# MetalPrices - Types
Analysis generated on: 4/2/2025 10:04:06 AM
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## SQL Statement
```sql
SELECT MetalPrices.Type, MetalPrices.Gauge, MetalPrices.Range1, MetalPrices.Range2, MetalPrices.Range3, MetalPrices.Range4
FROM MetalPrices
WHERE (((MetalPrices.Gauge)="Base"))
ORDER BY MetalPrices.Type, MetalPrices.Gauge;

```
## Dependencies
- [[Tables/MetalPrices]]
## Parameters
- *None*
## What it does
**SQL Query: Retrieving Specific Metal Prices**
=====================================================

### Overview

This SQL query retrieves specific metal prices from a table named `MetalPrices` based on certain conditions.

### Breakdown of the Query
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#### SELECT Clause

```sql
SELECT 
    MetalPrices.Type, 
    MetalPrices.Gauge, 
    MetalPrices.Range1, 
    MetalPrices.Range2, 
    MetalPrices.Range3, 
    MetalPrices.Range4
```

*   The query selects all columns (`Type`, `Gauge`, and four range-related columns) from the `MetalPrices` table.

#### FROM Clause

```sql
FROM MetalPrices
```

*   The query specifies the table to retrieve data from: `MetalPrices`.

#### WHERE Clause

```sql
WHERE (((MetalPrices.Gauge)="Base"))
```

*   The query applies a filter condition:
    *   It selects only rows where the value in the `Gauge` column is equal to `"Base"`.
    *   The use of parentheses (`(( ))`) ensures that the condition is evaluated as intended, even if it contains parentheses.

#### ORDER BY Clause

```sql
ORDER BY MetalPrices.Type, MetalPrices.Gauge;
```

*   The query sorts the retrieved data:
    *   First, by the `Type` column.
    *   Then, by the `Gauge` column. This means that rows with the same `Type` will be sorted in ascending order of their corresponding `Gauge` values.

### Result

The resulting table contains only the specified columns (`Type`, `Gauge`, and range-related columns) from the filtered `MetalPrices` table, ordered by `Type` and then `Gauge`.