Oracle SQL, concatenate multiple columns + add text

Question

You have two options for concatenating strings in Oracle:

• CONCAT
• Using ||

CONCAT example:

CONCAT(
  CONCAT(
    CONCAT(
      CONCAT(
        CONCAT('I like ', t.type_desc_column), 
        ' cake with '), 
      t.icing_desc_column),
    ' and a '),
  t.fruit_desc_column)

Using || example:

'I like ' || t.type_desc_column || ' cake with ' || t.icing_desc_column || ' and a ' || t.fruit_desc_column

Did you try the || operator ?

Concatenation Operator Documentation from Oracle >>>

select 'i like' || type_column || ' with' ect....

Below query works for me @Oracle 10G ----

select PHONE, CONTACT, (ADDR1 ||  '-' || ADDR2 || '-' || ADDR3) as Address
from CUSTOMER_DETAILS
where Code='341'; 

O/P -

1111 [email protected] 4th street-capetown-sa

The Oracle/PLSQL CONCAT function allows to concatenate two strings together.

CONCAT( string1, string2 )

string1

The first string to concatenate.

string2

The second string to concatenate.

E.g.

SELECT 'I like ' || type_column_name || ' cake with ' || 
icing_column_name || ' and a ' fruit_column_name || '.' 
AS Cake FROM table;

Try this:

SELECT 'I like ' || type_column_name || ' cake with ' || 
icing_column_name || ' and a ' fruit_column_name || '.' 
AS Cake_Column FROM your_table_name;

It should concatenate all that data as a single column entry named "Cake_Column".