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Gabriel E
8,916 PointsHow do I add the COUNT() function to this challenge?
So, here is the link to the challenge: https://teamtreehouse.com/library/reporting-with-sql/date-and-time-functions/todays-report. And here is my code: ```SELECT * FROM orders WHERE status = "shipped" AND COUNT("shipped_on") AND shipped_on = DATE("now");
The challenge says I need to add the COUNT() to it. I'm just not sure where to do this. Any ideas?
Thanks,
~ Gabriel
1 Answer
Paul Cox
12,671 PointsYou need to put the COUNT(*) in the select clause not in the where clause.
SELECT COUNT(*) shipped_today
FROM orders
WHERE status = "shipped" AND ordered_on = DATE("now")
Gabriel E
8,916 PointsThat makes sense, but I'm not sure how to compile the code. Its all become a mess.
Paul Cox
12,671 PointsYou were nearly there Gabriel. I've added a full example for you.
Gabriel E
8,916 PointsI see! Now one thing: Since there isn't a shipped_today column, where would I alias that too?
Paul Cox
12,671 PointsThe alias just gives the column in the output a name. You can use this to either change the name of an actual column from the table (e.g. rename cost to price), or to give a column that is calculated during the query (and hence doesn't have a name) a name (e.g. count(*) as shipped_today).
Gabriel E
8,916 PointsGabriel E
8,916 PointsOh, that totally makes sense. I got the right Query and passed the challenge. Thanks a lot for your help!