How To Extract Part Of String
Aug 22, 2007
Hi,
I have 2 questions.
1. I have a table with a column for region names. Region Names are in 2 formats basically - "NAME-BU*RM" OR "NAME*RM".
I want to extract just "Name" from this string.
The length of "Name" varies and I want to extract all characters included for "Name".
Can anyone advise what the query/SQL statement would look like?
2. I wrote a VB code to generate a xls file. Users are able to run it fine but if they have another file with same name already open, then it just crashes excel.
So I want to include a code that checks if file "file.xls" is open on user's machine.
If file is open, then message "file "File.xls" is already open. Generating File_1.xls"
Run the code but create the file with file name "file_1.xls"
If file doesn't exist, then run code and create file with file name "File.xls"
Please advise.
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Jul 23, 2005
Is there a function that will extract part of a string when the data youwant does not occur in a specific position?Field "REF" is varchar(80) and contains an email subject line and the emailrecipients contact nameExample data:Rec_ID REF1 Here is the information you requested (oc:JohmSmith)2 Thanks for attending our seminar (oc:Peggy SueJohnson)3 Re: Our meeting yesterday (oc:Donald A. Duck)What I need to extract is the contact name that is in parenthesis after theoc:The name is always in parenthesis and occurs immediately after "oc:" - nospaces after the "oc:"Thanks.
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May 11, 2015
Here is a sample order # we used for one of our shipments: BL-53151-24954-1-0001-33934
I need to extract the "24954" portion of that order # while within an INNER JOIN, but not sure how.
My problem is we have 2 order tables: OrderTable1 contains a field with the full order #. OrderTable2 contains a field with only the "24954" portion. I need to JOIN on these 2 fields somehow.
So an example would be the following:
OrderTable1.Full_Order_No: BL-53151-24954-1-0001-33934
OrderTable2.Order_No: 24954
SELECT
ot1.Full_Order_No
, ot2.Order_No
FROM
OrderTable1 ot1
INNER JOIN OrderTable2 ot2 ON ot2.Order_No = [do something here to truncate ot1.Full_Order_No]
How can I do this?
Few notes:
-the 1st part of the order number, "BL-53151-" will ALWAYS be the same. It's our client # which will never change for the purpose of this query.
-The portion I need (24954) can be more or less than the 5 current digits.
-There will always be 6 portions to the order number, split up between 5 dashes.
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Jul 21, 2015
I want to extract a number within a column results, that is the number between the first two commas
Example:
select path from tablea
results:
1158285,1158286,1158287,1158288,1158289
1158288,1158289,1158290,1158291,1158292
....
How to extract the second number(between the first two commas) from the above results?
The output should be
1158286
1158289
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Jun 10, 2015
I have to extract a specific part of a string from a column in a sql server table. Following are the details and I have given the sample table and the sample strings.
I have 2 columns in my table [dbo].[StringExtract] (Id, MyString)
The row sample looks like the following
I have to extract the Id and a part of the column from mystring.
Id MyString
1 ABC|^~&|BNAME|CLIENT1||CLIENT1|20110609233558||BIC^A27|5014589635|K|8.1|
ABC1|^~&|BNAME1|CLIENT1||CLIENT1|20110609233558||CTP^A27|5014589635|I|7.1|
DEF||5148956598||||Apprised|Bfunction1||15|LMP|^^^201106101330|
alloys3^ally^crimson^L||||alloys3^ally^crimson^L||||alloys3^ally^crimson^L|||||Apprised|
[Code] ....
The part I want to extract is in the line "ZZZ" and the string part that i want to extract is between the 5th and 6th pipes (|). So my output looks like the following
Id DesiredString
1 Extracts^This^String1
2 Extracts^This^String2
3 Extracts^This^String3
Is there a way to extract this either using TSQL or SSIS.
IF EXISTS (SELECT * FROM sys.objects WHERE object_id = OBJECT_ID(N'[dbo].[StringExtract]') AND type in (N'U'))
DROP TABLE [dbo].[StringExtract]
GO
IF NOT EXISTS (SELECT * FROM sys.objects WHERE object_id = OBJECT_ID(N'[dbo].[StringExtract]') AND type in (N'U'))
BEGIN
CREATE TABLE [dbo].[StringExtract](
[Id] [int] NULL,
[Code] ....
