SQL contains many other functionalities. SML# version 4.1.0 support the following commands:

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  query (SELECT),

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  insert and delete (INSERT, DELETE),

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  table update (UPDATE), and

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  transaction (BEGIN, ROLLBACK, COMMIT).

In SELECT queries, the following features are available in addition to the basic features:

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  natural join (NATURAL JOIN),

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  inner join (INNER JOIN),

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  grouping (GROUP BY, HAVING),

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  subqueries including corelated subqueries and EXISTS subqueries,

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  sorting (ORDER BY), and

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  limitation of row numbers (LIMIT, OFFSET, FETCH)

See Chapter 22 for the syntax of SQL expressions. SML# development team has been working on adding SQL features towards complete integration of SQL in SML#.