SQL part 1

Here is the SQL we did in class so far

--this changes the context to the database communityAssist
use CommunityAssist;

--a select statement that choose fields
SELECT 
Personlastname, 
PersonfirstName, 
PersonUserName
FROM Person;

--the astric * is a wild card saying return all columns
--order by sorts, desc sorts in reverse
Select * from Person
order by PersonLastName desc, PersonFirstname desc;

--the where clause limits what "rows" are returned
Select * From Person
Where PersonLastName = 'Baker';

Select * From Person
Where PersonLastName Like '%B%';

Select * from PersonAddress;

Select * from PersonAddress
where Apartment is not null

Select * From ServiceGrant
Where GrantAllocation > 400

Select * From ServiceGrant
where GrantDate between '2013-08-09' and '2013-08-19'

--inner joins join data from two or more related tables
Select PersonLastName, PersonFirstname,
GrantDate, GrantAmount, ServiceName, GrantNeedExplanation
From Person
inner join ServiceGrant
on Person.PersonKey=ServiceGrant.PersonKey
inner Join CommunityService
on CommunityService.ServiceKey = ServiceGrant.ServiceKey
Where PersonLastName='Anderson'