SELECT Statements

A SELECT statement can consist of the following basic clauses.

SELECT
INTO
FROM
JOIN
WHERE
GROUP BY
HAVING
UNION
ORDER BY
LIMIT

SELECT Syntax

The following syntax diagram outlines the syntax supported by the Microsoft Office 365 adapter:

SELECT {
  [ TOP <numeric_literal> | DISTINCT ]
  { 
    * 
    | { 
        <expression> [ [ AS ] <column_reference> ] 
        | { <table_name> | <correlation_name> } .* 
      } [ , ... ] 
  }
  { 
    FROM <table_reference> [ [ AS ] <identifier> ] 
  } [ , ... ]
  [ 
    JOIN <table_reference> [ ON <search_condition> ] [ [ AS ] <identifier> ] 
  ] [ ... ] 
  [ WHERE <search_condition> ]
  [ GROUP BY <column_reference> [ , ... ]
  [ HAVING <search_condition> ]
  [ UNION  [ ALL ] <select_statement> ]
  [ 
    ORDER BY 
    <column_reference> [ ASC | DESC ] [ NULLS FIRST | NULLS LAST ]
  ]
  [
    LIMIT <expression>
    [ 
      { OFFSET | , }
      <expression> 
    ]
  ] 
} | SCOPE_IDENTITY() 

  <expression> ::=
    | <column_reference>
    | @ <parameter> 
    | ?
    | COUNT( * | { [ DISTINCT ] <expression> } )
    | { AVG | MAX | MIN | SUM | COUNT } ( <expression> ) 
    | NULLIF ( <expression> , <expression> ) 
    | COALESCE ( <expression> , ... ) 
    | CASE <expression>
        WHEN { <expression> | <search_condition> } THEN { <expression> | NULL } [ ... ]
    [ ELSE { <expression> | NULL } ]
      END 
    | <literal>
    | <sql_function> 

  <search_condition> ::= 
    {
      <expression> { = | != | > | < | >= | <= | LIKE } [ <expression> ]
    } [ { AND | OR } ... ]

Examples

Return all columns:
```
SELECT * FROM Events
```

Rename a column:

SELECT "location_displayName" AS MY_location_displayName FROM Events

Cast a column's data as a different data type:

SELECT CAST(Reminder AS VARCHAR) AS Str_Reminder FROM Events

Search data:

SELECT * FROM Events WHERE Id = 'Jq74mCczmFXk1tC10GB'

The Microsoft Office 365 APIs support the following operators in the WHERE clause: =, !=, >, <, >=, <=, LIKE.
```
SELECT * FROM Events WHERE Id = 'Jq74mCczmFXk1tC10GB';
```
Return the number of items matching the query criteria:
```
SELECT COUNT(*) AS MyCount FROM Events 
```
Return the number of unique items matching the query criteria:
```
SELECT COUNT(DISTINCT location_displayName) FROM Events 
```
Return the unique items matching the query criteria:
```
SELECT DISTINCT location_displayName FROM Events 
```

Sort a result set in ascending order:

SELECT Id, location_displayName FROM Events  ORDER BY location_displayName ASC

Aggregate Functions

For SELECT examples using aggregate functions, see Aggregate Functions.

JOIN Queries

See JOIN Queries for SELECT query examples using JOINs.

Date Literal Functions

Date Literal Functions contains SELECT examples with date literal functions.

Window Functions

See Window Functions for SELECT examples containing window functions.

Table-Valued Functions

See Table-Valued Functions for SELECT examples with table-valued functions.

TDV Adapter for Microsoft Office 365