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SQL | Variables exercise | Use variables to show details for a given episode number
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| Software ==> | SQL (198 exercises) |
| Version ==> | Any version of SQL Server |
| Topic ==> | Variables (8 exercises) |
| Level ==> | Relatively easy |
| Subject ==> | SQL training |
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First (if you haven't already done so) run the script shown above to generate the Doctor Who training database.
Start a query, creating a variable to hold the id number of the Doctor Who episode whose details you want to show:
USE DoctorWho
-- the episode number of interest
DECLARE @EpisodeId int = 54
The aim of this exercise is to get to the point where you can run this command:
-- list out the details for this episode
SELECT
@EpisodeName as Title,
@EpisodeId as 'Episode id',
@NumberCompanions as 'Number of companions',
@NumberEnemies as 'Number of enemies'
Here's what this should show for episode id 54, for example:
This episode featured 2 companions and 2 enemies.
First, create a variable called @EpisodeName and set this to hold the title of the episode with id number equal to the value of variable @EpisodeId. The syntax that you'll need is:
DECLARE @VariableName VariableType = (
-- some select statement which returns a single value
SELECT ...
)
Now create two variables and set their values as follows:
| Variable name | Value |
|---|---|
| @NumberCompanions | The number of companions for this episode (ie the count of the number of rows in table tblEpisodeCompanion where the episode id equals the one contained in the variable @EpisodeId). |
| @NumberEnemies | The number of enemies for this episode (this time counting the number of rows for this episode in table tblEpisodeEnemy). |
Complete and run your query to check that it gives this output if you change the episode id to 42:
This episode had 1 companion and 2 enemies.
Optionally, save your query as Counting by numbers, then close it down.