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Question:  HAVING vs WHERE Clause

Answer: Where clause restricts rows, what does having clause restricts ?
1. only group results.
2. rows results.
3. both rows and groups result.


October 10, 2009 08:42:22 #9
 muniyuga   Member Since: October 2009    Total Comments: 2 

RE: HAVING vs WHERE Clause
 
Having Clause: Restricts Aggregate or Group function result set.
                        can be used with Group By Caluse
Where Clause: Restricts the Rows returned.

Explaining Operation in SQL query:WHERE and GROUP BY ( HAVING) clause used

In this SQL query First Where clause returns/restricts the rows based on conditions
Now the group by(Having) function acts(filters) on the result set returned by the Where clause.

NOTE:
1.Having expression should be "Group By expression"
2.Non Group By Column is not allowed in Select list of a query which is having Group  By expression

Yugundhar K
     

 

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