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Sep 24, 2005
Hi,I'm using MSSQL2k and I have some customers in a customer table. I want to write a webapp and offer them the possibility to teach them using the app while having telephone contact with them. They can use the app on my server for some time and add data to it.After a while when someone wants to buy the app I would like to distribute the app as an Intranet app to their own server and let them have the data they already have wrote into the db on my server.Because there will be some customers with much data I'd like some guidance in how to plan the database to easily extract their own data and create a new db polutated with their data.Kenneth
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Nov 28, 2012
Is there a way to extract the date part (11/27/2012) of a datetime/time stamp column (11/27/2012 00:00:00.000) and keep it in a date format?
The code i have below extracts the date part of a timestamp column and converts it to a char field. This becomes a problem when I joing the resultant table with a SAS dataset which contains the same column but is in a date format. The join process generates an error saying the column is in different formats.
convert(char(15), process_date,112) as process_dt
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May 22, 2007
Hello to all,
I have a problem with ms sql query. I hope that somebody can help me.
i have a table "Relationships". There are two Fields (IDMember und RelationshipIDs) in this table. IDMember is the Owner ID (type: integer) und RelationshipIDs saves all partners of this Owner ( type: varchar(1000)). Example Datas for Table Relationships: IDMember Relationships .
3387 (2345, 2388,4567,....)
4567 (8990, 7865, 3387...)
i wirte a query to check if there is Relationship between two members.
Query:
Declare @IDM int; Declare @IDO int; Set @IDM = 3387, @IDO = 4567;
select *
from Relationship where (IDMember = @IDM) and ( cast(@ID0 as char(100)) in
(select Relationship .[RelationshipIDs] from Relationship where IDMember = @IDM))
But I get nothing by this query.
Can Someone tell me where is the problem? Thanks
Best Regards
Pinsha
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Mar 21, 2007
I am trying to find a way to find a certian character in a string and then select everything after that character.
for example i would look for the position of the underscore and then need to return everthing after it so in this case
yes_no
i would return no
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Feb 19, 2014
I have a table which has important information stored within a text field as nText. The fields look like this
{B:P:8}
{B:D:18}
{A:P:821}
{E:D:38}
{A:D:9}
{B:D:18}
The integer after the last colon & before the curly brace is the one I need to extract. Is there a way to do this in SQL?
I tried this at first, but the problem is that it's not very tolerant to the varying lengths of the integer.
,RIGHT(LEFT(CAST(bN.Note AS NVARCHAR(50)),6),2)
I use Microsoft SQL 2008
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Sep 9, 2005
Lets say I have a column of type varchar and need to extract an integer value from the middle of it. The string looks like this:'this part is always the same' + integer of varying length + 'this part is different but always the same length'Is there a way to trim the constant string lengths from the beginning and end?
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Jun 17, 2014
I have a long text in 'Quote' column as below and i have to extract Trip Duration, Destination and Base Rate from this text. The ‘Base Rate’ will be repeated throughout the text if there is more than one traveler and I only need the first instance.
Begin Quote Calculation<br />
<br />....<br />
Agent Id: 001<br />
Trip Duration: 5days<br />
Relationship Type: Individual<br />....nDestination: AreaTwo<br />
<br ...../>Resolved Trip Type To: 1 with Trip Subtype: 0<br />
Resolved Relationship: Individual....... />
*Base Rates*<br />
Base Rate: 6.070000<br />.....Resolved Trip Type To: 2 with Trip Subtype: 0<br />
Resolved Relationship: Individual....... />
*Base Rates*<br />
Base Rate: 9.070000<br />.....
Result
Trip Duration: 5 days
Destination: AreaTwo
Base Rate: 6.070000
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Nov 25, 2004
Need help..
I need to select from a text field (lastname, firstname) the first part which is the last name. The format is exactly like the parenthesis. Any ideas?
Thanx
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May 4, 1999
Hi,
Is it possible to search a field in a database, extract CERTAIN data, and insert THIS data into another field in another table?
Example:
Address
---------------------------------------------------
18 BerryWood Drive, Midland, Doncaster, Y09 2JF
I want to extract the postcode from this field into another field in another table....
Example 2:
Name
-----------
Ivor Smith
I wish to strip the last name from the field, and put this into a field in another table..
