Guys,
I need to cleanup a query on Item Numbers.
I don't want to edit the data... just display it clean.
I want to show ItemNumbers without any 'S' on the left, and without any '501' or '601' on the right.
What do you think is my best bet fot getting this?
I was thinking about using TRIM, but maybe that's just for whitespace.
What is the syntax of left triming characters seperated by space.
e.g elsie reed
and i want elsie to go to one field and reed in another field i do not want to use numbers because they don't all have the same numbers but are all seperated by spaces
Hi!
Need help with this one:
I have a column with a string composed by several data. After using REPLACE several times, I get something like the data below, which has (in most of cases) a value and a date.
378 9/05
388 9/05
4/05
1/06 606
1/06 646
76 5/05
100 1/05
118 8/05
129 8/05
9/05 342
05/3 123
1/07
4/06 164
The problem is that I need to get each value alone (to separate columns), in example:
Value Date
378 09/2005
388 09/2005
0 04/2005
...
606 01/2006
and so on...
In addittion you can see that sometimes the Value come first or alone, and sometimes the Date come first or alone.
I will appreciate any good ideas,
Thanks in advance,
Aldo.
Hi All, I am sure someone has done this before. Trying to write a SQL statement to UPDATE a column named Prod_Model. The table name is tbl_MASTER. Wanting to trim the parentheses out of the data and update back to the table. Any help on the SQL statement?
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I would like to achieve this through a PL/SQL procedure or function.
I have some sql below..
SELECT
t.Doctor, t.LedgerAmount, t.TransactionDate,
ISNULL(lg.LedgerGrpDesc, 'No Sales Group') AS LedgerGroup
FROM
Transactions t
LEFT OUTER JOIN LedgerGroups lg ON t.LedgerDescription = lg.dbLedgerDesc
[Code] .....
My problem is that the data in t.LedgerDescription sometimes now has either leading/trailing white space or more likely special chars so the join against lg.dbLedgerDesc doesn't always work.
I can't change the source of the data to strip out special chars/white space so am stuck on how to deal with it.
I tried using LTRIM & RTRIM in the where clause but this doesn't seem to have had any effect...
LEFT OUTER JOIN LedgerGroups lg ON LTRIM(RTRIM(t.LedgerDescription)) = lg.dbLedgerDesc
I have a table PLACE with a character column CODE
[Code] [nchar](4) NULL
I need to left pad the column with 0 if it is less than 4 characters long and extract the first 2 characters on the left into a new column COUNTY_CODE.
How can I do that in transact SQL?
I tried:
   Â
SELECT Â RIGHT(RTRIM('0000'+ISNULL([Code],'')),4) Â Â Â
  FROM [Place]
  WHERE [Place Code]='B' and [Code]='627'
And I got 0627. And how do I extract the first 2 characters?
I have a description that is dynamically built for a part, with variables for this part split by line feeds. For example
100" widget
Color: White
Holes: Many
Material: Wood
This makes everything nice an neat on reports, etc, and the world is good. There are a lot of better ways to do this I am sure, but due to the limitations of the software we are using, this fits the bill best.
In SQL view, it LOOKS like the lines are all run together, but when you actually pull the data, it formats properly.
Enter a new need to identify just the first "line" of info. I would like to be able to query all characters left of the CHAR(10). In the example above, the results would be just 100" Widget. I have tried a couple ways using Left(field,charindex(char(10))-1 but nothing seems to get me data back. Is this even possible within a View?
I am trying to utilize the left join to display all the links for a particular record by ID. When I test my code in query analyzer I get repeats of records and links for one ID. I dont want repeats, I want to see only the links associated with each ID. This is my query code below, I have tested it with several variations but still getting the same results.
Code Snippet
SELECT T_ProgramGuests.ProgramID, T_ProgramGuests.GuestName, T_ProgramGuests.GuestDescription, T_ProgramLinks.URL, T_ProgramLinks.Description FROM T_ProgramGuests LEFT OUTER JOIN T_ProgramLinks ON T_ProgramGuests.ProgramID = T_ProgramLinks.ProgramID WHERE (T_ProgramGuests.ProgramID = 9734)
I've been reading up on this in the forum but everyone does this differently which makes it more confusing.
