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Databases Reporting with SQL Working with Text Concatenating Text

Posted by Tom Holliday
Tom Holliday
2,868 Points

I don't understand how we are supposed to know what the correct email formatting is. Are we supposed to add the < signs?

I've tried so many combinations but none of them work e.g. SELECT first_name || " " || last_name || " " || email AS "to_feild" FROM patrons; SELECT first_name || " " || last_name || " <" || email || ">" AS "to_feild" FROM patrons; SELECT first_name || last_name || email AS "to_feild" FROM patrons; SELECT first_name || " " || last_name || " <" || email || ">."AS "to_feild" FROM patrons;

I tried more than that but you get the idea.

1 Answer

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,184 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,184 Points

You're right about needing the angle symbols. And your 2nd try would have passed except for spelling the alias as "to_feild" instead of "to_field".

Fix that and you've got it.

Tom Holliday
Tom Holliday
2,868 Points

bruh I'm too smart, Thanks.