google-big-queryHow do I use Google BigQuery to run an example query?

1. First, create a Google Cloud Platform account if you don't have one already.
2. Log into the Google Cloud Platform Console and create a new project.
3. Select BigQuery from the navigation menu on the left and click on the “Try BigQuery” button.
4. Select your project from the dropdown menu.
5. Create a new dataset by clicking the “Create Dataset” button.
6. Once the dataset is created, you can upload data to it or run a query.
7. To run a query, click the “Compose Query” button and enter your SQL query in the query editor.

Example code

SELECT *
FROM `mydataset.mytable`

Output example

+-------------+------------+-------------+
| column1     | column2    | column3     |
+-------------+------------+-------------+
| value1      | value2     | value3      |
| value4      | value5     | value6      |
+-------------+------------+-------------+

Code explanation

• SELECT *: This statement is used to select all the columns in the table.
• FROM: This statement is used to specify the table from which the query will be run.
• mydataset.mytable: This is the name of the dataset and table that the query is being run on.

Helpful links

• Getting Started with BigQuery
• BigQuery Query Syntax

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