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Databases

Posted by Craig Okeeffe
Craig Okeeffe
1,050 Points

> SELECT COUNT (genre) FROM books AS scifi_book_count WHERE genre="Science Fiction"; what is wrong with this answer

IN SQL reporting Task 1 I put the following answer SELECT COUNT (genre) FROM books AS scifi_book_count WHERE genre="Science Fiction"; I get didn't get the correct count. I have reviewed the video 3X.. not sure what I am getting incorrect. Any help?

1 Answer

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

The column alias must come directly after the column.

And it won't affect passing, but you can count whole rows ("COUNT(*)"):

SELECT COUNT(*) AS scifi_book_count FROM books WHERE genre = "Science Fiction";