So if 9734 looked like this:
John Smith - making of widgets
'John's Widgets Website' (this would be a link)
But if John Smith had three actual links why am I only seeing the first one?
What is the easiest way for me to get my data to display correctly and not have repeats?
How to remove space left to right and right to left
If I give limit >60 for first 60 character; limit 60< second 60 character
Result would be check if space at 60 character if yes remove and go the 59 character check then space remove and 58 character check if there is charater then display
As well as after 60 character to till 120 for right space
I have a stored procedure that receives a list of ids, to get the emails of each of those ids. The problem that I'm having is that I'm using a char data type that is max length is 8000, but the contact lists are getting bigger and soon they might reach the variable max length. The contact list that I receive will look something like this "1234,67523,67875,789687,", I'm using "," as a separator. Right now what I do is this
@array_value = LEFT(@ContactList, @separator_position - 1)
The LEFT function doesn't work with data types text and ntext. But I'm in need of a string data type with a max length bigger than 8000. So I will apreciate if anyone knows of another function that does the same or similar and works with text data type, or any other ideas will be welcome.
Thanks,
Erick
Anyone know why using
SELECT *
FROM a LEFT OUTER JOIN b
ON a.id = b.id
instead of
SELECT *
FROM a LEFT JOIN b
ON a.id = b.id
generates a different execution plan?
My query is more complex, but when I change "LEFT OUTER JOIN" to "LEFT JOIN" I get a different execution plan, which is absolutely baffling me! Especially considering everything I know and was able to research essentially said the "OUTER" is implied in "LEFT JOIN".
Any enlightenment is very appreciated.
Thanks
I am trying to erase some erroneous bad data in my table. The description column has a lot of </div>oqwiroiweuru</a> weird data attached to it, i want to keep the data to the left of where the </div> erroneous data begins
update MyTable
set Description = LEFT(Description(CHARINDEX('<',Description)-1)) where myid = 1
that totally works.
update MyTable
set Description = LEFT(Description(CHARINDEX('<',Description)-1)) where myid >= 2
gives me a Invalid length parameter passed to the LEFT or SUBSTRING function. The statement has been terminated error.
-- Why is the left table in a LEFT JOIN limited by the where clause on the right table?eg
DECLARE @LeftTable TABLE (LeftID INT NOT NULL IDENTITY(1, 1), LeftValue INT NULL)
INSERT @LeftTable (LeftValue)
VALUES (111)
INSERT @LeftTable (LeftValue)
VALUES (222)
[code]....
is there a function trimming string such as Trim in vb?
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UPDATE 14_Together_final_ICNs INNER JOIN 14_Together_UniqueSKUs ON [14_Together_final_ICNs].SKU = [14_Together_UniqueSKUs].SKU SET [14_Together_final_ICNs].sku_desc = [14_Together_UniqueSKUs].NewDesc
WHERE (((Trim(Nz([NewDesc])))<>""));
THIS IS WHAT I TRY IN SQL SEVER BUT GET A DIFFERNET RESULT
UPDATE [14_Together_final_ICNs]
SET sku_desc = [14_Together_UniqueSKUs].NewDesc
FROM [14_Together_final_ICNs] INNER JOIN
[14_Together_UniqueSKUs] ON [14_Together_final_ICNs].SKU = [14_Together_UniqueSKUs].SKU
WHERE (RTRIM(LTRIM([14_Together_final_ICNs].sku_desc))<> N'')
Guys/Girls
Have a small problem I have received a load of data in a flat file format and each column has dividend up with a comma. I have stuck the whole row in to its own column.
What I want to do is take the first 12 characters of the row and put them in there own column.
I think I need to use the Len function or the trim function, so can some body point me in the right direction on how to do this.
