I am using the following expression to strip the last 11 characters in a field group and it returns an error saying that Len cannot use a negative number. It must be 0 or greater. Is there a better alternative?
In my application I must store over 16000 character in a sql table field . When I split into more than 1 field it gives "unclosed quotation mark" message. How can I store over 16000 characters to sql table field (only one field) with language specific characters?
I have a table named users. It consists of user names, user ids, etc... The problem is that whoever designed the ASP code before me allowed people to enter info in any format they want. This poses a problem because now the name can have 1, 2, or sometimes 3 spaces in between the last and first names. And sometimes the middle initial is used with a period following it. This creates problems when I am trying to execute a Select statement since it won't match if there are an unknown number of spaces in the string and throws an error when a period is used.
Is there a SQL query I can execute to change all the user_names into a format such as the following: LastName, FirstName MiddleInitial
Like I said, it is already almost the same, just has too many spaces and some have periods after the middle initial
I have a table called exchange and field called address. The rows(1400+) in the field look like: MS:VA/Celcmv/VHACLEADAM%SMTP:Doe.Jane@med.va.gov%X200:c=US;a= ;p=av;o=Celcmv;s=Doe;g=Jane;
How do I remove everything to the left of doe.jane@med.va.gov and everything to the right of doe.jane@med.va.gov using query analyzer? Thank you in advance...
Can someone please suggest a function to remove the last 3 characters from a column? I was thinking of the LEN function, but I am unsure of the syntax.
I've got one SQL Server 7.0 table with a "Decsciption" Column of length 4000. The values in this column contains "End of Line" ASCII Character. The ASCII Value of this character is 10. I'm not able to remove this ASCII Character. I tried by using REPLACE function. But i could not remove that character.
Folks ... I have a pipe-delimited ASCII text file with a lot ofdifferent non-printing characters. Rather than try and figure out allthe non-printing characters that exist in this 17+ million recorddatabase, I was hoping someone might have already written a scriptthey'd be willing to share that would remove all non-printingcharacters from an ASCII file?Thanks,Ralph NobleJoin Bytes!
i want to write a sql query in such a way that i will group by a particular field for the first four characters.
Suppose, a table locations with locationid, locationname and addres exists i want to write a query such that i will fetch all records from locations table group by locationname for first 4 characters (Bangalore, Bangeloru, Bangolore, Banggolroe)
I was wondering what would be the best way to remove special characters like, '-', '&' '(',')','#','*', etc... from a number string. To be specific a phone Number string where the string is >= 10.
I have a table with several columns of information that I wish to set up some form of schedule to go through this data and remove any special characters that may interfere with other code processes.
Mainly the coma's and the apostrophes. It really messes with my asp pages and scripts when retrieving this information and trying to do other things with it, so I need to figure out how to remove these from the tables so it does not cause these issues.
Knowing this, I cannot figure out how to keep the data in the row/column and just extract the special characters from that data. The other problem is, everything I try requires me to insert either a coma or apostrophe as part of the code string which in lies my issue.
How can I parse through my data, leave the data as-is, but just get rid of coma's, apostrophes, and double quotes?
Does anyone have a basic example that I can use to expand on?
SET @Counter = 1 SET @Max = (SELECT Max(DTect_Supplier_SRN) FROM SUPPLIER_TABLE_TEST)
WHILE @Counter <@Max BEGIN SET @MATCH_Supplier_name = (SELECT Match_Supplier_Name FROM SUPPLIER_TABLE_TEST WHERE @Counter = DTect_Supplier_SRN) SET @Index = LEN(@MATCH_Supplier_name) WHILE @Index > = 1 SET @MATCH_Supplier_name = CASE WHEN SUBSTRING(@MATCH_Supplier_name, @Index, 1) LIKE '[a-zA-Z]' TH EN SUBSTRING(@MATCH_Supplier_name, @Index, 1) WHEN SUBSTRING(@MATCH_Supplier_name, @Index, 1) LIKE '[0-9]' THEN SUBSTRING(@MATCH_Supplier_name, @Index, 1) ELSE '' END + @MATCH_Supplier_name SET @Index = @Index - 1 --PRINT @MATCH_Supplier_name SET @Counter = @Counter + 1 END
I usually do this through Access so I'm not too familiar with the string functions in SQL. My question is, how do you remove characters from the middle of a string?
Ex: String value is 10 characters long. The string value is X000001250. The end result should look like, X1250.
I've tried mixing/matching multiple string functions with no success. The only solution I have come up with removes ALL of the zeros, including the tailing zero. The goal is to only remove the consecutive zeroes in the middle of the string.
I have a varchar field which contains some Greek characters (α, β, γ, etc...) among the regular Latin characters. I need to replace these characters with a word (alpha, beta, gamma etc...). When I try to do this, I find that it is also replacing some of the Latin characters.
I have a table with a column that is currently a varchar(50), but I want to convert it into an int. When I try to just change the type in design mode I get an error that conversion cannot proceed. When I look at the field it appears some of the entries have special characters appended at the end, I see a box after the value.
How can I remove all speical characters and then convert that field to an int?
Also I tried the following query which did not work as well, same error about conversion.
Hello,I have an SQL Server table with a (text) field in which there isa data value in this format:200802290525I need to build an update query the modifies this valuesubtracting 1 (one) hour from this value (if the hour is00:30 am the day is to be decreased and so on)How can I sipmly accomplish to this job?Thanks!!!
