Enrollment no – 0103IT201011
Experiment- 3
Aim: To write a query with a function of data definition language (DDL)
commands such as create, alter, rename, truncate in RDBMS.
1. About DDL statements:
A data definition language (DDL) is a computer language used to create and modify the
structure of database objects in a database. These database objects include views,
schemas, tables, indexes, etc. This term is also known as data description language in
some contexts, as it describes the fields and records in a database table.
2. How to create table in Database .
mysql> create table Stud_INFO(Stud_name varchar(10), Stud_ID int(4),Stud_address
varchar(10));
Query OK, 0 rows affected, 2 warnings (2.30 sec)
3. How to show the structure or description of the table.
mysql> desc student_INFO;
+----------------+----------------+------- +-------+--------- +------ +
| Field | Type | Null | Key | Default | Extra |
+----------------+----------------+-------+--------+---------+-------+
| Stud_name | varchar(10) | YES | | NULL | |
| Stud_ID | int (4) | YES | | NULL | |
| Stud_address | varchar(10) | YES | | NULL | |
4. How to alter previous created column data type and length.
mysql>alter table Stud_INFO modify Stud_ID varchar(10);
Query OK, 0 rows affected (2.81 sec)
Records: 0 Duplicates: 0 Warnings: 0
5. How to check changes is made in table.
mysql> desc Stud_INFO;
+----------------+---------------+------+-----+---------+-------+
| Field | Type | Null | Key | Default |Extra |
+----------------+---------------+------+-----+---------+-------+
| Stud_name | varchar(10) | YES | | NULL | |
| Stud_ID | varchar(10) | YES | | NULL | |
| Stud_address | varchar(10) | YES | | NULL | |
6. How to change the name of the column in table.
mysql> alter table Stud_INFO change Stud_ID Stud_Enrollment int(10);
Query OK, 0 rows affected, 1 warning (1.50 sec)
Records: 0 Duplicates: 0 Warnings: 1
mysql> desc Stud_INFO;
+-----------------+-------------+------+-----+---------+-------+
| Field | Type | Null | Key | Default | Extra |
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+--------------------+----------------+------+-----+---------+-------+
| Stud_name | varchar(10) | YES | | NULL | |
| Stud_Enrollment | int | YES | | NULL | |
| Stud_address | varchar(10) | YES | | NULL | |
7. How to add new column in the table.
mysql> alter table Stud_INFO add stud_phno int(10);
Query OK, 0 rows affected, 1 warning (1.41 sec)
Records: 0 Duplicates: 0 Warnings: 1
mysql> desc Stud_INFO;
+--------------------+---------------+------+-----+---------+-------+
| Field | Type | Null | Key | Default | Extra |
+--------------------+---------------+------+-----+---------+-------+
| Stud_name | varchar(10) | YES | | NULL | |
| Stud_Enrollment | int | YES | | NULL | |
| Stud_address | varchar(10) | YES | | NULL | |
| stud_phno | int | YES | | NULL | |
8. How to drop column from table.
mysql> alter table Stud_INFO drop stud_phno;
Query OK, 0 rows affected (1.60 sec)
Records: 0 Duplicates: 0 Warnings: 0
mysql> desc Stud_INFO;
+--------------------+---------------+------+-----+---------+-------+
| Field | Type | Null | Key | Default | Extra |
+--------------------+---------------+------+-----+---------+-------+
| Stud_name | varchar(10) | YES | | NULL | |
| Stud_Enrollment | int | YES | | NULL | |
| Stud_address | varchar(10) | YES | | NULL | |
9. How to change the name of table .
mysql> rename table Stud_INFO to student_info;
Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.59 sec)
mysql> show tables;
+-----------------------------------+
| Tables_in_student_admission|
+-----------------------------------+
| department_data |
| employee_info |
| student_info |
10. How to truncate data in table.
Name: Abhishek Prajapati Roll no. 11
Enrollment no – 0103IT201011
mysql> truncate table table_name;
Empty set (0.00 sec)
11. How to drop the table.
mysql> drop table table_name;
Query OK, 0 rows affected ( 0.01 sec)
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