Learn how it is much easier to compare strings when their case is folded to either all uppercase or all lowercase.
- There are circumstances where it can be very useful…to force a string to all uppercase or all lowercase.…SQL provides the upper and lower functions for this.…We're gonna use the world database,…and type in a select statement with a string here.…And you notice, there's our result.…Now, if I want to compare that with a string…that's all lowercase, using the comparison operator equals,…and when I run Go, you notice the result is zero, or false.…
However, if I put both of these in lower functions,…and I compare them, now, I get true,…because if they're both converted to lowercase,…then they are the same string.…Of course, the same is true with upper,…and when I run that, I also get true.…If I use this in a query from a database,…upper of the name column from city,…and order by name,…you'll notice something interesting about this.…
The accented characters, like this Spanish ene,…or this accented A,…these accented characters are not converted.…The SQL database engine only converts ASCII characters,…and depending on the colation algorithms on your system,…
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7/2/2018- Understanding SQL terminology and syntax
- Creating new tables
- Inserting and updating data
- Writing basic SQL queries
- Sorting and filtering
- Accessing related tables with JOIN
- Working with strings
- Understanding numeric types
- Using aggregate functions and transactions
- Automating data with triggers
- Creating views
- Defining functions in PHP
Skill Level Beginner
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Creating a table3m 40s
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Deleting a table2m 14s
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Inserting rows3m 31s
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Deleting rows1m 55s
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The NULL value5m 22s
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Constraining columns3m 17s
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ID columns2m 21s
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Understanding JOIN2m 19s
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Accessing related tables4m 31s
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Relating multiple tables4m 27s
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About SQL strings1m 33s
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Removing spaces2m 26s
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Folding case2m 13s
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6. Numbers
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Numeric types3m 32s
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What type is that value?2m 12s
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Integer division1m 56s
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Rounding numbers1m 2s
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7. Dates and Times
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Dates and times1m 52s
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8. Aggregates
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Using aggregate functions1m 57s
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Aggregating DISTINCT values1m 53s
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What are transactions?2m 2s
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Data integrity3m 10s
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Performance3m 27s
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10. Triggers
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Preventing updates2m 36s
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Example: Timestamps2m 26s
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11. Views and Subselects
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Creating a subselect3m 47s
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Creating a view3m 32s
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Creating a joined view2m 32s
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12. Defined Functions
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Overview1m 7s
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Defining functions in PHP4m 27s
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13. A Simple CRUD Application
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Embedding SQL4m 50s
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The SELECT functions3m 30s
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Conclusion
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Goodbye1m 3s
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