Performing String Concatenation : VARCHAR « Data Types « SQL Server / T-SQL Tutorial






3>
4> CREATE TABLE employee(
5>    id          INTEGER NOT NULL PRIMARY KEY,
6>    first_name  VARCHAR(10),
7>    last_name   VARCHAR(10),
8>    salary      DECIMAL(10,2),
9>    start_Date  DATETIME,
10>    region      VARCHAR(10),
11>    city        VARCHAR(20)
12> );
13> GO
1> INSERT INTO employee VALUES (1, 'Jason' ,  'Martin', 5890,'2005-03-22','North','Vancouver');
2> GO

(1 rows affected)
1> INSERT INTO employee VALUES (2, 'Alison',  'Mathews',4789,'2003-07-21','South','Utown');
2> GO

(1 rows affected)
1> INSERT INTO employee VALUES (3, 'James' ,  'Smith',  6678,'2001-12-01','North','Paris');
2> GO

(1 rows affected)
1> INSERT INTO employee VALUES (4, 'Celia' ,  'Rice',   5567,'2006-03-03','South','London');
2> GO

(1 rows affected)
1> INSERT INTO employee VALUES (5, 'Robert',  'Black',  4467,'2004-07-02','East','Newton');
2> GO

(1 rows affected)
1> INSERT INTO employee VALUES (6, 'Linda' ,  'Green' , 6456,'2002-05-19','East','Calgary');
2> GO

(1 rows affected)
1> INSERT INTO employee VALUES (7, 'David' ,  'Larry',  5345,'2008-03-18','West','New York');
2> GO

(1 rows affected)
1> INSERT INTO employee VALUES (8, 'James' ,  'Cat',    4234,'2007-07-17','West','Regina');
2> GO

(1 rows affected)
1> INSERT INTO employee VALUES (9, 'Joan'  ,  'Act',    6123,'2001-04-16','North','Toronto');
2> GO

(1 rows affected)
1>
2> select * from employee;
3> GO
id          first_name last_name  salary       start_Date              region     city
----------- ---------- ---------- ------------ ----------------------- ---------- --------------------
          1 Jason      Martin          5890.00 2005-03-22 00:00:00.000 North      Vancouver
          2 Alison     Mathews         4789.00 2003-07-21 00:00:00.000 South      Utown
          3 James      Smith           6678.00 2001-12-01 00:00:00.000 North      Paris
          4 Celia      Rice            5567.00 2006-03-03 00:00:00.000 South      London
          5 Robert     Black           4467.00 2004-07-02 00:00:00.000 East       Newton
          6 Linda      Green           6456.00 2002-05-19 00:00:00.000 East       Calgary
          7 David      Larry           5345.00 2008-03-18 00:00:00.000 West       New York
          8 James      Cat             4234.00 2007-07-17 00:00:00.000 West       Regina
          9 Joan       Act             6123.00 2001-04-16 00:00:00.000 North      Toronto

(9 rows affected)
1>
2>
3>
4> SELECT 'The ' +
5> p.first_name +
6> ' is from ' +
7> CONVERT(varchar(25),p.city) +
8> '!'
9> FROM employee p;
10> GO

-------------------------------------------------
The Jason is from Vancouver!
The Alison is from Utown!
The James is from Paris!
The Celia is from London!
The Robert is from Newton!
The Linda is from Calgary!
The David is from New York!
The James is from Regina!
The Joan is from Toronto!

(9 rows affected)
1>
2>
3> drop table employee;
4> GO








5.27.VARCHAR
5.27.1.To use a string literal or a date literal in a comparison, enclose it in quotes.
5.27.2.Varchar type value pattern matching
5.27.3.Selecting the length of a varchar column.
5.27.4.How to concatenate string data
5.27.5.How to format string data using literal values
5.27.6.How to include apostrophes in literal values
5.27.7.VARCHAR(MAX)
5.27.8.Replace the string '102' located at offset 9 (zero-based) with the string 'one hundred and two'
5.27.9.City name is Dallas
5.27.10.The IN() Function matches a field to any number of values in a list.
5.27.11.Use REPLICATE to fill a varchar type variable
5.27.12.CONVERT(varchar(12), OrderDate, 111)
5.27.13.Performing String Concatenation