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 Survey Monkey 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> 
    ]
  ] 
}

  <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> { = | AND | IN | > | < } [ <expression> ]
    } [ { AND | OR } ... ]

Examples

1. Return all columns:
   

   SELECT * FROM MySurvey_Responses

2. Rename a column:
   

   SELECT "ChoiceId" AS MY_ChoiceId FROM MySurvey_Responses

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

   SELECT CAST(Size AS VARCHAR) AS Str_Size FROM MySurvey_Responses

4. Search data:
   

   SELECT * FROM MySurvey_Responses WHERE ChoiceText = 'blue'

5. The Survey Monkey APIs support the following operators in the WHERE clause: =, AND, IN, >, <.
   

   SELECT * FROM MySurvey_Responses WHERE ChoiceText = 'blue';

6. Return the number of items matching the query criteria:
   

   SELECT COUNT(*) AS MyCount FROM MySurvey_Responses 

7. Return the number of unique items matching the query criteria:
   

   SELECT COUNT(DISTINCT ChoiceId) FROM MySurvey_Responses 

8. Return the unique items matching the query criteria:
   

   SELECT DISTINCT ChoiceId FROM MySurvey_Responses 

9. Sort a result set in ascending order:
   

   SELECT RespondentId, ChoiceId FROM MySurvey_Responses  ORDER BY ChoiceId 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.