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Software ==> | SQL (203 exercises) |
Topic ==> | Views (7 exercises) |
Level ==> | Average difficulty |
Subject ==> | SQL training |
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If you don't have a copy of the Music_01 database, follow the instructions at the following link to create it: www.wiseowl.co.uk/sql/exercises/standard/using-sql-server/5257/
Write a query to show the following fields for albums which peaked at number 1 in the US Billboard 200 chart.
The first few results you should see.
Add a CREATE VIEW statement to the script to create a view called Number_1_Albums. After executing the script, make sure your view appears in the Object Explorer window.
You might need to refresh the Views folder to see this.
Save this script as What a Lovely View.sql but don't close it.
In a new script, create a query which joins your view to the Tour table using the Album_ID fields. Select the fields shown below:
A list of tours associated with number 1 albums.
Save this script as This is Getting Conviewsing.sql but don't close it.
In the What a Lovely View script, use the ALTER VIEW statement to add the US_sales_(m) field to the results. Execute the script to update the view.
In the This is Getting Conviewsing script, write a query using a GROUP BY clause to show the following statistics from the view:
Group the data by the Artist field.
Save both scripts and close them.
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