Find? Instr? Indexof?
Jan 20, 2006is there a sql keyword for find or instr?
i have a field i wish to make into two and i need the position of a string "-" in the field so i can do a select right and copy that data to a new colm
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Instr Function
Oct 26, 2006Hi,In SQL SERVER 2005 Database I have a field called MedNames with values such as "sodium % 34ml" "desx chloride 9 % 76ml"I need to return the words before and including % so "sodium % 34ml" should return ""sodium % " Is it possible to do it in a select statement? I need to populate a dropdownlist with the shortened names.Thanks
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Oct 11, 2004I am using the Instr(), Len(), and Mid() function in my SQL query and I keep getting errors stating those are not recognized functions. IS this correct? are there any equivelants?
thanks
I Am Looking For The Function That Is The Same As InStr In Access
Jan 29, 2001Hello there...
I am looking for the function that is the same as InStr in Access for SQL server. I have a column that has format like this.. Lastname,Firstname Middlename...
This column doesn't separate each one of them. However I need to separate Lastname and Firstname and Middlename.. I was told that in Access there is function(InStr) that can find a position of comma and separate it as Lastname like that....
I was searching BOL but I couldn't find like this function in SQL Server..
So I need help:-))))
Because everybody has a different length of the lastname, I have a problem.
I can not use SUBSTRING or LEFT or RIGHT because of the varying position of comma ...
Thanks in advance
Jay
String Function - InStr
Dec 11, 2002In VB there is InStr, in Excel you have SEARCH. what function can i use to search a string for a specific string. ie: how can i find where a space is in someones name?
our database has a table that is used for security. it contains a user code, user name and passcode. i need to split the username (currently forename and surname in same field) into two, around the space.
in VB i would write something like
strFName = left(<usernamefield>,InStr(1,<usernamefield>," ")-1)
to get the forename and similar to get the surname. how can i do this in SQL so that a view will supply the data apprpriately?
one of the reasons i want to do this is so that i can sort the users by surname! another is so that i can give options on their usercode - a combination of forename initial and 2 characters from surname.
any help welcomed.
Using CURSOR For INSTR Purposes
Mar 21, 2007TASK: At my work we want to categorize and summarize all our IIS web logs and make statistics from it and such. What I need to do is take the browser type from a certain column in the table. All the information is stored in 1 column, and I figure an instr function would be best to do this. I am new to SQL, so I was told to look up the cursor function. In summary, I want to take all the IIS data and match it up against a defined table and then have a sum function for each browser.
Here are some examples of what the column data looks like: (found in the [csMethod] column
Mozilla/4.0+(compatible;+MSIE+6.0;+Windows+NT+5.1;+SV1)
Mozilla/4.0+(compatible;+MSIE+6.0;+Windows+NT+5.1;+SV1;+.NET+CLR+2.0.50727)
Mozilla/4.0+(compatible;+MSIE+7.0;+Windows+NT+5.1;+.NET+CLR+2.0.50727;+.NET+CLR+3.0.04506.30;+InfoPath.2;+.NET+CLR+1.1.4322)
Mozilla/5.0+(Windows;+U;+Windows+NT+5.1;+en-US;+rv:1.8.0.8)+Gecko/20061025+Firefox/1.5.0.8
I made a define table which lists an ID (primary key) and instr to search for as well as the full browser name. (define.browser)
DEFINE.BROWSER
ID# INSTR# BROWSER NAME
###############################
1___Opera+7_______Opera 7
2___Opera/9_______Opera 9
3___Safari/_______Safari
4___Firefox/1.0___Mozilla Firefox 1.0
5___Firefox/1.5___Mozilla Firefox 1.5
6___Firefox/2.0___Mozilla Firefox 2.0
7___MSIE+5.5______Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5
8___MSIE+5________Microsoft Internet Explorer 5
9___MSIE+6________Microsoft Internet Explorer 6
10___MSIE+7________Microsoft Internet Explorer 7
11_________________OTHER BROWSER
I am having problems getting a cursor to work. Are there any good tutorials out there, or can anyone be of assistance. Thank you in advance.
Instr() Equivalent In SQL Server
Jul 20, 2005I am trying to convert a complex function from Oracle to SQL Serverand have come across Oracle's Instr() function. I see SQL Server hasCHARINDEX() which is similar, however it does not provide some keyfunctionality I need. Here is an example of the Oracle code:if Instr( sTg , cDelim, 1, 3 ) > 0 thensd := SubStr( sTg, Instr( sTg , cDelim, 1, 1 ) + 1, Instr( sTg,cDelim, 1, 2 ) - Instr( sTg , cDelim, 1, 1 ) - 1)end if;Has anybody converted anything similar to this within SQL Server? Anyhelp is GREATLY appreciated!Thanks.
