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Databases Reporting with SQL Working with Text Concatenating Text

Michael Martin
Michael Martin
8,653 Points

What is wrong with my syntax?

I don't understand why this won't work.....................

Michael Martin
Michael Martin
8,653 Points

n an ecommerce database there's a addresses table. There is an id, nickname, street, city, state, zip, country and user_id columns.

Concatenate the street, city, state, zip and country in the following format. Street, City, State Zip. Country e.g. 34 NE 12 st, Portland, OR 97129. USA

Alias the concatenated string as address

This is my code here, as I don't see it attached select street || "," || " " || city, || "," || " " || state || " " || zip || "." || " " || country as address from addresses

Why won't this work?????????????

1 Answer

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,184 Points

You were very close! But there should not be a comma after the field name "city".

Michael Martin
Michael Martin
8,653 Points

Cant believe I put that there and didn't see it, thanks for your help Steven!