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Learn SQL Database Programming

You're reading from   Learn SQL Database Programming Query and manipulate databases from popular relational database servers using SQL

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Product type Paperback
Published in May 2020
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781838984762
Length 564 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Josephine Bush Josephine Bush
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Table of Contents (24) Chapters Close

Preface 1. Section 1: Database Fundamentals
2. Introduction to Relational Database Management Systems FREE CHAPTER 3. Installing and Using MySQL Workbench 4. Understanding Data Types 5. Designing and Creating a Database 6. Importing and Exporting Data 7. Section 2: Basic SQL Querying
8. Querying a Single Table 9. Querying Multiple Tables 10. Modifying Data and Table Structures 11. Section 3: Advanced SQL Querying
12. Working with Expressions 13. Grouping and Summarizing Data 14. Advanced Querying Techniques 15. Programmable Objects 16. Section 4: Presenting Your Findings
17. Exploring and Processing Your Data 18. Telling a Story with Your Data 19. Section 5: SQL Best Practices
20. Best Practices for Designing and Querying 21. SQL Appendix 22. Assessments 23. Other Books You May Enjoy

Using generated columns

A generated column allows you to store data in a column based on an expression. Generated columns can be useful when you want to store something in a table based on other columns. For example, if you wanted to have the batting average stored, you would need to divide other fields in the batting table to do this. Generated columns can be helpful instead of having to calculate a value every time you execute a query. With a generated column, you will just put the generated column name in the query instead of having to calculate on the fly.

Types of generated columns

A generated column can either be virtual or stored. You can store a mix of virtual and stored columns in a table. Generated columns can...

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