt;br /&gt;
  2                values(&amp;quot;06&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;Linda&amp;quot;,    &amp;quot;Green&amp;quot;,   to_date(&amp;quot;19870730&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;YYYYMMDD&amp;quot;), to_date(&amp;quot;19960104&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;YYYYMMDD&amp;quot;), 4322.78,&amp;quot;New York&amp;quot;,  &amp;quot;Tester&amp;quot;)&lt;br /&gt;
  3  /&lt;br /&gt;
1 row created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; insert into Employee(ID,  First_Name, Last_Name, Start_Date,                     End_Date,                       Salary, City,        Description)&lt;br /&gt;
  2                values(&amp;quot;07&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;David&amp;quot;,    &amp;quot;Larry&amp;quot;,   to_date(&amp;quot;19901231&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;YYYYMMDD&amp;quot;), to_date(&amp;quot;19980212&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;YYYYMMDD&amp;quot;), 7897.78,&amp;quot;New York&amp;quot;,  &amp;quot;Manager&amp;quot;)&lt;br /&gt;
  3  /&lt;br /&gt;
1 row created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; insert into Employee(ID,  First_Name, Last_Name, Start_Date,                     End_Date,                       Salary, City,        Description)&lt;br /&gt;
  2                values(&amp;quot;08&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;James&amp;quot;,    &amp;quot;Cat&amp;quot;,     to_date(&amp;quot;19960917&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;YYYYMMDD&amp;quot;), to_date(&amp;quot;20020415&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;YYYYMMDD&amp;quot;), 1232.78,&amp;quot;Vancouver&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;Tester&amp;quot;)&lt;br /&gt;
  3  /&lt;br /&gt;
1 row created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; -- display data in the table&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; select * from Employee&lt;br /&gt;
  2  /&lt;br /&gt;
ID   FIRST_NAME LAST_NAME  START_DAT END_DATE      SALARY CITY       DESCRIPTION&lt;br /&gt;
---- ---------- ---------- --------- --------- ---------- ---------- ---------------&lt;br /&gt;
01   Jason      Martin     25-JUL-96 25-JUL-06    1234.56 Toronto    Programmer&lt;br /&gt;
02   Alison     Mathews    21-MAR-76 21-FEB-86    6661.78 Vancouver  Tester&lt;br /&gt;
03   James      Smith      12-DEC-78 15-MAR-90    6544.78 Vancouver  Tester&lt;br /&gt;
04   Celia      Rice       24-OCT-82 21-APR-99    2344.78 Vancouver  Manager&lt;br /&gt;
05   Robert     Black      15-JAN-84 08-AUG-98    2334.78 Vancouver  Tester&lt;br /&gt;
06   Linda      Green      30-JUL-87 04-JAN-96    4322.78 New York   Tester&lt;br /&gt;
07   David      Larry      31-DEC-90 12-FEB-98    7897.78 New York   Manager&lt;br /&gt;
08   James      Cat        17-SEP-96 15-APR-02    1232.78 Vancouver  Tester&lt;br /&gt;
8 rows selected.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; --When you use MIN and MAX with character data, Oracle retrieves the lowest or highest value&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; --alphabetically (that is, closest to &amp;quot;a&amp;quot; and closest to &amp;quot;z&amp;quot;).&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; SELECT MIN(Last_Name) AS &amp;quot;Closest to A&amp;quot; FROM Employee;&lt;br /&gt;
Closest to&lt;br /&gt;
----------&lt;br /&gt;
Black&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; -- clean the table&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; drop table Employee&lt;br /&gt;
  2  /&lt;br /&gt;
Table dropped.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
           &lt;br /&gt;
       &amp;lt;/source&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
    &lt;br /&gt;
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==MIN with dates, it gives you the oldest dates==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
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   &lt;br /&gt;
  &amp;lt;!-- start source code --&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
   &lt;br /&gt;
    &amp;lt;source lang=&amp;quot;sql&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; -- create demo table&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; create table Employee(&lt;br /&gt;
  2    ID                 VARCHAR2(4 BYTE)         NOT NULL,&lt;br /&gt;
  3    First_Name         VARCHAR2(10 BYTE),&lt;br /&gt;
  4    Last_Name          VARCHAR2(10 BYTE),&lt;br /&gt;
