EXISTS – SQL Server Syntax Example: EXISTS – T-SQL Example

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EXISTS – SQL Server Syntax Example: EXISTS – T-SQL Example

Purpose: – Illustrates the for the .

SYNTAX:

SELECT [ ALL | DISTINCT ]
[TOP ( expression ) [PERCENT] [ WITH TIES ] ]
[ INTO new_table ]
[ FROM { table_source } [ ,…n ] ]
[ WHERE EXISTS subquery ]
[ GROUP BY ]
[ HAVING search_condition ]
[ ORDER BY order_expression [ ASC | DESC ]

PURPOSE:
EXISTS returns a boolean value that indicates whether a subselect contains any rows.

 

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Code Sample for EXISTS:

/* EXISTS example from http://idealprogrammer.com 
 PURPOSE: EXISTS returns a boolean value that indicates whether a subselect contains
          any rows
 
 
 SYNTAX: EXISTS subquery
 
 SELECT [ ALL | DISTINCT ] 
			[TOP ( expression ) [PERCENT] [ WITH TIES ] ] 
			 column1 AS displayname1, displayname2 = column_name2, column_name3 displayname3  
			[ INTO new_table ] 
			[ FROM { table_source } [ ,...n ] ] 
			[ WHERE EXISTS subquery ] 
			[ GROUP BY ] 
			[ HAVING  search_condition  ] 
			[ ORDER BY  order_expression [ ASC | DESC ] ] 
*/
 
 
CREATE TABLE people(
     ID          int,
     firstname   varchar (20),
     lastname    varchar (20),
     statecode   varchar (2),
     alive       bit,
     height      int )
 GO
 
 CREATE TABLE addressbook(
     ID          int,
     firstname   varchar (20),
     lastname    varchar (20),
     email   varchar (50))
 
 GO
 
 
 
 
 INSERT INTO people (ID, firstname, lastname, statecode, alive, height) 
 VALUES (1,  'Paul', 'Revere', 'AL', 0, 72)
 GO
 
 INSERT INTO people (ID, firstname, lastname, statecode, alive, height) 
 VALUES (2,  'John', 'Lennon', 'NY', 0, 69)
 GO
 
 INSERT INTO people (ID, firstname, lastname, statecode, alive, height)
 VALUES (3,  'Steve', 'Martin', 'NY', 1, 75)
 GO
 
 INSERT INTO people (ID, firstname, lastname, statecode, alive, height)
 VALUES (4,  'George', 'Washington', 'VA', 0, 75)
 GO
 
 INSERT INTO addressbook (ID, firstname, lastname, email) 
 VALUES (1,  'Paul', 'Revere', 'paul@email.com')
 GO
 
 INSERT INTO addressbook (ID, firstname, lastname, email)
 VALUES (2,  'Wade', 'Harvey', 'wade@email.com')
 GO
 
 INSERT INTO addressbook (ID, firstname, lastname, email)
 VALUES (3,  'Jack', 'Powers', 'jack@email.com')
 GO
 
 INSERT INTO addressbook (ID, firstname, lastname, email)
 VALUES (4,  'George', 'Washington', 'george@email.com')
 GO
 
 
 
 
-- 1. Specifying null in subselect to still return result set
 SELECT 'Example #1', *  
  FROM people  
  WHERE EXISTS (SELECT NULL)
 GO
 
 -- 2. Using EXISTS to find rows that are in subselect
 SELECT 'EXAMPLE #2', *
  FROM people p  
  WHERE EXISTS 
  (SELECT * FROM addressbook a
   WHERE p.firstname = a.firstname)
 
 GO
 
  -- 3. Using NOT EXISTS to find rows that are NOT in subselect
 SELECT 'EXAMPLE #3', *
  FROM people p  
  WHERE NOT EXISTS 
  (SELECT * FROM addressbook a
   WHERE p.firstname = a.firstname)
 
 GO
 
 
 DROP TABLE people;
 
 GO
 
 DROP TABLE addressbook;
 
 GO

Sample Output for EXISTS Example

SQL Select EXISTS

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