server/AyaNova/PickList/PickListSqlBuilder.cs

@@ -176,15 +176,20 @@ namespace AyaNova.PickList
             sb.Append(ActiveSelectFragment);
             sb.Append(", ");
 
+            //nope, this will return null if any of the values are null, very bad for this use, instead
             //select name || ' ' || serial || ' ' || array_to_string(tags,',') as display from awidget
+            //this, on the other hand will work even if all of them are null
+            //concat_ws(' ', awidget.name, awidget.serial, auser.name)
+
+            sb.Append("concat_ws(' ', ");
             foreach (string s in lSelect)
             {
                 sb.Append(s);
-                sb.Append(" || ' ' || ");//sb 11 characters
+                sb.Append(",");
             }
-            //clear trailing concat element
-            sb.Length -= 11;//length of last concat fragment above
-            sb.Append(" as plname");
+            //clear trailing comma
+            sb.Length -= 1;
+            sb.Append(") as plname");
 
             //FROM
             sb.Append(" ");
@@ -223,13 +228,16 @@ namespace AyaNova.PickList
 
 
                 sb.Append(")");
-            }else{
-              //we might have a trailing and to remove
-              //jesus this stuff sucks, there must be a better way, it seems so fragile
-              if(!IncludeInactive || HasTagSpecificQuery){
-                  //trailing " and " to remove
-                  sb.Length-=5;
-              }
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                //we might have a trailing and to remove
+                //jesus this stuff sucks, there must be a better way, it seems so fragile
+                if (!IncludeInactive || HasTagSpecificQuery)
+                {
+                    //trailing " and " to remove
+                    sb.Length -= 5;
+                }
             }
 
             //ORDER BY