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Monica Dhulipudi
4,075 PointsCONCAT function
In the library database there's a patrons table listing all the users of the library. The columns are id, first_name, last_name, address, email, library_id and zip_code. Generate a list of strings that are in the following format: Andrew Chalkley andrew@teamtreehouse.com. Concatenate the first name, last name and email address for all users. Alias it to to_field. This will be used in the "To" field in email marketing.
Solution I came up with is below
SELECT first_name ||" " ||last_name ||" " ||"<"|| email ||">"|| "." AS "To" FROM patrons;
Can anyone tell me the cause of this error..?
Thanks.
2 Answers
Steven Parker
231,248 PointsIt looks like you used the wrong alias.
The instructions say "Alias it to to_field", but your alias is just "To".
In future questions, to facilitate the most complete and accurate analysis, always provide a link to the course page you are working with.
UPDATE: Now that I've seen the challenge, apparently that final period is just the end of the sentence and not part of the format they want you to use. The final character in your concatenated field should be ">".
Monica Dhulipudi
4,075 PointsSteven Parker Yes I checked.
Thank you..
Monica Dhulipudi
4,075 Pointshttps://teamtreehouse.com/library/reporting-with-sql/working-with-text/concatenating-text
Hi this is the link.
I tried to change the query as per what you said.. It still shows an error.
Steven Parker
231,248 PointsI updated my answer.
Monica Dhulipudi
4,075 PointsMonica Dhulipudi
4,075 PointsWhy do we have to use " To " -- "" for To ?