To create a table in SQL, the basic syntax is:
sql
CREATE TABLE table_name (
column1 datatype [constraint],
column2 datatype [constraint],
column3 datatype [constraint],
...
);
- Use the keyword
CREATE TABLE
followed by the desired table name. - Inside parentheses, define column names with their data types and optional constraints.
- Separate each column definition with a comma.
- End the statement with a semicolon.
Example:
sql
CREATE TABLE Employees (
EmployeeID int PRIMARY KEY,
FirstName varchar(50),
LastName varchar(50),
Age int,
Address varchar(100)
);
This creates a table named "Employees" with five columns, specifying data
types and a primary key constraint on EmployeeID
.