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Databases Reporting with SQL Working with Text Getting the Length of a String

Posted by Casey Fulmore
Casey Fulmore
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I'm not sure why I'm getting an error when trying to run this code. My notes show that this should be accurate.

"There's something wrong with your SQL code"

KRIS NIKOLAISEN
KRIS NIKOLAISEN
54,971 Points

Can you post your SQL?

2 Answers

Casey Fulmore
Casey Fulmore
1,853 Points
Casey Fulmore
Casey Fulmore
1,853 Points

SELECT title, LENGTH(title) AS length FROM books ORDER BY length DESC LIMIT 1;

KRIS NIKOLAISEN
KRIS NIKOLAISEN
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KRIS NIKOLAISEN
KRIS NIKOLAISEN
54,971 Points

You have two issues:

1) The alias name is longest_length

2) length is a function and can't be used on its own in an order by clause. You can however order by the alias longest_ length or by length(title).