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Jul 20, 2005Hi everybody,I was looking for an equivalent ORACLE INSTR Function in MSSQL but Idon´t found it and I don´t know if it exist so I must to write it andthis is the code. Maybe it will be helful to you:/************************************************** *************************Description:Looks for a string inside another string and returns an integerthat correspond to the position of first ocurrence.Parameters:Input:- strSource. Contains the string where the functions look for theother string- strToFind. Contains the string to look for inside strSourceSalida:- Integer value indicating the position of first occurrence ofstrToFind in strSource************************************************** *************************/CREATE FUNCTION posSubString(@strSource varchar(400),@strToFind varchar(200)) RETURNS intASBEGINDECLARE@position int,@maxPos int,@longSubStr int,@res int,@strSub varchar(200)SET @position = 0SET @res = 0SET @longSubStr = LEN(RTIRM(LTRIM(@strToFind)))SET @maxPos = LEN(@strSource) - @longSubStrWHILE (@position <= @strToFind)BEGINSET @strSub = SUBSTRING(@strSource, @position, @longSubStr)IF (@strToFind = @StrSub)BEGINSET @res = @position - 1RETURN @resENDELSESET @position = @position + 1ENDRETURN @resENDAlonso
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May 1, 2007
Greetings All
I have some data-- specifically times for cell phone usage in the format of (7:00, 15:51, 1,200:45, etc). I need to find a way to remove the ":" and the ","-- sum the data and then return it to its previous format of (7:00, 15:51, 1,200:45, etc). Does anyone have some code they could post??
thanks as always
km
INSTR Function In TransactSQL Of SQLServer 7
Sep 25, 2000Hi
My question is about the INSTR function of MSAccess
I want to know
Goodbye at every
I would you like to know if in TransactSQL of SQLServer7 exist a function that return the position of a string into an other string .
that is a Instr function MSAccess like
INSTR([Start,]expression1,expression2[,Comparison])
I'm sorry for my bad English
Thank you for everything
Emiliano
Instr (vbscript) Function Explanation ???
Jan 15, 2001I went to Microsoft to find some info about the function Instr. I need to
perform a search with a string similar to their example I found below. Can
anyone explain to me Microsoft's example?? I am little confused by the
parameters used and the explanation it gives back to me??
Dim SearchString, SearchChar, MyPos
SearchString ="XXpXXpXXPXXP" ' String to search in.
SearchChar = "P" ' Search for "P".
MyPos = Instr(4, SearchString, SearchChar, 1) ' A textual comparison
starting at position 4. Returns 6.
MyPos = Instr(1, SearchString, SearchChar, 0) ' A binary comparison
starting at position 1. Returns 9.
MyPos = Instr(SearchString, SearchChar) ' Comparison is binary by default
(last argument is omitted). Returns 9.
MyPos = Instr(1, SearchString, "W") ' A binary comparison starting at
position 1. Returns 0 ("W" is not found).
My problem is this:
I need to scan within SearchString for blanks/spaces characters. When I
find one, then place the values to the left and right of it in seperate
columns. For example, I would need to scan 'John Smith A' and then place
'John' in FirstName column, 'Smith' in LastName column, and 'A' in MidName
column.
I think this is how my code would read, but I am confused on how to place
the results into my table to the correct columns?
my search string would be SearchString = 'John Smith A'
my SearchChar would be SearchChar = ' ' (note I am searching for a
space/blank character)
So would then my code be like:
Dim SearchString, SearchChar, MyPos
SearchString = 'John Smith A'
SearchChar = ' '
MyPos = Instr(1, SearchString, SearchChar, 0)
How do I get whatever is returned from the Instr function to a column in a
table??
Any help would be great.
Rey
Instr Function For MSQL Query
Jun 4, 2007Hi All
My SQL is extremly rusted so I need some help with a very basic function. I have a character field which is built up using a category code + '-' + number. The problem I have is that the category codes are all different lengths and the items were added using 9 instead of 09. I'm trying to clean up the data so that the same item with e.g. category code DZ20 cannot be added as DZ20-1 and DZ20-01. How do I find the position of the '-' in the Query Analyser for MSSQL 2000?
Equivalent Of Oracle's INSTR( With 4 Parameters) In SQL Server
Feb 2, 2005The syntax for Oracle's INSTR function is
instr (string1, string2, [start_position], [nth_appearance])
string1 is the string to search.
string2 is the substring to search for in string1.
start_position is the position in string1 where the search will start. This argument is optional. If omitted, it defaults to 1. The first position in the string is 1. If the start_position is negative, the function counts back start_position number of characters from the end of string1 and then searches towards the beginning of string1.
nth_appearance is the nth appearance of string2. This is optional. If omiited, it defaults to 1.
