Question

This is an extension of this question: SQLite problem selecting two columns as one

How would I combine the two columns if there is a space in the column name?

This works:

SELECT (column1 || " " || column2) AS expr1 FROM your_table;

This does not:

SELECT (column 1 || " " || column 2) AS expr1 FROM your_table;

Answer 1

Try this:

 SELECT ("column 1" || ' ' || "column 2") AS expr1 FROM your_table;

OR this

 SELECT ([column 1] || ' ' || [column 2]) AS expr1 FROM your_table;

OR this

 SELECT (`column 1` || ' ' || `column 2`) AS expr1 FROM your_table;

Per the SQLIte documentation, you use single quote for strings, and double for identifiers, but you have the other options for compatibility

• ‘keyword’ A keyword in single quotes is a string literal.
• “keyword” A keyword in double-quotes is an identifier.
• [keyword] A keyword enclosed in square brackets is an identifier. This is not standard SQL. This quoting mechanism is used by MS Access and SQL Server and is included in SQLite for compatibility.
• keyword` A keyword enclosed in grave accents (ASCII code 96) is an identifier. This is not standard SQL. This quoting mechanism is used by MySQL and is included in SQLite for compatibility.