  5    Start_Date         DATE,&lt;br /&gt;
  6    End_Date           DATE,&lt;br /&gt;
  7    Salary             Number(8,2),&lt;br /&gt;
  8    City               VARCHAR2(10 BYTE),&lt;br /&gt;
  9    Description        VARCHAR2(15 BYTE)&lt;br /&gt;
 10  )&lt;br /&gt;
 11  /&lt;br /&gt;
Table created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; -- prepare data&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; insert into Employee(ID,  First_Name, Last_Name, Start_Date,                     End_Date,                       Salary,  City,       Description)&lt;br /&gt;
  2               values (&amp;quot;01&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;Jason&amp;quot;,    &amp;quot;Martin&amp;quot;,  to_date(&amp;quot;19960725&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;YYYYMMDD&amp;quot;), to_date(&amp;quot;20060725&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;YYYYMMDD&amp;quot;), 1234.56, &amp;quot;Toronto&amp;quot;,  &amp;quot;Programmer&amp;quot;)&lt;br /&gt;
  3  /&lt;br /&gt;
1 row created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; insert into Employee(ID,  First_Name, Last_Name, Start_Date,                     End_Date,                       Salary,  City,       Description)&lt;br /&gt;
  2                values(&amp;quot;02&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;Alison&amp;quot;,   &amp;quot;Mathews&amp;quot;, to_date(&amp;quot;19760321&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;YYYYMMDD&amp;quot;), to_date(&amp;quot;19860221&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;YYYYMMDD&amp;quot;), 6661.78, &amp;quot;Vancouver&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;Tester&amp;quot;)&lt;br /&gt;
  3  /&lt;br /&gt;
1 row created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; insert into Employee(ID,  First_Name, Last_Name, Start_Date,                     End_Date,                       Salary,  City,       Description)&lt;br /&gt;
  2                values(&amp;quot;03&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;James&amp;quot;,    &amp;quot;Smith&amp;quot;,   to_date(&amp;quot;19781212&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;YYYYMMDD&amp;quot;), to_date(&amp;quot;19900315&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;YYYYMMDD&amp;quot;), 6544.78, &amp;quot;Vancouver&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;Tester&amp;quot;)&lt;br /&gt;
  3  /&lt;br /&gt;
1 row created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; insert into Employee(ID,  First_Name, Last_Name, Start_Date,                     End_Date,                       Salary,  City,       Description)&lt;br /&gt;
  2                values(&amp;quot;04&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;Celia&amp;quot;,    &amp;quot;Rice&amp;quot;,    to_date(&amp;quot;19821024&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;YYYYMMDD&amp;quot;), to_date(&amp;quot;19990421&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;YYYYMMDD&amp;quot;), 2344.78, &amp;quot;Vancouver&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;Manager&amp;quot;)&lt;br /&gt;
  3  /&lt;br /&gt;
1 row created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; insert into Employee(ID,  First_Name, Last_Name, Start_Date,                     End_Date,                       Salary,  City,       Description)&lt;br /&gt;
  2                values(&amp;quot;05&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;Robert&amp;quot;,   &amp;quot;Black&amp;quot;,   to_date(&amp;quot;19840115&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;YYYYMMDD&amp;quot;), to_date(&amp;quot;19980808&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;YYYYMMDD&amp;quot;), 2334.78, &amp;quot;Vancouver&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;Tester&amp;quot;)&lt;br /&gt;
  3  /&lt;br /&gt;
1 row created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; insert into Employee(ID,  First_Name, Last_Name, Start_Date,                     End_Date,                       Salary, City,        Description)&lt;br /&gt;
  2                values(&amp;quot;06&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;Linda&amp;quot;,    &amp;quot;Green&amp;quot;,   to_date(&amp;quot;19870730&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;YYYYMMDD&amp;quot;), to_date(&amp;quot;19960104&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;YYYYMMDD&amp;quot;), 4322.78,&amp;quot;New York&amp;quot;,  &amp;quot;Tester&amp;quot;)&lt;br /&gt;
  3  /&lt;br /&gt;
