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Databases

Eric Thomas
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Eric Thomas
Front End Web Development Techdegree Student 3,689 Points
Posted by Eric Thomas
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Eric Thomas
Front End Web Development Techdegree Student 3,689 Points

I need help with concatenate and combining columns.

SELECT first_name || " || last_name || || email || " || AS "TO_Field" FROM patrons;

SQL Error: near "AS": syntax error

1 Answer

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

I'm not sure we're seeing your query correctly.

Unless you format your code using the Markdown Cheatsheet instructions, it could be that some symbols you used are not showing correctly. But here's some hints based on what it looks like:

  • don't use a concatenation operator ("||") directly before the alias ("AS")
  • don't place two concatenation operators together with nothing in between
  • make sure any literal strings are complete enclosed (at both ends) with quote marks

To enable the most complete analysis, always format your code and include a link to the course page you're working with.