SELECT Query in PostgreSQL

PostgreSQL SELECT

To fetch records from a table, one can use the UI or the PostgreSQL SELECT statement can be used.

SELECT statement using UI: 

Other than Query tool, we can also SELECT statement in PostgreSQL using UI. To SELECT statement using UI in PostgreSQL, follow the below steps.

• Right-click on the selected table.
• Move your cursor over the option scripts.
• Click on the “SELECT script” option.
• Put the values on the place of “?”.
• Click on the “play” button.

The query will thus be executed.

Syntax 1: To select all fields from a table.

SELECT * FROM “table_name”;  

Example 1: Selecting all fields from a table.

SELECT * from “EMPLOYMENT”;

Output:

Syntax 2: To select specific fields from a table.

SELECT “expressions”  
FROM “table_name”

Example 2: Selecting specific fields from a table.

SELECT “STATE”, “RATE”  
FROM “EMPLOYMENT”;

Output:

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