SQL WHERE EXISTS Statement

 WHERE EXISTS tests for the existence of any records in a subquery.

 EXISTS returns true if the subquery returns one or more records.
 EXISTS is commonly used with correlated subqueries.

The SQL EXISTS syntax

The general syntax is:

1. SELECT column-names
2. FROM table-name
3. WHERE EXISTS
4. (SELECT column-name
5. FROM table-name
6. WHERE condition)

SUPPLIER
Id
CompanyName
ContactName
City
Country
Phone
Fax
PRODUCT
Id
 ProductName
SupplierId
UnitPrice
Package
IsDiscontinued

SQL EXISTS Example

Problem: Find suppliers with products over $100.

1. SELECT CompanyName
2. FROM Supplier
3. WHERE EXISTS
4. (SELECT ProductName
5. FROM Product
6. WHERE SupplierId = Supplier.Id
7. AND UnitPrice > 100)

This is a correlated subquery because the subquery references the enclosing

query (with Supplier.Id).

Results: 2 records

CompanyName

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