In SQL Server, we are having CHARINDEX and PATINDEX functions. But they will not accept the fourth paremeter (nth_appearance)
Do anybody know the solution for this ????
Reporting Services :: Getting Error Displayed When Using InStr
Nov 18, 2015I have a field that contains a town  ex : New York. Sometimes, the field will have brackets to be more specific ex: New York (Brooklyn). What I need is a formula that will return only "Brooklyn" if there are brackets or  the whole field if there are no brackets.Here's what I thought would do the trick :
=Iif(InStr(First(Fields!Ville.Value, "MW1R017A_IdentificationTravailleur_AdresseTravailleur"), "(") > 0,
Left(Split(First(Fields!Ville.Value, "MW1R017A_IdentificationTravailleur_AdresseTravailleur"), "(")(1), len(Split(First(Fields!Ville.Value, "MW1R017A_IdentificationTravailleur_AdresseTravailleur"), "(")(1)) - 1)
, First(Fields!Ville.Value, "MW1R017A_IdentificationTravailleur_AdresseTravailleur"))
So if InStr returns more than 0, meaning that I have brackets, I'll split at the "(", get the second part and remove the last character which is the closing bracket I don't want. If there is no bracket, I'll return the whole field.Somehow, when there is no bracket, my report overview shows me "#Error" as if the first Iif was true and what's in the true part is not actually possible, because it's trying to take the second part of a split that couldn't split because there is no bracket to split.
Anything That You Find In SQL Object Scripts, You Can Also Find Them In System Tables?
Jul 26, 2005I tried all the INFORMATION_SCHEMA on SQL 2000 andI see that the system tables hold pretty much everything I aminterested in: Objects names (columns, functions, stored procedures, ...)stored procedure statements in syscomments table.My questions are:If you script your whole database everything you end up havingin the text sql scripts, are those also located in the system tables?That means i could simply read those system tables to get any informationI would normally look in the sql script files?Can i quickly generate a SQL statement of all the indexes on my database?I read many places that Microsoftsays not to modify anything in those tables and not query them since theirstructure might change in future SQL versions.Is it safe to use and rely the system tables?I basically want to do at least fetching of information i want from thesystem tables rather than the SQL script files.I also want to know if it's pretty safe for me to make changes in thesetables.Can i rename an object name for example an Index name, a Stored Procedurename?Can i add a new column in the syscolumns table for a user table?Thank you
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To Find Www.
Mar 6, 2001Hello!
Please help me to find web page where guys who passed MS exams share their experience. I remember it should be like BenyenVine or very close...
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Using Contains() To Find -5
Jun 12, 2007Everytime I search for this text, it seems to pick up stuff beginning with 5, not dash 5. Does something need to be escaped and how would this be done?
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Mar 2, 2006Sometimes the simplest things are the most difficult... I'm creating a
UDF as below, then executing it but all I get is that the object does not exist. I must be missing something very basic here...
CREATE function dbo.GetColumnLength(@vcTableName varchar(50), @vcColumnName varchar(50)) returns smallint
as
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select @intLength=sysC.prec from syscolumns sysC, sysobjects sysO
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Oct 23, 2007Some pre-written scripts that contain things such as automobile make or other generic common data like that?
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Find
Jul 20, 2005Can someone help on this:I am just learning, and I'm connecting to the the northwindcs.mdf tables /open file is northwindcs.adp.This is the sample installed using msde, which is supposed to be mini sqlserver to learn.Please don't refer me elsewhere, here is what I'm trying to learn:If I want to hit a command button and do the following:1. Find a customerid2. if found, edit the record, if not found, add a new record.How would the below code need to look for this, I'm not even sure theconnection string is correct.I'm getting following error:run-time error 3219operation not allowed in this context.I get the y messagebox, but rst!ContactTitle = "The Owner" doesn't work.When I hit the debug, rst.close is highlighted.Also, how do you handle a no find situation here, I noticed a nomatchdoesn't work.I am real good at programming, but new to the server thing.And finally, is there a way to hit this command button, and do all from astored procedure instead of code? But in background, no user inteventiononce button is hit. Which is better, this code approach or a possiblestored procedure.Please help, if I get this down, I think I'll have the rest wipped. Theconnect string is one big thing confusing me along with handling record oncefound / not found. I'm used of DAO. If some one is willing to help, I canemail detailed real code from a database I'm really working on. I need tolearn this first to convert code.HERE IS SAMPLE CODEPrivate Sub Command16_Click()Dim cnn As New ADODB.ConnectionDim rst As New ADODB.RecordsetDim mark As VariantDim count As Integercount = 0cnn.Open "DSN=NorthwindCS; Provider=SQLOLEDB;Data Source=OEMCOMPUTER;InitialCatalog=NorthwindCS; uid=sa; pwd=;"rst.Open "SELECT * FROM Customers", cnn, _adOpenDynamic, adLockOptimistic, adCmdText'rst.Open "SELECT CustomerID FROM Customers", cnn, _' adOpenDynamic, adLockReadOnly, adCmdText' The default parameters are sufficient to search forward' through a Recordset.rst.Find "CustomerID = 'CHOPS'"If rst!CustomerID = "CHOPS" ThenMsgBox "y"rst!ContactTitle = "The Owner"ElseMsgBox "n"End If' Skip the current record to avoid finding the same row repeatedly.' The bookmark is redundant because Find searches from the current' position.'Do While rst.EOF <> True 'Continue if last find succeeded.' Debug.Print "Title ID: "; rst!CustomerIDcount = count + 1 'Count the last title found.'mark = rst.Bookmark 'Note current position.'rst.Find "CustomerID = 'CHOPS'", 1, adSearchForward, mark'Exit Do'Looprst.Closecnn.CloseDebug.Print "The number of business titles is " & countEnd Sub
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Jun 22, 2007I have a visual studio 2005 app that has to match strings to something in a database.