1 row created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; insert into Employee(ID,  First_Name, Last_Name, Start_Date,                     End_Date,                       Salary, City,        Description)&lt;br /&gt;
  2                values(&amp;quot;07&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;David&amp;quot;,    &amp;quot;Larry&amp;quot;,   to_date(&amp;quot;19901231&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;YYYYMMDD&amp;quot;), to_date(&amp;quot;19980212&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;YYYYMMDD&amp;quot;), 7897.78,&amp;quot;New York&amp;quot;,  &amp;quot;Manager&amp;quot;)&lt;br /&gt;
  3  /&lt;br /&gt;
1 row created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; insert into Employee(ID,  First_Name, Last_Name, Start_Date,                     End_Date,                       Salary, City,        Description)&lt;br /&gt;
  2                values(&amp;quot;08&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;James&amp;quot;,    &amp;quot;Cat&amp;quot;,     to_date(&amp;quot;19960917&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;YYYYMMDD&amp;quot;), to_date(&amp;quot;20020415&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;YYYYMMDD&amp;quot;), 1232.78,&amp;quot;Vancouver&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;Tester&amp;quot;)&lt;br /&gt;
  3  /&lt;br /&gt;
1 row created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; -- display data in the table&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; select * from Employee&lt;br /&gt;
  2  /&lt;br /&gt;
ID   FIRST_NAME LAST_NAME  START_DAT END_DATE      SALARY CITY       DESCRIPTION&lt;br /&gt;
---- ---------- ---------- --------- --------- ---------- ---------- ---------------&lt;br /&gt;
01   Jason      Martin     25-JUL-96 25-JUL-06    1234.56 Toronto    Programmer&lt;br /&gt;
02   Alison     Mathews    21-MAR-76 21-FEB-86    6661.78 Vancouver  Tester&lt;br /&gt;
03   James      Smith      12-DEC-78 15-MAR-90    6544.78 Vancouver  Tester&lt;br /&gt;
04   Celia      Rice       24-OCT-82 21-APR-99    2344.78 Vancouver  Manager&lt;br /&gt;
05   Robert     Black      15-JAN-84 08-AUG-98    2334.78 Vancouver  Tester&lt;br /&gt;
06   Linda      Green      30-JUL-87 04-JAN-96    4322.78 New York   Tester&lt;br /&gt;
07   David      Larry      31-DEC-90 12-FEB-98    7897.78 New York   Manager&lt;br /&gt;
08   James      Cat        17-SEP-96 15-APR-02    1232.78 Vancouver  Tester&lt;br /&gt;
8 rows selected.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; --Use MIN with dates, it gives you the oldest dates.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; SELECT MIN(Start_Date) AS Earliest FROM Employee;&lt;br /&gt;
EARLIEST&lt;br /&gt;
---------&lt;br /&gt;
21-MAR-76&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; -- clean the table&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; drop table Employee&lt;br /&gt;
  2  /&lt;br /&gt;
Table dropped.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
           &lt;br /&gt;
       &amp;lt;/source&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
    &lt;br /&gt;
   &lt;br /&gt;
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==Min with null value==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
   &lt;br /&gt;
  &amp;lt;!-- start source code --&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
   &lt;br /&gt;
    &amp;lt;source lang=&amp;quot;sql&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
 &lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; CREATE TABLE EMP&lt;br /&gt;
  2  (EMPNO NUMBER(4) NOT NULL,&lt;br /&gt;
  3   ENAME VARCHAR2(10),&lt;br /&gt;
  4   JOB VARCHAR2(9),&lt;br /&gt;
  5   MGR NUMBER(4),&lt;br /&gt;
  6   HIREDATE DATE,&lt;br /&gt;
  7   SAL NUMBER(7, 2),&lt;br /&gt;
  8   COMM NUMBER(7, 2),&lt;br /&gt;
  9   DEPTNO NUMBER(2)&lt;br /&gt;
 10  );&lt;br /&gt;
Table created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; INSERT INTO EMP VALUES (7369, &amp;quot;SMITH&amp;quot;,  &amp;quot;CLERK&amp;quot;,     7902,TO_DATE(&amp;quot;17-DEC-1980&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;DD-MON-YYYY&amp;quot;),  800, NULL, 20);&lt;br /&gt;
1 row created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; INSERT INTO EMP VALUES (7499, &amp;quot;ALLEN&amp;quot;,  &amp;quot;SALESMAN&amp;quot;,  7698,TO_DATE(&amp;quot;20-FEB-1981&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;DD-MON-YYYY&amp;quot;), 1600,  300, 30);&lt;br /&gt;
