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Databases

Posted by Pratika Madhur
Pratika Madhur
149 Points

whats wrong with this?

SELECT * FROM <products>;

not sure why this is wrong?

1 Answer

victor cooper
victor cooper
6,436 Points
victor cooper
victor cooper
6,436 Points

In a query when you want to select from a table SELECT * FROM users;

Don't envelope the table name in <>, you can just write the name without anything, or use the `` symbol. Most developers just write the name without anything, simpler and less code.

Pratika Madhur
Pratika Madhur
149 Points

Thanks Victor! I realized my mistake shortly after posting this