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GoogleSQL for Bigtable reference
GoogleSQL for Bigtable is an ANSI compliantStructured Query
Language (SQL)that lets you runquery
statements(also known as Data Query Language (DQL) statements) on
Bigtable tables. A query statement scans a table and returns
computed result rows.
GoogleSQL for Bigtable doesn't include support for some
common SQL constructs, including the following:
Data Manipulation Language (DML) statements beyondSELECT, such asINSERT,UPDATE, orDELETE
Data Definition Language (DDL) expressions such asCREATE,ALTER, orDROP
Data Access Control statements
Query syntax for subqueries,JOIN,UNION, andCTEs
For information on where to run SQL queries on your Bigtable data,
as well examples of common Bigtable query patterns, seeGoogleSQL for Bigtable
overview.
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