Regards Lee
Okay basic question from the village idiot. How do I return only the date and not the time from a datetime column and also can I return only a set number of digits in a float column?
Thanks in advance peter
The Yak Village Idiot
Hi I have the below paragraph in my datacolum called 'Description'
Ansmann Powerline 5 Super Fast Charger, Microprocessor controlled desktop charger with discharge function for up to 5 NiCd/NiMH cells, For all NiCd and NiMH rechargable batteries including AA/AAA/C/D/9V, Negative Delta V control, faulty cell detection, defined predischarge, trickle charge, separate status indicator for every charging slot, ultra rapid charging, 230V AC. For UK use. Price for 1 Charger.
How do I take only the sentence upto the first comma in my STORED procedure
(ex:Ansmann Powerline 5 Super Fast Charger)
Advance thanks
Vaishu
hello
for MS SQL 2000, i cannot get it
i am having names like AB_12 I want to get all rows with left part similar , AB im that case
SELECT id, name
FROM Users
WHERE LEFT(name, CHARINDEX('_', name) - 1) AS name IN
(
SELECT LEFT(name, CHARINDEX('_', name) - 1) AS ns
FROM Users
GROUP BY LEFT(name, CHARINDEX('_', name) - 1)
HAVING (COUNT(*) > 1)
)
does not work
is there any way to use a variable ?
declare @nm nvarchar
set @nm = SELECT LEFT(name, CHARINDEX('_', name) - 1) AS ns
FROM Users
thank you for helping
we need to cut the aprostrophe out of a name (ie...o'brien, o'leary) to create userid's... can this be done....thanks!
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'asdf and hjkl'
The result would be:
'asdf'
hi guys,
i need to update a column by trimming the right end. i tried many things but its not working. can anyone tell me?
Regards,
David
OK, the problem is like this; say the table is sumthing like this
i have a table 't3' has 3 fields
id(number,2)
date(date/time)
text(varchar,200)
eg. id date text
-----------------------
01 05-jul-07 abcdefghijkl (i want to get rid of the first 6 characters i.e. abcdef)
i want to display 'text' field from t3 table but with the first 6 characters trimmed/removed (i want to get rid of the 6 first characters)
so i did:
select LTRIM(text,6) from t3
but the above code didn't work because LTRIM only trims spaces NOT characters... Is there any way that i can trim off the first 6 characters from every record in the 'text' field?
In my report, i have a TextBox which retrieve the result from the database.I am using this code :
=Fields!Category.Value.ToString().Trim(" ").TrimEnd(",").TrimStart(",")
But i am encountering a problem,wherein,when the value contains '&' (ex. Jog & Hop)
the result became Jog&Hop.
What could be wrong with my trim???
Thanks!!
"select RTrim(columName) from tableName"
it can change the stirng " abc" to "abc". But I want change the string "a bc" to "abc".
Why the TRIM cannot work ?
How do I do ?Thanks.
Whan using the TRIM() function in a SELECT we are getting an invalid function error. What gives? I thought TRIM() was T-SQL & not one of Microsoft's SQL "extras".
Thanks!
can any one explain how to trim a value on bothside in rss
for eg:
'asd '
' asd'
i wanna this output 'asd'............
can i give this command
=Format(Fields!company.Value.Trim)
I need the values as below using select query of my column.
