Omnidex SQL SELECT

  SELECT expression_list
      FROM data_source
      [ WHERE predicates ]
      [ GROUP BY expression_list ]
          [ HAVING predicates ]
      [ ORDER BY expression_list ]
      [ ON [ CURSOR ] cursor_no ] | [ INSTANCE instance_no ]
      [ WITH options ]

  expression_list
         [ < TOP (n) 
             [ SKIP(n) | EVERY(n) | RANDOM (n [, seed] ) ] ]
         [ < DISTINCT COLUMN | ALL >]
         [ SAMPLE(‘control_break’ [, ’qualifier’]) ] 
         [ UNION [ALL] | INTERSECT | EXCEPT ]
         [ * ] | [ TABLE.]COLUMN [column_alias] [, TABLE.column ... ]
         [ (subquery) ]
         [ aggregate_function( [TABLE.]COLUMN ) ]
         [ $uniquekey | $odxid ]
 

  FROM table1 [ table_alias ] [, table2 [ table_alias ] [ $omnidex ] ]
       [ LFET | RIGHT ]
           [ OUTER ]
           [ JOIN ]
           [ , table2 ]
           [ ON table1.linkfield = table2.linkfield ]

WHERE 
     [ EXISTS (subquery) ]
     [ IN (subquery) ]

GROUP BY

HAVING [ left_operand operator subquery ]
       [ left_operaand IN (subquery) ]

ORDER BY [column | position ] [, column | position ]

SELECT
    [<TOP n [SKIP n] | EVERY n | RANDOM (n [,seed]) | SAMPLE('columns' [, 'qualifier'])]
    [<DISTINCT | ALL>]
    select_item [, select_item ...]
    [INTO table]
    FROM table_list
    [WHERE where_clause]
    [GROUP BY expression_list]
        [HAVING predicates ]
    [ORDER BY expression_list]
    [ON [CURSOR] cursor_no] | [INSTANCE instance_no]
    [WITH options]

select_item

    One of the following:

• All columns for the named tables using a syntax of:

RIGHT> [OUTER JOIN [[[environment.]database.]table

        ON join_predicate [<AND | OR> NOT] join_predicate]

join_predicate
     [[[environment.]database.]table.column = [[[environment.]database.]table.column
                   

> select * from mytable

> select company, contact from mytable