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Databases Reporting with SQL Working with Text Getting the Length of a String

Posted by Adam Hughes
Adam Hughes
1,259 Points

Getting Max Length with title

Just wondering what am i Missing in this challenge?

Adam Hughes
Adam Hughes
1,259 Points

SELECT max(title) || ' ' || max(length(title)) from books; is what i've tried

1 Answer

Megan Amendola
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Hi there! In the video before this challenge, it lists out the SQL statement you will need to use at 1:33. SELECT title, length(title) AS longest_length FROM books ORDER BY longest_length DESC LIMIT 1;