You have at least 2 options (witch came instantly in my mind):
CONCAT_WS - concatenation with separator SELECT CONCAT_WS('/', firstname, lastname) AS name FROM tablename CONCAT - concatenation of arguments SELECT CONCAT(firstname, SPACE(1), lastname) AS name FROM tablename ATTN: SPACE(n) - generates a string with a space in it ! -- Gabriel PREDA Senior Web Developer -- MySQL General Mailing List For list archives: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql To unsubscribe: http://lists.mysql.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]