David
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Aug 29, 2013
Creating a stored procedure in extracting a word in a sentence.
Example:
String=The quick brown fox JuMp over the lazy dog.
I want to extract a random word on the string.
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Jul 20, 2005
Is there anyway to extract part of a string in a stored procedureusing a parameter as the starting point?For example, my string might read: x234y01zx567y07zx541y04zMy Parameter is an nvarchar and the value is: "x567y"What I want to extract is the two charachters after the parameter, inthis case "07".Can anyone shed some light on this problem?Thanks,lq
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Oct 15, 2015
I have a values a column like this
Morning(07:00-16:30)
Morning(09:30-18:30)
Morning(11:00-20:00)
Afternoon(14:00-23:00)
Afternoon(16:00-01:00)
Morning(08:00-17:00)
Morning(10:00-19:00)
Morning(09:00-18:00)
So i just only need 07:00-16:30 this kind of part from above all these string in sql server.
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Nov 2, 2015
I want to extract two strings from xxxxx - yyyyyy separately as xxxxx and yyyyyy. The source always has two strings brought together with a - symbol. How to extract these two strings.
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May 30, 2006
I have a column Sports which contains a string.the string is comma delimited, so may contain e.g. 1,3,2,6,8,19 or 6,22,13 etc.What is (performance wise) the fastest way to select all the rows where the number 2 is in the Sports column.....?(I can't search on ",2," since "2" may also be at the start of the string....)
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Dec 4, 2000
I am trying to strip off 'XYZ' from column1 in table1 whenever it occurs
Any help appreciated
saad
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Aug 22, 2006
Hello,
I have a field in my table that includes free form text. Within this text are two five digit numbers seperated by a forward slash (/). I need to be able to locate the "/" and then return and display the numbers before and after the "/" seperately. For example:
"the text looks like this but has two numbers 55555/66666 within the string"
I need to get the "55555" and the "66666" in oprder to then display them. can anyone help? I am using ASP/SQL. Appreciated in advance!
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Mar 21, 2007
how can you return part of a string and convert it into an integer value? Maybe like this:
convert(left(column, 3) as int)
does that work?
The Yak Village Idiot
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Mar 16, 2004
Yeah, it's pretty simple. Maybe it'll help someone out.
-- USAGE: fn_extract_chars(string_to_search, 'letters' -or- 'numbers')
CREATE FUNCTION fn_extract_chars (@x varchar(128), @y char(7))
RETURNS varchar(128)
AS
BEGIN
DECLARE @chars varchar(128)
DECLARE @pos int
DECLARE @action varchar(32)
SET @pos = 0
SET @chars = ''
IF @y = 'numbers' SET @action = '[0-9]'
ELSE IF @y = 'letters' SET @action = '[a-zA-Z]'
WHILE @pos < (DATALENGTH(@x) + 1)
BEGIN
IF PATINDEX(@action,SUBSTRING(@x, @pos, 1)) > 0
BEGIN
SET @chars = @chars + (SELECT SUBSTRING(@x, @pos, 1))
END
SET @pos = @pos + 1
END
RETURN(@chars)
END
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Feb 11, 2008
Hello forum, I need extract a substring form a string that follows a regular expressions -->
T:1º/PQ:1/TALLA:2(MOD.51 100/150)
T:<number>º/PQ:<number>...
I need to extract only the numbers. The SUBSTRING functions is insuficient for me, because in some cases de number can be 1, 10, 100, 1000, ...
I would like me use it as:
SELECT RegularExpression (Field)
Can you help me, please.
Thanks for all in advanced. I will appreciate a lot your help.
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Jan 11, 2008
I am trying to write a query in sql query analyzer that will extract a date that appears after the first comma in the string. An example of the data is below:
DAVE,12/31/03,17:18,PERIODENDP
AS,01/16/06,16:51,CUSTOMERS_VW
EM,11/09/07,15:08,ORDER_ENTRY_
I want to select the 8 characters after the first comma in the field, and then convert it to a date format.
I am a novice, so any help with the correct function and syntax would be greatly appreciated.
thanks,
Dave
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Dec 23, 2013
I'm trying to form a query that will select part of a result.I'm trying to take out the ending of results that end in '-PR'.
Example: The original result is 'Jbbx32-PR'. I want to select it as 'Jbbx32'.