1 row created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; INSERT INTO EMP VALUES (7521, &amp;quot;WARD&amp;quot;,   &amp;quot;SALESMAN&amp;quot;,  7698,TO_DATE(&amp;quot;22-FEB-1981&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;DD-MON-YYYY&amp;quot;), 1250,  500, 30);&lt;br /&gt;
1 row created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; INSERT INTO EMP VALUES (7566, &amp;quot;JONES&amp;quot;,  &amp;quot;MANAGER&amp;quot;,   7839,TO_DATE(&amp;quot;2-APR-1981&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;DD-MON-YYYY&amp;quot;),  2975, NULL, 20);&lt;br /&gt;
1 row created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; INSERT INTO EMP VALUES (7654, &amp;quot;MARTIN&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;SALESMAN&amp;quot;,  7698,TO_DATE(&amp;quot;28-SEP-1981&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;DD-MON-YYYY&amp;quot;), 1250, 1400, 30);&lt;br /&gt;
1 row created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; INSERT INTO EMP VALUES (7698, &amp;quot;BLAKE&amp;quot;,  &amp;quot;MANAGER&amp;quot;,   7839,TO_DATE(&amp;quot;1-MAY-1981&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;DD-MON-YYYY&amp;quot;),  2850, NULL, 30);&lt;br /&gt;
1 row created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; INSERT INTO EMP VALUES (7782, &amp;quot;CLARK&amp;quot;,  &amp;quot;MANAGER&amp;quot;,   7839,TO_DATE(&amp;quot;9-JUN-1981&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;DD-MON-YYYY&amp;quot;),  2450, NULL, 10);&lt;br /&gt;
1 row created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; INSERT INTO EMP VALUES (7788, &amp;quot;SCOTT&amp;quot;,  &amp;quot;ANALYST&amp;quot;,   7566,TO_DATE(&amp;quot;09-DEC-1982&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;DD-MON-YYYY&amp;quot;), 3000, NULL, 20);&lt;br /&gt;
1 row created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; INSERT INTO EMP VALUES (7839, &amp;quot;KING&amp;quot;,   &amp;quot;PRESIDENT&amp;quot;, NULL,TO_DATE(&amp;quot;17-NOV-1981&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;DD-MON-YYYY&amp;quot;), 5000, NULL, 10);&lt;br /&gt;
1 row created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; INSERT INTO EMP VALUES (7844, &amp;quot;TURNER&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;SALESMAN&amp;quot;,  7698,TO_DATE(&amp;quot;8-SEP-1981&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;DD-MON-YYYY&amp;quot;),  1500,    0, 30);&lt;br /&gt;
1 row created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; INSERT INTO EMP VALUES (7876, &amp;quot;ADAMS&amp;quot;,  &amp;quot;CLERK&amp;quot;,     7788,TO_DATE(&amp;quot;12-JAN-1983&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;DD-MON-YYYY&amp;quot;), 1100, NULL, 20);&lt;br /&gt;
1 row created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; INSERT INTO EMP VALUES (7900, &amp;quot;JAMES&amp;quot;,  &amp;quot;CLERK&amp;quot;,     7698,TO_DATE(&amp;quot;3-DEC-1981&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;DD-MON-YYYY&amp;quot;),   950, NULL, 30);&lt;br /&gt;
1 row created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; INSERT INTO EMP VALUES (7902, &amp;quot;FORD&amp;quot;,   &amp;quot;ANALYST&amp;quot;,   7566,TO_DATE(&amp;quot;3-DEC-1981&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;DD-MON-YYYY&amp;quot;),  3000, NULL, 20);&lt;br /&gt;
1 row created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; INSERT INTO EMP VALUES (7934, &amp;quot;MILLER&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;CLERK&amp;quot;,     7782,TO_DATE(&amp;quot;23-JAN-1982&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;DD-MON-YYYY&amp;quot;), null, NULL, 10);&lt;br /&gt;
1 row created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; select sal from emp;&lt;br /&gt;
       SAL&lt;br /&gt;
----------&lt;br /&gt;
       800&lt;br /&gt;
      1600&lt;br /&gt;
      1250&lt;br /&gt;
      2975&lt;br /&gt;
      1250&lt;br /&gt;
      2850&lt;br /&gt;
      2450&lt;br /&gt;
      3000&lt;br /&gt;
      5000&lt;br /&gt;
      1500&lt;br /&gt;
      1100&lt;br /&gt;
       950&lt;br /&gt;
      3000&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
14 rows selected.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; select min( sal ) from emp;&lt;br /&gt;
  MIN(SAL)&lt;br /&gt;
----------&lt;br /&gt;
       800&lt;br /&gt;
1 row selected.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; drop table emp;&lt;br /&gt;
Table dropped.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; --&lt;br /&gt;
