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Removing number from data

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Rayman
Starting Member

39 Posts

Posted - 2010-10-13 : 14:11:01

I have a column with the information as follows:
Table: john
Column: database_name

Database_name
database 143
database 2
database 3
database number 1

I am trying to create a script to produce just the number in order

such as this example:

database number
1
2
3
43

My approach was to look at the string and print the interger. Do not seem to find a correct function or command to perform this feat.
Any help would be appreciated. Thank you,

Terry Lynn King

Sachin.Nand

2937 Posts

Posted - 2010-10-13 : 14:15:28

Should it be 43 or 143 in the o/p ?

PBUH

Rayman
Starting Member

39 Posts

Posted - 2010-10-13 : 14:16:36

It should be 43

quote:
Originally posted by Sachin.Nand

Should it be 43 or 143 in the o/p ?

PBUH

Terry Lynn King

Sachin.Nand

2937 Posts

Posted - 2010-10-13 : 14:32:23

But ur data has value 143

Table: john
Column: database_name

Database_name
database 143
database 2
database 3
database number 1

PBUH

Michael Valentine Jones
Yak DBA Kernel (pronounced Colonel)

7020 Posts

Posted - 2010-10-13 : 14:34:42

[code]select
*,
DB_Num =convert(int,reverse(substring(reverse(DB),1,charindex(' ',reverse(DB))-1)))

from
(
select DB = 'database 1' union all
select DB = 'database 143' union all
select DB = 'database 44'
) b
order by
DB_Num[/code]
Results:
[code]DB DB_Num
------------ -----------
database 1 1
database 44 44
database 143 143 [/code]

CODO ERGO SUM

Rayman
Starting Member

39 Posts

Posted - 2010-10-13 : 14:53:11

the desire output I am trying to produce is this:

database number
1
2
3
43

I am trying to look at the data and then produce the numbers in order

Terry Lynn King

webfred
Master Smack Fu Yak Hacker

8781 Posts

Posted - 2010-10-13 : 15:36:42

what is the rule that makes 143 to 43?
looks senseless without explanation.

No, you're never too old to Yak'n'Roll if you're too young to die.

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