It works wonderfully until a string shows up with an & in it (so "this & that")
The app wont find anything even though it should, the same query that is made in VS works just fine in enterprise manager
I tried a replace on the & with the chr(), hex, and html reference for & and none of those work.
We tried using different methods in VS to do the sql statement and commands.
The statement surrounds the string with single quotes.
If we take the & out, everything works fine.
Turned off request valadation just in case.
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SQL Find Question
Feb 26, 2008I am a novice....
Where would I start, if I wanted to search my SQL database for a record and have SQL return a true/false. I want this to be done with ASP.net.
How To Use WHERE To Find Various Matches
Apr 26, 2008Hello.I have a select that returns some SubCategories.SELECT SubCategoryID from SubCategories SCATINNER JOIN Categories CAT on CAT.CategoryId = SCAT.ParenCategoryIdWHERE SCAT.ParentCategoryId = X Now i will to retrieve all rows from a Table called Items Where Items.SubCategoryId will be any of the previous SubCategoryId's returned by the above SELECT query.What code i need to write toI think .. Select * from Items AS IT WHERE IT.Subcategory = ???I don't know, anyone can help meThanks
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Apr 30, 2004Does anybody know how to search through all stored procedures (in SQL Server 2000) and find and replace text without having to open each one individually in Query Analyzer and doing so one at a time?
That would be so time consuming. I want to be able to change my table names, but I have so many stored procedures allready using the old names. To go and find each name and replacing them is a task I don't want to even try and do.
Thank you to whomever can help.
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How To Find An MS SQL Server DBA
Sep 1, 2004My ISP runs MS SQL server for me and does not have experience managing this type of database. For example, the database occassionally crashes and looses data. Our site is not live yet, but once we go live, this is unacceptable.
I need somebody to consult on the database configuration, tuning, security and maintenance plan. How would I find a person with the correct qualifications?
Can't Find SQL Server
Feb 13, 2006I have the following in my web.config<appSettings> <add key="strConn" value="server=10.100.1.2;uid=sa;pwd=;database=MyDB/></appSettings>and I am getting the following error message --"SQL Server cannot be found or access denied"if I replace the server IP address with server name, it works fine. Am I missing something here? Help!ThanksBugme
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Duplicated Key.. How Can I Find This Key?
Jun 5, 2001Hi, All
I have a problem with one table.
This table is corrupted so I drop the table and recreate the table..(Of course I export data) After that I try to put the primary key to new table but it won't allow me to do it. Error message says " There are duplicated key existed" Therefore I open up the EM and take a look at that table. There is key in that table but not Primary key..(also from the query analyzer using sp_help)
My question to U is how can I find this duplicated key and delete that info? I think somewhere in the system table contains this info but I don't know where:-(((
Thanks in advance..
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Find The Max And Min Date
Feb 1, 2001I'm doing a query using SQL Server. How can I get the max and min date from a database? I can't find any function related to it. Can you help me please ....
Thanks in advance
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To Find A Column
Aug 30, 2000Hello!
I have 80 tables in the database and I need to find in which table particular column exist. How can I do it shortly, without naming every table in my query?
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Could Not Find The Sp....... URGENT!!
Dec 11, 2000Can any one tell me what could be the probable reason for the following error.
'could not find the stored procedure sp_xxxx
/shopa/fgh/dbconn.asp'
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Thanks!