Below is a snippet of MS SQL inside some VB that retieves Commodity info such as product names and related information and returns the results in an ASP Page. My problem is that with certain searches, elements returned in the synonym field repeat. For instance, on a correct search I get green, red, blue, and yellow which is correct. On another similar search with different commodity say for material, I get Plastic, Glass,Sand - Plastic, Glass,Sand - Plastic, Glass, Sand. I want to remove the repeating elements returned in this field. IOW, I just need one set of Plastic, Glass and Sand. I hope this makes sense.
Below is the SQL and the results from the returned page.
PS I tried to use distinct but with no luck I want just one of each in the example below.
Thanks in Advance!
Scott
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SQL = "" SQL = "SELECT B.CIMS_MSDS_NUM," & _ "A.COMMODITY_NUMBER, " & _ "B.CIMS_TRADE_NME," & _ "B.CIMS_MFR_NME," & _ "B.CIMS_MSDS_PREP_DTE," & _ "B.APVL_CDE," & _ "COALESCE(C.REGDMATLCD,'?') AS DOTREGD," & _ "COALESCE( D.CIMS_TRADE_SYNM,'NO SYNONYMS') AS SYNONYM, " & _ "A.MSDS_CMDTY_VERIF, " & _ "A.CATALOG_ID " & _ "FROM ( MATEQUIP.VMSDS_CMDTY A " & _ " RIGHT OUTER JOIN MATEQUIP.VCIMS_TRD_PROD_INF B " & _ " ON A.CIMS_MSDS_NUM = B.CIMS_MSDS_NUM " & _ " LEFT OUTER JOIN MATEQUIP.VDOT_TRADE_PROD C " & _ " ON A.CIMS_MSDS_NUM = C.MSDSNUM " & _ " LEFT OUTER JOIN MATEQUIP.VCIMS_TRD_PROD_SYN D " & _ " ON B.CIMS_MSDS_NUM = D.CIMS_MSDS_NUM) "
I have a field where the data is stored with RTF. I know SQL Reporting Services cannot display it properly. Is there way to remove the RTF formatting codes through a function to just pull out the text and displya it in the text box?
Hi all I was wondering whether it was possible to remove or delete part of a String in a Field? Lets take for example I have:
- A Table called: Table_1 - A Field called: MyField - MyField contains the value: Hello I am on the msdn forums
Is it possible to perform an UPDATE Query which deletes part of that sentence? If this was hard coded it would be rather simple but if the phrase was changing which would lead to the sentence also changing is it possible to do this?
Lets say I wanted to remove the part which said msdn forums. Then UPDATE the field again which should leave out the bit msdn forums.
I'm adding up quantities of an item that are entered in one after another, so the date is the same, but the time differs.
I used the "first" function in access which works the way I want, but sql7 doesn't use the same function. The "convert" function does not work in access but Here is the gist of the query:
SELECT first(CONVERT(varchar,transactions.tran_date,101)) AS [trandate], transactions.tran_type, SUM(transactions.qty) AS totqty,...etc.
All,Given multiple records with identical values in all fields except asingle varchar field, is there an efficient query that will group therecords into a single record and concatenate the aforementionedvarchar field into a single field with each of the source records'values separated by commas?Example:Record 1 'Doug' , '1'Record 2 'Doug' , '2'Output record 'Doug' , '1,2'Thanks in advance,Doug
I would like to retrieve 10(dynamic) records of table x (proucts) foreach user in table y (users). Can this be done?I would like the end result to be something like this: (would this bea union?)__________________________y.name | x.pid | x.pnameBob | 1 | forkBob | 2 | spoon.... | |Bob | 10 | potatoJeff | 11 | penetc.....__________________________But also with the number to return based off of a query, ex-select @pcount = count(products)select @ucount = count(users)select @pcount / @ucount10And lump all this in an Stored procedureex-get number of total records in x, divide by total y = zselect z records for each user in y.You would be a master in my book if you can give me hints on this one!Thanks,Jeff
Does anyone know a function in SQL or how I can get the amount of characters of a field?
I have a column named NU_IPS wich contains data varchar type, that has a % symbol at the end, like 9.7% and so on... But in original table it can't be like this (it has to bem float type), I just want the number content, like this 9.7 For that I need in DTS put a query that convert it. That's why I need a function or something that can get the quantity of characters of each field.
So, It would be someting like this...
select substring(convert(varchar(getSizeField() - 1), nu_ipi), 1, 4) from dbo.t_STAGEAREACHAIR
It would cut always the last caracter, wich is '%'...
I want to group by a fields value in a table. I have a purchase table where contracts and orders are stored in together. Now what I need is, I have to group only by the rows that contain an identical contract_no and order_no as those records represent the actual contract. the other rows contain order data-sets which need to be subtracted from the contracts values.
I am creating a report that shows orders created by our employees but I am having trouble with one employee. She changed her last name this year and so in the report, it shows a line her with her maiden name and one with her new name.
Is there a way to combine all the data from both names into one name so it appears on one line and looks like a single person instead of two.
Is there a way in Reporting Services layout mode to get the report to display more than one response for one field in the same cell?
More specifically, I have a list of classes that lists section, title, and instructors. If the class has more than one instructor, I want the instructor cell to list both instructors in one cell, separated by a semi-colon, rather than listing all the class information - along with instructor - in two separate rows. Any suggestions?
I have a sql database that includes a table of customer contact information. The area code for many of my customers is about to change. Is there a way to mass update the phone number field so that all phone numbers that currently start with 111 change to 222 ? Ex 1115554444 to 2225554444 ?