> I am using Firebird 2.0.1 (on Windows) and I am having a following SQL
> problem:
>
> I have to port following SQL that works fine on Mysql:
>
> UPDATE PROJECTS SET CODE = CONCAT('J.P.', SUBSTRING(CODE,3))
>
> It seems that there is no CONCAT method in Firebird, so I've run
> google search to see what operator could I use for this
>
> I've tried following query variants, but all of them report SQL error!

What error?

> UPDATE PROJECTS SET CODE = 'J.P.' || SUBSTRING(CODE,3)
> UPDATE PROJECTS SET CODE = ('J.P.' || SUBSTRING(CODE,3))
> UPDATE PROJECTS SET CODE = 'J.P.' + SUBSTRING(CODE,3)
>
> Can anyone suggest a working solution ?

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