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==Syntax: MIN([DISTINCT]|[ALL] &amp;lt;expression&amp;gt;)==&lt;br /&gt;
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SP2-0734: unknown command beginning &amp;quot;Syntax: MI...&amp;quot; - rest of line ignored.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; CREATE TABLE cars&lt;br /&gt;
  2  (&lt;br /&gt;
  3    MAKER  VARCHAR (25),&lt;br /&gt;
  4    MODEL  VARCHAR (25),&lt;br /&gt;
  5    PRICE  NUMERIC&lt;br /&gt;
  6  );&lt;br /&gt;
Table created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; INSERT INTO CARS VALUES(&amp;quot;CHRYSLER&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;CROSSFIRE&amp;quot;,33620);&lt;br /&gt;
1 row created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; INSERT INTO CARS VALUES(&amp;quot;CHRYSLER&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;300M&amp;quot;,29185);&lt;br /&gt;
1 row created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; INSERT INTO CARS VALUES(&amp;quot;HONDA&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;CIVIC&amp;quot;,15610);&lt;br /&gt;
1 row created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; INSERT INTO CARS VALUES(&amp;quot;HONDA&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;ACCORD&amp;quot;,19300);&lt;br /&gt;
1 row created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; INSERT INTO CARS VALUES(&amp;quot;FORD&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;MUSTANG&amp;quot;,15610);&lt;br /&gt;
1 row created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; INSERT INTO CARS VALUES(&amp;quot;FORD&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;LATESTnGREATEST&amp;quot;,NULL);&lt;br /&gt;
1 row created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; INSERT INTO CARS VALUES(&amp;quot;FORD&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;FOCUS&amp;quot;,13005);&lt;br /&gt;
1 row created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; SELECT&lt;br /&gt;
  2     MIN(price) min_price&lt;br /&gt;
  3  FROM cars;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; drop table cars;&lt;br /&gt;
Table dropped.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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==To find the price range for the cars on the lot in relation to the manufacturer, the GROUP BY clause must be used==&lt;br /&gt;
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SQL&amp;gt; CREATE TABLE cars&lt;br /&gt;
  2  (&lt;br /&gt;
  3    MAKER  VARCHAR (25),&lt;br /&gt;
  4    MODEL  VARCHAR (25),&lt;br /&gt;
  5    PRICE  NUMERIC&lt;br /&gt;
  6  );&lt;br /&gt;
Table created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; INSERT INTO CARS VALUES(&amp;quot;CHRYSLER&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;CROSSFIRE&amp;quot;,33620);&lt;br /&gt;
1 row created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; INSERT INTO CARS VALUES(&amp;quot;CHRYSLER&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;300M&amp;quot;,29185);&lt;br /&gt;
1 row created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; INSERT INTO CARS VALUES(&amp;quot;HONDA&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;CIVIC&amp;quot;,15610);&lt;br /&gt;
1 row created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; INSERT INTO CARS VALUES(&amp;quot;HONDA&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;ACCORD&amp;quot;,19300);&lt;br /&gt;
1 row created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; INSERT INTO CARS VALUES(&amp;quot;FORD&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;MUSTANG&amp;quot;,15610);&lt;br /&gt;
1 row created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; INSERT INTO CARS VALUES(&amp;quot;FORD&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;LATESTnGREATEST&amp;quot;,NULL);&lt;br /&gt;
1 row created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; INSERT INTO CARS VALUES(&amp;quot;FORD&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;FOCUS&amp;quot;,13005);&lt;br /&gt;
1 row created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; SELECT&lt;br /&gt;
  2     Maker,&lt;br /&gt;
  3     MAX(price) max_price,&lt;br /&gt;
  4     MIN(price) min_price&lt;br /&gt;
  5  FROM cars&lt;br /&gt;
  6  GROUP BY maker;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; drop table cars;&lt;br /&gt;
Table dropped.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
 &amp;lt;/source&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Admin</name></author>	</entry>

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