I need to find the text after the first space ' ' and before the first '('
Source Column
==================
0636 KAVITHI (LOC)
0638 SRI KRISHNA (NAT)
0639 SELVAM
0643 GOOD SERVICE (LOC)
0644 FINA CARE EVENT (LOC)
Expected Result
==================
KAVITHI
SRI KRISHNA
SELVAM
GOOD SERVICE
FINA CARE EVENT
I’m trying to optimize the following view so that it runs faster and to trim the code where possible. It runs for 1:57mins. Is that good or it can run much faster than that? Where do l start? It’s a view for a report. Please help l’m running on SQL 2000
CREATE View SalesTest AS
SELECT dbo.Loan.loan_No AS [Loan No], dbo.Customer.customer_No AS [Customer No], dbo.Customer.first_Name + ' ' + dbo.Customer.surname AS Customer,
dbo.Employer.employer_Name AS [Employer Name], dbo.Loan.store AS [Store No], dbo.Store.store_Name AS Store,
dbo.Region.region_Description AS Region, dbo.Financier.financier_Short + dbo.Term.term_Description AS Product,
dbo.Loan.date_Issued AS [Transaction Date], dbo.Loan.capital_Amount AS [Capital Amount], dbo.Loan.interest_Amount AS [Interest Amount],
dbo.Loan.interim_Interest_Amount AS [Interim Interest Amount], dbo.Loan.interest_Amount + dbo.Loan.interim_Interest_Amount AS [Interest2 Amount],
dbo.Loan.insurance_Amount AS [Insurance Amount], dbo.Loan.admin_Fee AS [Admin Fee], dbo.Loan.total_Amount AS [Total Amount],
dbo.Loan_Type.loan_Type_Description AS [Loan Type Description], dbo.Loan.user_Changed AS [User], dbo.Loan.first_Payment AS [First Payment],
dbo.Loan.monthly_Payment AS [Monthly Payment], dbo.Loan.repayment_Period AS [Repayment Period],
dbo.Loan.outstanding_Amount AS [Outstanding Amount], dbo.Loan.last_Payment_Date AS [Last Payment Date],
dbo.Status.status_Description AS Status, CONVERT(Char(3), dbo.Loan.loan_No, 1) AS Company, dbo.Customer.physical_Address1 AS Mine1,
dbo.Customer.physical_Address2 AS Mine2, dbo.Customer.physical_Address3 AS Mine3, dbo.Loan.maturity_Date AS [Maturity Date],
dbo.Agent.agent_Short AS Agent, dbo.Financier.financier_Short AS Financier, dbo.Loan.product AS [Loan Product],
dbo.Deduction_Detail.teba_Account_No AS [Teba Account No]
FROM dbo.Loan INNER JOIN
dbo.Customer ON dbo.Customer.customer_No = dbo.Loan.customer_No INNER JOIN
dbo.Status ON dbo.Status.status = dbo.Loan.status INNER JOIN
dbo.Store ON dbo.Store.store = dbo.Loan.store INNER JOIN
dbo.Product ON dbo.Product.product = dbo.Loan.product INNER JOIN
dbo.Product_Type ON dbo.Product_Type.product_Type = dbo.Product.product_Type INNER JOIN
dbo.Financier ON dbo.Financier.financier = dbo.Product_Type.financier INNER JOIN
dbo.Term ON dbo.Term.term = dbo.Product.term INNER JOIN
dbo.Employer ON dbo.Employer.employer = dbo.Customer.employer INNER JOIN
dbo.Region ON dbo.Region.region = dbo.Store.region INNER JOIN
dbo.Loan_Type ON dbo.Loan_Type.loan_Type = dbo.Product_Type.loan_Type INNER JOIN
dbo.Agent ON dbo.Agent.agent = dbo.Product_Type.agent INNER JOIN
dbo.Deduction_Detail ON dbo.Loan.customer_No = dbo.Deduction_Detail.customer_No AND
dbo.Loan.deduction_No = dbo.Deduction_Detail.deduction_No
WHERE (dbo.Loan.outstanding_Amount <> 0)
Is it possible to use a TRIM(){or similar} function when JOINing 2 tables via a NVARCHAR field in T-SQL?
I need to trim the field first because some of the data contains trailing spaces (GRRR) and so might future data...
I have a SQL table which has field data like below
field a field b
123 KB 246 kb
How can I strip out just the numbers(there will always be a space between the number and KB?
Thanks
hi I have this field
invoice#
007500
190000
000080
I need to run a query to trim the left zeros out and have the following output
invoice#
7500
190000
80
how can I do that in sql select ... or with update table set invoice#=..??
Thanks for your help
Al