SQL WHERE with ANY, ALL

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ANY and ALL operators are used with WHERE or HAVING.

ANY and ALL operate on subqueries that return multiple values.

ANY returns true if any of the subquery values meet the condition.

ALL returns true if all of the subquery values meet the condition.

Example

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List all products that have sold for over $45.

SELECT ProductName AS 'Product'
  FROM Product
 WHERE Id = ANY
       (SELECT ProductId 
          FROM OrderItem 
         WHERE UnitPrice > 45)

Result: 10 records

Product
Mishi Kobe Niku
Carnarvon Tigers
Sir Rodney's Marmalade
Rössle Sauerkraut
Thüringer Rostbratwurst
Côte de Blaye
Ipoh Coffee
Manjimup Dried Apples
Raclette Courdavault
Tarte au sucre

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Syntax

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ANY syntax.

SELECT column-names
  FROM table-name
 WHERE column-name operator ANY 
       (SELECT column-name
          FROM table-name
         WHERE condition)

ALL syntax.

SELECT column-names
  FROM table-name
 WHERE column-name operator ALL 
       (SELECT column-name
          FROM table-name
         WHERE condition)

More Examples

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ANY Subquery

PRODUCT
Id
ProductName
SupplierId
UnitPrice
Package
IsDiscontinued

ORDERITEM
Id
OrderId
ProductId
UnitPrice
Quantity

Problem: List products that were sold by the unit, that is, quantity = 1.

SELECT ProductName AS 'Product'
  FROM Product
 WHERE Id = ANY
       (SELECT ProductId 
          FROM OrderItem 
         WHERE Quantity = 1)

Result: 17 records

Product
Chef Anton's Cajun Seasoning
Grandma's Boysenberry Spread
Uncle Bob's Organic Dried Pears
Ikura
Konbu
Tofu
Teatime Chocolate Biscuits
Sir Rodney's Marmalade

ALL Subquery

CUSTOMER
Id
FirstName
LastName
City
Country
Phone

ORDER
Id
OrderDate
OrderNumber
CustomerId
TotalAmount

Problem: List customers who placed orders that are larger than the average of each customer order.

SELECT DISTINCT FirstName + ' ' + LastName AS 'Customer'
  FROM Customer
  JOIN [Order] ON Customer.Id = [Order].CustomerId
   AND TotalAmount > ALL 
       (SELECT AVG(TotalAmount)
          FROM [Order]
         GROUP BY CustomerId)

Result: 22 records