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liam sheridan
Courses Plus Student 1,276 PointsIn the library database there's a patrons table listing all the users of the library. The columns are id, first_name, la
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.
How do I add the brackets around email?
1 Answer
Steven Parker
231,248 PointsYou can include the brackets as literal strings and concatenate them with the field.:
SELECT /*...other fields and strings...*/ || " <" || email || ">" ...
liam sheridan
Courses Plus Student 1,276 Pointsliam sheridan
Courses Plus Student 1,276 PointsThank you, I did'nt know you could concatenate with symbols that were't in the tables.
Lax Shah
546 PointsLax Shah
546 PointsWhy do we need to include <> ?
Steven Parker
231,248 PointsSteven Parker
231,248 PointsThe angles are part of the format that the challenge instructions give you. While the instructions don't explain the reason for the format, it is a common syntax used by many mailers. We might presume that the marketing folks will be using this query output with such a mailer.