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Databases

Charles Webb
Charles Webb
1,542 Points
Posted by Charles Webb
Charles Webb
1,542 Points

Every time I try to answer this question I get a communication error (SQL)

Hi guys, every time I try to submit this answer; I get a communication error. Can someone confirm for me that I have the answer right?

QUESTION:

In the library database there's a books table with the columns id, title, author, genre and first_published. Find the book with the longest title. Show the title and then the length. Alias the result of the length calculation to be longest_length. Only retrieve the longest book.

ANSWER:

SELECT title, LENGTH(title) AS longest_length FROM books ORDER BY longest_length DESC LIMIT 1;

4 Answers

Ari Misha
Ari Misha
19,323 Points
Ari Misha
Ari Misha
19,323 Points

Hiya Charles! Can ya put a link for the question itself? (:

Ari Misha
Ari Misha
19,323 Points
Ari Misha
Ari Misha
19,323 Points

Lol your code actually worked my editor right away. Maybe restart your browser and try again. Sometimes its the network error or something. I get that similar error too sometimes, so i just restart the browser.(:

Charles Webb
Charles Webb
1,542 Points
Charles Webb
Charles Webb
1,542 Points

Thanks, it did work this time. :)