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Demo of Basic Query Skills

Using theNorthwind.accdbdatabase

Solutions are provided on the following pages.

From a single table:Products.1. What products are in Northwinds Products table!. What is the price of each product". Which products are most e#pense and which are least e#pensive $%ist all

products and their prices in descending order.&'. Which products have been discontinued(. Which current products cost less than )1*+. Which current products cost between )1* and )!* $two variations&,. Which current products are in danger of going out of stoc- $uantit/ in stoc-

is less than the 0uantit/ on order&. 2ow man/ current products and how man/ discontinued products are there

From two tables:Products and Categories.

1. What products e#ist in each categor/!. Same 0uestion3 but alphabeti4e the list b/ categor/ and product.". 2ow man/ products are there in each categor/'. What is the average price in each categor/ $sort from highest to lowest&

From four tables:Products, OrderDetails, Orders and Customers.

1. (Customer preferences)%ist all of the products each customer has everordered 5 sorted b/ customer and product.

!. (High-ariet!-to-low-ariet! customers)2ow man/ different -inds ofproducts each customer has ordered 5 sorted b/ product Sort high to low.

". (High-end-to-low-end customers)What is the average price of the productseach customer has ordered Sort high to low.

'. ("noice)What is the e#tension $price # 0uantit/& of each product on eachorder for each customer $6 calculated field is needed here. 6lso include theorder date.&

(. (#mount due)What is7was the total amount owed on each order

+. ($est customers)What is the total amount purchased b/ each customer $%istin descending order.&

,. (%ost-widel!-popular-to-least-widel!-popular products) What products havebeen purchased b/ the most customers $%ist in descending order&

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&olutions

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From a single table:Products.

1 What products are in NorthwindsProducts table

S;%;98 Products.ProductName F Products?

! What is the price of eachproduct

S;%;98 Products.ProductName3 Products.UnitPrice FProducts?

" Which products are most e#penseand which are least e#pensive$%ist all products and their pricesin descending order.&

S;%;98 Products.ProductName3 Products.UnitPrice FProducts=

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From two tables:Products and Categories.

1 What products e#ist in eachcategor/

S;%;98 9ategories.9ategor/Name3 Products.ProductNameF 9ategories NN;< J=N Products =N9ategories.9ategor/ B Products.9ategor/?

! Same 0uestion3 but alphabeti4ethe list b/ categor/ and product.

S;%;98 9ategories.9ategor/Name3 Products.ProductNameF 9ategories NN;< J=N Products =N9ategories.9ategor/ B Products.9ategor/=

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From four tables:Products, OrderDetails, Orders and Customers.

1 (Customer preferences)%ist all of the productseach customer has everordered 5 sorted b/customer and product.

S;%;98 9ustomers.9ompan/Name3 Products.ProductNameF $9ustomers NN;< J=N =rders =N 9ustomers.9ustomer B =rders.9ustomer&NN;< J=N $Products NN;< J=N G=rder etailsH =N Products.Product B G=rderetailsH.Product& =N =rders.=rder B G=rder etailsH.=rder=