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Databases Reporting with SQL Aggregate and Numeric Functions Counting Results

Posted by Damian Toczek
Damian Toczek
4,471 Points

How should i count it then?

Hello, i'm bit annoyed and confused for the first time on TTH.

It want's me to count the amount of books that are in the SciFi genre.

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

I also look back on the video few times and i don't understand this! What am i doing wrong?

??? I checked "Attach my code" and it didn't? Okayyy...

1 Answer

KRIS NIKOLAISEN
KRIS NIKOLAISEN
54,739 Points

Use count(*) for your count and filter by genre = Science Fiction

SELECT COUNT(*) as scifi_book_count FROM books WHERE genre = "Science Fiction"
Damian Toczek
Damian Toczek
4,471 Points

I guess i put the "AS" in the wrong place.

Damian Toczek
Damian Toczek
4,471 Points

Yes i put the "AS" in the wrong place, god damn it. I guess 3am it bit too late to use my brain :/