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Databases

Posted by arthropod
arthropod
2,792 Points

SELECT title AS "title", LENGTH(title) AS "longest length" FROM books ORDER BY title DESC LIMIT 1;

The result displayed actually IS the book with the longest title, followed by its length, although the response indicates that the result is inaccurate.

2 Answers

Umesh Ravji
Umesh Ravji
42,386 Points
Umesh Ravji
Umesh Ravji
42,386 Points

Hi Arthropod, you just have a small issue with the ordering. Ordering should be on longest_length, not the title column. This makes sure that the book with the longest title appears at the top. Also make sure you name the alias longest_length with an underscore, not a space.

arthropod
arthropod
2,792 Points
arthropod
arthropod
2,792 Points

Thanks again, Umesh. I've really hit a rough patch in this section.