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Aug 7, 2007
I'm passing a variable to SQL and I want it to query a column (IP_user), but query any part of what is given. For example if I given Chris it would bring up Chris, Christian, Christine, etc. What is the syntax to do this?? thanks
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Jul 9, 2014
I have a column that contains the follwoing string I need to compare.
ek/df/cv/
ek/df/cv/f
All fields bfore the third / are not fixed but behind the third/ is eiter nothing or one letter I need a function to extract all the fields before the third / to compare if they are equal.
I can't do it by using the combination of Substring() and charindex() and Len()
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Jun 18, 2015
Row Value :
Fiscal Year: 2016(
)Budget Scenario: Main Budget (0+12)(
)Forecast Scenario: Jun (0+12) Forecast(
)Department: 400 - New York(
)YTD Period: Jun
and I need to extract 400 only... substring fails because the length of the Scenario, Forecast etc differs.
Should I just go for charindex on break() or is there a another way ?
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Apr 21, 2014
I am trying to extract the IP address from a command string, the problem I am running into is there are 3 types of command strings.
SENDAUTO IP192.168.1.32L0O11 Z1 5(E=00:00,F=00:00,G=00:00,H=00:00,I=00:00,J=00:00)
SENDCREATEEXCEPTION -1,IP192.168.1.32,0,11,0,Z1,Free text-label,19,3,19,3,06:00|24:00,I|O,1,288003,1
SENDWEEKTIMES IP192.168.1.32,0,11,Z1,3,100,23:00|24:00|24:00|24:00|24:00|24:00,I|O|O|O|O|O
The IP address length can vary, and the character after the IP is either a L or ,
How can I edit the following function to look for both characters?
SUBSTRING(Command, CHARINDEX('IP', Command), CHARINDEX('L', Command) - (CHARINDEX('IP', Command)))
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Oct 6, 2015
Consider the following: I have a table, say ORDERS, with these entries -
CustID
ProductID
1 CAN
2 2
3 1,2
4 4
5 1,2,3,4,5,CAN
6 10
7 CAN
8 1,CAN
I'd like to write a script to return only those rows WHERE ProductID = CAN along with other values in the same column. In this example, I'd like to return rows 5 & 8. How can I write this in T-SQL? So, say, check if ProductID has a comma ',' value plus the 'CAN' string. If yes, then return that row. If I use the LIKE operator, it'll return rows 1,5,7, and 8.
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Feb 27, 2008
I am required to send an XML file of our clients to head office in Belgium for comparison against a database of known undesirables. The data is in a legacy system with a custom database so I have created an SSIS package that extracts the tables I need into SQL Server and have developed a program that reads from a text source and creates the XML then Secure FTPs it to Hong Kong who will handle it from there.
My problem lies in actually extracting enough data to avoid too many false positives. The scanning will check name, identity (passport number, etc.), town/city and country. We don't hold an identity number and the town/city and country are buried in free format fields. A quick analysis of the 419,000 records shows that the spelling is terribly unreliable, too. In most cases country has not been entered because the clients are local and even when they are overseas, sometimes only the city has been entered. That is often misspelt, too e.g. Kuala Lumpar or Melboure.
The addresses are held in 3 equal length fields called Address_1, Address_2 and Address_3. There's no guarantee that I will find the town/city or country in any particular one of these fields. In some cases, the street number and name are in Address_3 because the first two hold a company name and a C/O line.
So I'm not going to fret over the ones where the address information is nonsense or missing but I would like to try and extract valid country names and town/city names, where present and this is where I get stuck. I'm from a COBOL programming background and although I'm loving getting used to the power of SQL, I'm still a bit stumped when I come across a problem like this probably because I keep thinking of the solution in procedural terms.
I have a feeling that the solution will be to create two separate reference tables, one of towns/cities and the other of countries. I would then somehow search the 3 fields looking for those keywords and if found, entering them in the appropriate part of the output text file to represent town/city and/or country. I did also think about destringing to find the separate words but that doesn't help where the name consists of two words such as NEW ZEALAND.
I would love to hear from anyone who has dealt with a similar problem and has a neat solution to this using SQL.
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Feb 6, 2001
hi, I have a field named city_state that contains city and state together (Warren, OH) in the same field. I need to create two seperate columns one city, another state. how can I extract the state out of the city_state column and have two different column.
thanks
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