PostgreSQL Select Data

Select Data

To retrieve data from a data base, we use the SELECT statement.

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Specify Columns

By specifying the column names, we can choose which columns to select:

Example

SELECT customer_name, country FROM customers;

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Return ALL Columns

Specify a * instead of the column names to select all columns:

Example

SELECT * FROM customers;

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PostgreSQL Exercises

Test Yourself With Exercises

Exercise:

Write the correct SQL statement to select the columns city and country from the customers table.;