Read this SQL tutorial to learn when to use SELECT, JOIN, subselects and UNION to access multiple tables with a single statement.

Non-SELECT SQL statements can be saved to and executed from the Result Manager window. See Saving SQL Code or Output and Doing More with Results for information.

How to Use SQL Statements in MS Excel. With most Excel spreadsheets, you enter data manually into cells and then use formulas or other functions to analyze it or perform calculations.

Reading and Updating Data with the SQL Procedure In Version 6, the SAS System's SQL procedure enabled you to retrieve and update data from DBMS tables and views. You could read and display DBMS data ...

As you can see, constructing a simple SELECT statement in Java is almost as simple as constructing a simple SELECT statement in SQL. The more features you want to use, the more complicated it gets.