Beginning SQL

Chapter 5
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chairperson now also requires that you store the price of the DVD. This requires a new column in the
Films table, to be called DVDPrice. Executing the following SQL creates this column:
ALTER TABLE Films
ADD DVDPrice DECIMAL(12,2);
In MS Access, use the following ALTER TABLE statement:
ALTER TABLE Films
ADD DVDPrice NUMBER DECIMAL;
After executing the ALTER TABLE statement, add the prices of DVDs with the following UPDATE statements:
UPDATE Films
SET DVDPrice = 12.99
WHERE FilmId = 2;
UPDATE Films
SET DVDPrice = 9.99
WHERE FilmId = 4;
UPDATE Films
SET DVDPrice = 15.99
WHERE FilmId = 6;
UPDATE Films
SET DVDPrice = 12.99
WHERE FilmId = 7;
UPDATE Films
SET DVDPrice = 2.99
WHERE FilmId = 8;
UPDATE Films
SET DVDPrice = 8.95
WHERE FilmId = 9;
UPDATE Films
SET DVDPrice = 12.99
WHERE FilmId = 11;
UPDATE Films
SET DVDPrice = 9.99
WHERE FilmId = 12;
UPDATE Films
SET DVDPrice = 12.99
WHERE FilmId = 15;
UPDATE Films
SET DVDPrice = 8.95
WHERE FilmId = 13;
With all the proper information in place, you can follow along with all the examples in this section. The
first function covered here is the CEILING() function.