Try:
SELECT first_name,'['||work_email||']' FROM tb_contacts WHERE
tb_contacts.work_email <>'';
Maybe you have spaces?
On Wed, Feb 02, 2005 at 09:59:30AM +0000, mike wrote:
> I have the following query (I have removed all nulls from the field as
> test)
>
> SELECT first_name,work_email FROM tb_contacts WHERE
> tb_contacts.work_email <>'';
>
> However I get loads of blank email addresses coming up
>
> anyone any ideas
>
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