Agora queremos obter uma informação estatística sobre os ingressos vendidos: quais são os filmes cujos boletos vendidos são superiores a média de ingressos vendidos para todas os filmes. Para executar esta pesquisa em SQL, utilizaremos uma pesquisa em uma pesquisa, em outras palavras uma subconsulta.
 - Utilizando código SQL:
 
  ARRAY LONGINT(aSoldTickets;0)
 ARRAY TEXT(aTitles;0)
 Begin SQL
 SELECT Title, Sold_Tickets
 FROM MOVIES
 WHERE Sold_Tickets > (SELECT AVG(Sold_Tickets) FROM MOVIES)
 ORDER BY 1
 INTO :aTitles, :aSoldTickets;
 End SQL
 
 ARRAY INTEGER(aMovieYear;Size of array(aTitles))
 ARRAY TEXT(aDirectors;Size of array(aTitles))
 ARRAY TEXT(aMedias;Size of array(aTitles))
 ARRAY LONGINT(aNrActors;Size of array(aTitles))
 SORT ARRAY(aTitles;aDirectors;aMovieYear;aMedias;aSoldTickets;aNrActors;>)
 
- Utilizando comandos SQL genéricos:
 
  ARRAY LONGINT(aSoldTickets;0)
 ARRAY TEXT(aTitles;0)
 C_TEXT($tQueryTxt)
 
 SQL LOGIN(SQL_INTERNAL;"";"")
 $tQueryTxt:=""
 $tQueryTxt:=$tQueryTxt+"SELECT Title, Sold_Tickets"
 $tQueryTxt:=$tQueryTxt+" FROM MOVIES"
 $tQueryTxt:=$tQueryTxt+" WHERE Sold_Tickets > (SELECT AVG(Sold_Tickets) FROM MOVIES)"
 $tQueryTxt:=$tQueryTxt+" ORDER BY 1"
 SQL EXECUTE($tQueryTxt;aTitles;aSoldTickets)
 SQL LOAD RECORD(SQL all records)
 SQL LOGOUT
 
 ARRAY INTEGER(aMovieYear;Size of array(aTitles))
 ARRAY TEXT(aDirectors;Size of array(aTitles))
 ARRAY TEXT(aMedias;Size of array(aTitles))
 ARRAY LONGINT(aNrActors;Size of array(aTitles))
 SORT ARRAY(aTitles;aDirectors;aMovieYear;aMedias;aSoldTickets;aNrActors;>)
- Utilizando o comando QUERY BY SQL:
 
  ARRAY LONGINT(aSoldTickets;0)
 ARRAY TEXT(aTitles;0)
 
 QUERY BY SQL([MOVIES];"Sold_Tickets > (SELECT AVG(Sold_Tickets) FROM MOVIES)")
 ORDER BY([MOVIES];[MOVIES]Title;>)
 SELECTION TO ARRAY([MOVIES]Title;aTitles;[MOVIES]Sold_Tickets;aSoldTickets)
 
 ARRAY INTEGER(aMovieYear;Size of array(aTitles))
 ARRAY TEXT(aDirectors;Size of array(aTitles))
 ARRAY TEXT(aMedias;Size of array(aTitles))
 ARRAY LONGINT(aNrActors;Size of array(aTitles))
 SORT ARRAY(aTitles;aDirectors;aMovieYear;aMedias;aSoldTickets;aNrActors;>)
- Utilizando o comando SQL EXECUTE IMMEDIATE:
 
  ARRAY LONGINT(aSoldTickets;0)
 ARRAY TEXT(aTitles;0)
 C_TEXT($tQueryTxt)
 
 $tQueryTxt:=""
 $tQueryTxt:=$tQueryTxt+"SELECT Title, Sold_Tickets"
 $tQueryTxt:=$tQueryTxt+" FROM MOVIES"
 $tQueryTxt:=$tQueryTxt+" WHERE Sold_Tickets > (SELECT AVG(Sold_Tickets) FROM MOVIES)"
 $tQueryTxt:=$tQueryTxt+" ORDER BY 1"
 $tQueryTxt:=$tQueryTxt+" INTO :aTitles, :aSoldTickets"
 Begin SQL
 EXECUTE IMMEDIATE :$tQueryTxt;
 End SQL
 
 ARRAY INTEGER(aMovieYear;Size of array(aTitles))
 ARRAY TEXT(aDirectors;Size of array(aTitles))
 ARRAY TEXT(aMedias;Size of array(aTitles))
 ARRAY LONGINT(aNrActors;Size of array(aTitles))
 
Para provar todos os exemplos anteriores, lance a base "4D SQL Code Samples" e vá até a janela principal. Escolha o modo de consulta e pressione o botão Subqueries.