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?
View 2 RepliesI 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
Im having a dumb moment... what is the easiest way to get the third and fourth character of a string???
Thanks :)
khosara writes "I have one parameter @String with value "My name is Khosara".
How to get the value only "Is khos".
Could you please help me, witch method shold i use.
Thank in advance."
I need retrieve only strings that hold the sub-string in middle. no first no last just middle.
See: the sub-string is "test"
Yes: test test test
Yes: take test test
Yes: test test take
Yes: take test take
No: test test
No: test take take
No: take take test
No: test
I prepare sample data...
declare @sample table(s varchar(50));
insert @sample values
('test test test'),
('test test'),
('test'),
('test take test'),
('test take take'),
('take test test'),
('take test take');
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 column name remarks and i want to retrieve data like by deleting some of the leading charaters and some last characters and show the middle one.
like remarks has CALLTRANSFER_OVER_SIP:XfrTime=86.05599975585938_en and i want to show only "XfrTime=86.05599975585938" this much
Ok following scenario
create table dbo.ADAssets
(Computername nvarchar(max))
insert into dbo.ADAssets
values
('AIRLBEOF3565 CNF:4e926e06-6f62-4864-aebd-6311543d',
'AIRLBEOF3565')
So if execute the following
select Computername
from dbo.ADAssets
where Computername like
'AIRLBEOF3565%'
I get both records,but if I do this
select *
from dbo.ADAssets
where Computername in
(
'AIRLBEOF3565 CNF:4e926e06-6f62-4864-aebd-6311543d',
'AIRLBEOF3565'
)
I only get AIRLBEOF3565
So the big picture is that I need to compare 2 tables to find records that match & don't but that I get matches that shouldn't be & matches that aren't.
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
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
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.
View 4 Replies View RelatedHi,
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.
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
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.
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
View 4 Replies View RelatedI 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.
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.
View 4 Replies View RelatedHere 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.
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
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
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.
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()
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 ?
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)))
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.
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] ....
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.
I have a report which is redirecting to a subreport. The main report is having multi value parameter. I need to pass these multi values to sub report. Passing parameters from MDX report to T-sql report. So, I'm using the below exp.
=SPLIT(REPLACE(TRIM(Join(Parameters!Grade.Label,",")),", ",","),",")
The value will look like this
01-Manger
02-Senior Mange
21-Associate
25-Associate Trainee
This is working for me in all the cases except one. In all other cases, the parameter's Label and Value field has same data in the sub report. But, in a specific parameter I'm getting Label and Value data are different. I'm getting an alpha numeric string value from MDX report , but I need to pass only the numeric values to the sub report since its value field contains only numeric value. The numeric value is coming at the starting of the string data. So I have used Mid()
=SPLIT(Mid(REPLACE(TRIM(Join(Parameters!Grade.Label,",")),",
",","),1,2),",")
Result will be 01
But, mid() will give only the first value. It is working for single value. But I need to extract multiple values.
SQL Query. What i need is to be able to extract specific characters from data.
Eg name
1.2-KPIA1-App-00001 this is a name i require, but i also require the '1.2' and the 'KPIA1' to be displayed in new columns in the results
i.e. 1.2-KPIA1-App-00001 1.2 KPIA1
*I need this in part of a script as there is thousands of rows of data.
I have a parameter value as shown below and this is dynamic and can grow
Example : 101-NY, 102-CA, 165-GA
116-NY, 258-NJ, 254-PA, 245-DC, 298-AL
How do I get the values in the below format
NY,CA,GA --- each state to be followed with comma and the next state
NY,NJ,PA,DC,AL --- each state to be followed with comma and the next state
correct query that will fetch only state names and not the numbers.
Hello all!This might be a newbie question, and there might be something Im just not thinking of right now, but I have a set of values that I need to get the average of but only from the middle 90%. Example:11 <-From here1234456 <- To here.7I thought I could solve it by subqueries and do the following:Select (((Select sum top 5 order asc) + (Select sum top 5 order desc)) - sum total)/rows*0.9 which would give me what I want, but I realised that when aggregating I cant order the subqueries.This is for an application (that will run the query on a sql-server) that only takes one query (although subqueries should be fine), and thats why I have a problem, I cant build any views or things like that.I guess my question is very simple: How can I get a sum of the bottom 5 percent without sorting descending?
View 9 Replies View RelatedI have a table Customer with 200000 records.
When I run query
DECLARE @posTable TABLE(idkey INT IDENTITY(1,1), value VARCHAR(128))
INSERT INTO @posTable (value) SELECT CustID FROM Customer ORDER BY CustID
At the first time it takes 1 minute 42 seconds, at the second time it only takes 3 seconds.
When i run the query
SELECT IDENTITY(INT, 1, 1) AS idkey, CustID INTO #posTable FROM Customer ORDER BY CustID
The order in column idkey is not exacts
Pls. tell me why? and How can i rewrite it.
I'm writing a page that will return data from my database to the user based on their search paramaters, over several pages with 20 matching records showing per page, and a next button on the bottom. Similar to the format of any search engine.
However, I'd like to write this into the query, and I'm not sure how I would go about doing so. For example:
"SELECT TOP 20 to 40 * FROM Northwind"
Hopefully this makes sense. Is there any way of doing this?
Thanks in advance,Russ