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funketekun
Constraint Violating Yak Guru

Australia
491 Posts
Posted - 08/04/2006 :  10:38:27  Show Profile  Visit funketekun's Homepage  Reply with Quote
1A apple street
11 apple street
1B apple street


i want to select only the first address. how do i do it?

khtan
In (Som, Ni, Yak)

Singapore
16746 Posts
Posted - 08/04/2006 :  10:39:16  Show Profile  Reply with Quote 
select top 1 address
from addresses
order by address


KH
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funketekun
Constraint Violating Yak Guru

Australia
491 Posts
Posted - 08/04/2006 :  10:44:05  Show Profile  Visit funketekun's Homepage  Reply with Quote
thanks

but, i dont want it that way.

how do i only select 1A and 1B addresses?
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khtan
In (Som, Ni, Yak)

Singapore
16746 Posts
Posted - 08/04/2006 :  10:48:20  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
then define what do you mean by "first address"

KH
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madhivanan
Premature Yak Congratulator

India
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Posted - 08/04/2006 :  11:26:25  Show Profile  Send madhivanan a Yahoo! Message  Reply with Quote
Where Address in ('All your Addresses')

Madhivanan

Failing to plan is Planning to fail
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funketekun
Constraint Violating Yak Guru

Australia
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Posted - 08/04/2006 :  13:03:28  Show Profile  Visit funketekun's Homepage  Reply with Quote
1a
11
1b

how can i select only the rows that has alpha numeric values? like
rows
----
1a
1b
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SwePeso
Patron Saint of Lost Yaks

Sweden
29138 Posts
Posted - 08/04/2006 :  13:42:18  Show Profile  Visit SwePeso's Homepage  Reply with Quote
select * from table where address like '[0-9][a-z]%'


Peter Larsson
Helsingborg, Sweden
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X002548
Not Just a Number

15586 Posts
Posted - 08/04/2006 :  18:16:19  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
SELECT * FROM myTable99 WHERE ISNUMERIC(address) = 0

I think is less positional



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madhivanan
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India
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Posted - 08/05/2006 :  05:16:32  Show Profile  Send madhivanan a Yahoo! Message  Reply with Quote
Isnumeric is not reliable
http://aspfaq.com/show.asp?id=2390

Madhivanan

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