Splitting String Using Instr And Retrieving Part Information
Apr 26, 2006
I know there are many posts on this but still cannot find what I want ....
I have a string ....
... <surname>bloggs</surname> <fornames>Jane</fornames> etc.etc.
... <surname>williams</surname> <forenames>Jo</fornames> etc.etc.
In a query I know how to:
Find the Start and End Postions as follows:
StartSurnamePos: InStr([string],"<surname>") returns 19
EndSurnamePos: InStr([string],"</surname>") returns 34
I also know that by adding 8 to StartSurnamePos I can get Bloggs but how do I stop it there.
Using left, Right or Mid how do I pull out just
bloggs Jane
Williams Jo in seperate fields?
Thanks in advanced.
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Jan 31, 2014
I am trying to write a query that selects multiple rows of a table and puts those into a single string with a comma delimiter.
I want it to select all rows after a specific word is found in the row above and then stop selecting when another specific word below the last row is found.
Example below: >>>
The data i am using is very unorganised and has not headers, so I have to try and specific lines in order to allocate them to a specific user.
Sample Data:
IDFullContent
459Authorized Privileges:
460ACNT ALLSPOOL ALTPRI AUDIT BUGCHK BYPASS
461CMEXEC CMKRNL DIAGNOSE DOWNGRADE EXQUOTA GROUP
462GRPNAM GRPPRV IMPERSONATE IMPORT LOG_IO MOUNT
463NETMBX OPER PFNMAP PHY_IO PRMCEB PRMGBL
464PRMMBX PSWAPM READALL SECURITY SETPRV SHARE
465SHMEM SYSGBL SYSLCK SYSNAM SYSPRV TMPMBX
466UPGRADE VOLPRO WORLD
467Default Privileges:
Output Expected:
"
ACNT,ALLSPOOL,ALTPRI,AUDIT,BUGCHK,BYPASS,CMEXEC,CM KRNL,DIAGNOSE,DOWNGRADE,EXQUOTA,GROUP,GRPNAM,GRPPR V,IMPERSONATE,IMPORT,LOG_IO,MOUNT,NETMBX,OPER...etcc "
The delimiter can be anything.
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Code:
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Hey people,
This should be any easy one to solve:
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9853911264,W-AMR,3,2:320:0:52,MAIN STORE,3.57,0,18,001.004.041,0,0*75
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one with a list of countries (tblCountryName) and
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1)
EXERCISE1 SET EXERCISE1.NAME_A = IIf(InStr([Name],",")=0,[Name],IIf(InStr([Name],",")=InStrRev([Name],","),Trim(Mid([Name],InStr([Name],",")+2,20)) & " " & Mid([Name],1,InStr([Name],",")-1),Mid([Name],InStr([Name],",")+2,(InStrRev([Name],",")-InStr([Name],",")-2)) & " " & Mid([Name],1,InStr([Name],",")-1)));
2)
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Hello,
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example if a field has [Smith, John] I want it displayed as John Smith
Here's is the code I was attempting to use below, it generates syntax errors!
SELECT Exercise1.name, Iif(Instr[name],",")=0,[Name], Mid([name],Instr([name]),+1,instr([name]),",")-1 as expr1
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1) Set the oil out so that it is at room temperature. 2) Mix the oil and the alcohol together. 3) Place oil mixture on stove and bring it up to73 degrees. 4) Pour the mixture through a cheese cloth. 5) Add 1 cup
1) Set the oil out so that it is at room temperature.
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3) Place oil mixture on stove and bring it up to73 degrees.
4) Pour the mixture through a cheese cloth.
5) Add 1 cup
I have tried different ways of using instr in my query. I can get it to start the next line at any point, but I do not seem to be able to get it to stop when it comes to the next instruction. As a result I get something like this.
3) Place oil mixture on stove and bring it up to73 degrees. 4) Pour the mixture through a cheese cloth. 5) Add 1 cup
4) Pour the mixture through a cheese cloth. 5) Add 1 cup
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