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macca
Posting Yak Master
146 Posts |
 Posted - 2008-11-10 : 06:49:43
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| I am selecting 2 columns and want to combine them into one, here is the sql I am using:select (p.code AND p.user) AS landfrom pI keep getting the error "Incorrect syntax near the keyword 'AND'".Anyone any ideas.Thanks |
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lionofdezert
Aged Yak Warrior
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Posted - 2008-11-10 : 06:54:04
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| IF both columns are of strings thenSELECT p.code +''+p.user AS land FROM pelseSELECT CAST (p.code AS varchar(max)) +''+ CAST (p.user AS varchar(max)) AS land FROM p |
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visakh16
Very Important crosS Applying yaK Herder
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Posted - 2008-11-10 : 06:56:36
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| [code]SELECT COALESCE(p.code,'')+COALESCE(p.user,'') AS land FROM p[/code]if columns are nullable |
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madhivanan
Premature Yak Congratulator
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Posted - 2008-11-10 : 08:21:50
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| You may need to convert the datatype if they are of different datatypesMadhivananFailing to plan is Planning to fail |
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macca
Posting Yak Master
146 Posts |
Posted - 2008-11-11 : 04:52:27
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| Thanks for your replies guys.I got that sorted. |
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Selecting 2 columns for one result