Re: [SQL] Concatenation in selects

From: Bruce Momjian <maillist(at)candle(dot)pha(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: les(at)Mcs(dot)Net (Leslie Mikesell)
Cc: joden(at)Lee(dot)k12(dot)nc(dot)us, pgsql-sql(at)postgreSQL(dot)org
Subject: Re: [SQL] Concatenation in selects
Date: 1998-09-04 01:04:32
Message-ID: 199809040104.VAA13352@candle.pha.pa.us
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> You should also be able to use the SQL concatenation operator '||'. It
> doesn't seem to be able to understand more than 2 things at once so
> you have to use parens for grouping. I don't know if that is an SQL
> requirement or a postgresql limitation.
>
> select (first_name || ' ') || last_name as full_name from users;

Yes, that is in the 6.4 bugs list, and if it is not fixed, will be added
to the TODO list.

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