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Use length() function three times in a select statement

SQL> SQL> CREATE TABLE book(   2    title_id   CHAR(3)      NOT NULL,   3    title_name VARCHAR(40)  NOT NULL,   4    type       VARCHAR(10)  NULL    ,   5    pub_id     CHAR(3)      NOT NULL,   6    pages      INTEGER      NULL    ,   7    price      DECIMAL(5,2) NULL    ,   8    sales      INTEGER      NULL    ,   9    pubdate    DATE         NULL    ,  10    contract   SMALLINT     NOT NULL  11  ); Table created. SQL> SQL> INSERT INTO book VALUES('T01','Java','history','P01',111,21.99,566,DATE '2000-08-01',1); 1 row created. SQL> INSERT INTO book VALUES('T02','Oracle','history','P03', 114,19.95,9566,DATE '1998-04-01',1); 1 row created. SQL> INSERT INTO book VALUES('T03','SQL','computer','P02', 122,39.95,25667,DATE '2000-09-01',1); 1 row created. SQL> INSERT INTO book VALUES('T04','C++','psychology','P04', 511,12.99,13001,DATE '1999-05-31',1); 1 row created. SQL> INSERT INTO book VALUES('T05','Python','psychology','P04', 101,6.95,201440,DATE '2001-01-01',1); 1 row created. SQL> INSERT INTO book VALUES('T06','JavaScript','biography','P01', 173,19.95,11320,DATE '2000-07-31',1); 1 row created. SQL> INSERT INTO book VALUES('T07','LINQ','biography','P03', 331,23.95,1500200,DATE '1999-10-01',1); 1 row created. SQL> INSERT INTO book VALUES('T08','C#','children','P04', 861,10.00,4095,DATE '2001-06-01',1); 1 row created. SQL> INSERT INTO book VALUES('T09','SQL Server','children','P04', 212,13.95,5000,DATE '2002-05-31',1); 1 row created. SQL> INSERT INTO book VALUES('T10','AJAX','biography','P01', NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,0); 1 row created. SQL> INSERT INTO book VALUES('T11','VB','psychology','P04', 821,7.99,94123,DATE '2000-11-30',1); 1 row created. SQL> INSERT INTO book VALUES('T12','Office','biography','P01', 507,12.99,100001,DATE '2000-08-31',1); 1 row created. SQL> INSERT INTO book VALUES('T13','VBA','history','P03', 812,29.99,10467,DATE '1999-05-31',1); 1 row created. SQL> SQL> SELECT title_name,   2         LENGTH(title_name) AS "Len"   3    FROM book   4    WHERE LENGTH(title_name) < 30   5    ORDER BY LENGTH(title_name) ASC; TITLE_NAME                                      Len ---------------------------------------- ---------- VB                                                2 C#                                                2 VBA                                               3 SQL                                               3 C++                                               3 Java                                              4 LINQ                                              4 AJAX                                              4 Office                                            6 Oracle                                            6 Python                                            6 TITLE_NAME                                      Len ---------------------------------------- ---------- SQL Server                                       10 JavaScript                                       10 13 rows selected. SQL> SQL> drop table book; Table dropped. SQL>