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Databases

derek fentress
derek fentress
737 Points
Posted by derek fentress
derek fentress
737 Points

What's wrong with this SQL statement?

SELECT * FROM  books WHERE genre= "science fiction" ORDER BY first_published asc LIMIT 1

1 Answer

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
216,083 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
216,083 Points

Perhaps the genre is case-sensitive?

You forgot to include a link to the course page to allow for checking, but I'll guess that the genre was supposed to be "Science Fiction" and the test is case-sensitive.