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Databases

Anthony Kanellis
Anthony Kanellis
5,150 Points
Posted by Anthony Kanellis
Anthony Kanellis
5,150 Points

i don't understand what it means to Alias it to "to-field" in the instructions

The instructions say to concatenate the first, last, and email but then says to Alias it to "to_field" and the code hasn't been working properly.

1 Answer

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

To create an alias, use the AS keyword.

You can give your concatenated field an alias name by following it with "AS" and then the name you want it to have. For example:

SELECT first_name || " " || last_name AS whole_name ...

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