Beginning SQL

Chapter 3
2. Add a WHERE clause to the preceding SQL to filter the list so that it includes only those members
who joined in 2005.
SELECT LastName, FirstName, DateOfBirth
FROM MemberDetails
WHERE DateOfJoining BETWEEN ‘2005-01-01’ AND ‘2005-12-31’
ORDER BY LastName, DateOfBirth, FirstName;
3. Finally, query the database with the following SQL to produce a list of members’ names and
dates of birth sorted in descending order by date of birth.
SELECT LastName, FirstName, DateOfBirth
FROM MemberDetails
ORDER BY DateOfBirth DESC;
How It Works
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Write the SELECT statement to select the LastName, FirstName, and DateOfBirth fields from the
MemberDetails table:
SELECT LastName, FirstName, DateOfBirth
FROM MemberDetails ;
To return the results in the order you want, an ORDER BY clause is required. Because the ORDER BY clause
determines priority of ordering, be sure to list the columns in the order LastName, DateOfBirth, FirstName:
SELECT LastName, FirstName, DateOfBirth
FROM MemberDetails
ORDER BY LastName, DateOfBirth, FirstName;
When you execute the preceding SQL, you get the results you want:
LastName FirstName DateOfBirth
Botts Seymour 1956-10-21
Dales Stuart 1956-08-07
Doors William 1994-05-28
Gee Steve 1967-10-05
Hills Jamie 1992-07-17
Jackson John 1974-05-27
Johnson Jack 1945-06-09
Jones John 1952-10-05
Jones Jenny 1953-08-25