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Created August 18, 2015 11:32
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COALESCE-ing first names and preferred names
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coalesce.sql
SELECT
COALESCE(contact.preferred_name, contact.firstname) AS "FIRSTNAME",
contact.surname
FROM contact
ORDER BY contact.surname, contact.preferred_name, contact.firstname
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