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renu
Starting Member
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 Posted - 2008-04-01 : 01:14:15
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| i have to remove white spaceeg>select LTRIM[RE ]I SHOULD GET THE OUTPUT LIKE [RE]How can i achieve that |
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jackv
Master Smack Fu Yak Hacker
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Posted - 2008-04-01 : 01:54:41
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| I wasn't sure whether the [] were included ,if so then it's the first select declare @var varchar(20)SET @var = '[RE ]'select replace(@var,' ','')select ltrim(rtrim(@var))Jack Vamvas--------------------Search IT jobs from multiple sources- http://www.ITjobfeed.com |
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madhivanan
Premature Yak Congratulator
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Posted - 2008-04-02 : 02:53:45
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Originally posted by jackv
I wasn't sure whether the [] were included ,if so then it's the first select declare @var varchar(20)SET @var = '[RE ]'select replace(@var,' ','')select ltrim(rtrim(@var))Jack Vamvas--------------------Search IT jobs from multiple sources- http://www.ITjobfeed.com
Replace would do ltrim and rtrim also  MadhivananFailing to plan is Planning to fail |
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harsh_athalye
Master Smack Fu Yak Hacker
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Posted - 2008-04-02 : 06:11:29
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| I think Jack gave two different solutions, one when output includes square brackets and another one to trim trailing spaces when output does not include brackets.Harsh AthalyeIndia."The IMPOSSIBLE is often UNTRIED" |
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