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The SQL Group By Clause

Posted on March 12, 2019 by Carlos

This is the written version of a lesson from my SQL Course, in which I introduce students to the awesome and very commonly used SQL GROUP BY clause. If you want to follow along, here is the script you can… Continue Reading →

Basics, Functions, SQL aggregate, aggregate functions, aggregates, GROUP BY, GROUP BY clause, SQL
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The FIRST and LAST functions in Oracle SQL

Posted on September 27, 2018 by Carlos

This is the written version of a lesson from The Ultimate Oracle SQL Course, in which I show how to use the Oracle FIRST and LAST functions. Like some other functions you probably know, these functions can be used either… Continue Reading →

Functions, SQL aggregate, analytic, FIRST, function, functions, LAST, Oracle, SQL

OTN Appreciation Day : The Power of Oracle SQL

Posted on October 11, 2016 by Carlos

I’m writing this post as a contribution to the OTN appreciation day because I think Tim Hall’s idea was awesome. If I have to choose the feature I like and enjoy the most, it has to be the power of… Continue Reading →

Functions, SQL features, OTN
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Prioritizing Rows: The Ranking Functions

Posted on August 25, 2016 by Carlos

Ranking functions are some of the most commonly used analytic functions, and although the “ranking” category can quickly make you think about Top-N queries, that is actually not the only type of problems you can solve with them. In this… Continue Reading →

Functions, SQL analytic, function, functions, Oracle, prioritize, ranking, SQL, top-n
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Understanding Analytic Functions

Posted on April 17, 2016 by Carlos
analytic functions windowing clause

Analytic functions in Oracle SQL are very useful and are utilized by many people, but sometimes without completely understanding how they work or what data they operate on. This article does not focus on a specific function, but on analytic… Continue Reading →

Functions, SQL analytic, function, functions, Oracle, partition, SQL, window, windowing
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The Powerful DECODE Function

Posted on August 25, 2015 by Carlos

Oracle’s DECODE is one of the functions I find more powerful and one that over the years I have used thousands of times to solve several different kinds of problems. Here I’m going to talk a little bit about how… Continue Reading →

Functions, SQL comparison, count, counting, DECODE, function, greater, less, Oracle, SQL
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Oracle NVL, NVL2 and COALESCE functions

Posted on August 13, 2015 by Carlos

I have seen quite a few questions on internet forums and knowledge exchange sites about Oracle NVL, NVL2, and COALESCE functions for handling nulls, so I decided to write an article about them today. Those functions are actually similar, but… Continue Reading →

Functions, SQL COALESCE, function, null, nulls, NVL, NVL2, Oracle, SQL

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