create or replace view
 view_AllData as
 select
        c.name,
        concat('C',c.contact_id) as ref
 from contact c


On Tue, Nov 24, 2009 at 6:52 PM, Neil Aggarwal <n...@jammconsulting.com> wrote:
> Hello:
>
> This seems like it should be simple, but I am having trouble
> figuring it out.
>
> I have a table contact which has:
>        name            String
>        contact_id      int
>
> Lets assume the contact table has this row:
>        name: Neil Aggarwal
>        contact_id: 1
>
> I want to create a view that has this data
>        name: Neil Aggarwal
>        ref: C1
>
> I did this:
>
> create or replace view
> view_AllData as
> select
>        c.name
>        ('C'+c.contact_id) as ref,
> from contact c
>
> but the ref does not have the leading 'C' in
> the front of it.
>
> Any ideas?
>
> Thanks,
>        Neil
>
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