From 8be92632c8f66d49cc47ca03ab45f17909c1bdf6 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: ceciliabetek <ceciliabetek@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 14 Dec 2025 17:40:57 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] Create basic_queries.sql

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+USE sakila;
+
+-- 1. Display all available tables in the Sakila database
+SHOW TABLES;
+
+-- 2. Retrieve all the data from actor, film and customer tables
+SELECT * FROM actor;
+SELECT * FROM film;
+SELECT * FROM customer;
+
+-- 3. Retrieve specific columns
+-- 3.1 Titles of all films
+SELECT title
+FROM film;
+
+-- 3.2 List of languages used in films
+SELECT name AS language
+FROM language;
+
+-- 3.3 List of first names of all employees
+SELECT first_name
+FROM staff;
+
+-- 4. Retrieve unique release years
+SELECT DISTINCT release_year
+FROM film;
+
+-- 5. Counting records for database insights
+-- 5.1 Number of stores
+SELECT COUNT(*) AS number_of_stores
+FROM store;
+
+-- 5.2 Number of employees
+SELECT COUNT(*) AS number_of_employees
+FROM staff;
+
+-- 5.3 Films available for rent vs rented
+-- Available films
+SELECT COUNT(*) AS films_available
+FROM inventory;
+
+-- Rented films
+SELECT COUNT(DISTINCT inventory_id) AS films_rented
+FROM rental;
+
+-- 5.4 Number of distinct actor last names
+SELECT COUNT(DISTINCT last_name) AS distinct_actor_last_names
+FROM actor;
+
+-- 6. Retrieve the 10 longest films
+SELECT title, length
+FROM film
+ORDER BY length DESC
+LIMIT 10;
+
+-- 7. Filtering techniques
+-- 7.1 Actors with first name 'SCARLETT'
+SELECT *
+FROM actor
+WHERE first_name = 'SCARLETT';
+
+-- BONUS
+-- 7.2 Movies with ARMAGEDDON in title and duration > 100 minutes
+SELECT title, length
+FROM film
+WHERE title LIKE '%ARMAGEDDON%'
+  AND length > 100;
+
+-- 7.3 Number of films with Behind the Scenes content
+SELECT COUNT(*) AS behind_the_scenes_films
+FROM film
+WHERE special_features LIKE '%Behind the Scenes%';