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SQL Program 31: Second highest distinct salary

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CS TECHIIE | SQL Notes and Solutions

Practical SQL exercise: Uses a subquery to find the next distinct salary.

Objective

Uses a subquery to find the next distinct salary.

Explanation

Read the statement clause by clause and predict the result before executing it. These examples use common relational SQL; table setup and exact syntax can vary between MySQL, PostgreSQL, SQL Server, Oracle and SQLite.

Safety check

Before running UPDATE or DELETE, run a SELECT with the same WHERE condition. Use a test database and a transaction for changes you need to verify.

Program / SQL Solution

SELECT MAX(salary) FROM employees WHERE salary<(SELECT MAX(salary) FROM employees);

Practice and revision

  • Run the example and verify the output.
  • Change the input and test normal, boundary and invalid cases.
  • Write the solution again without looking at the notes.

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