SQL Server - Adding a string to a text column (concat equivalent)

Question

How do you add a string to a column in SQL Server?

UPDATE [myTable] SET [myText]=\' \'+[myText]

That doesn\'t work:

The

Answer 1

hmm, try doing CAST(' ' AS TEXT) + [myText]

Although, i am not completely sure how this will pan out.

I also suggest against using the Text datatype, use varchar instead.

If that doesn't work, try ' ' + CAST ([myText] AS VARCHAR(255))