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Databases Reporting with SQL Working with Text Concatenating Text

Posted by Daiana Cherhynets
Daiana Cherhynets
1,354 Points

SELECT ||(first_name, ' ', last_name, ' <', email, '>') AS to_field FROM patrons

whats wrong with that?

1 Answer

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,271 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,271 Points

The syntax for concatenating is to place the operator (||) between each of the terms to be joined (instead of a comma). You won't use one before the first term.

Also, you won't need parentheses around the terms.