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icw
Constraint Violating Yak Guru
378 Posts |
 Posted - 2009-07-20 : 07:11:50
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| Hi I need to replace a text field called "desc" with itself minus the last four characters. Somebody has run a process which puts a rude word on the end of the decsriptionsthanks ps its sql server 2000 |
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khtan
In (Som, Ni, Yak)
17689 Posts |
Posted - 2009-07-20 : 07:15:37
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[code]update tset desc = left(t.desc, len(t.desc) - 4)from yourtable t[/code]
KH[spoiler]Time is always against us[/spoiler] |
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icw
Constraint Violating Yak Guru
378 Posts |
Posted - 2009-07-20 : 07:23:48
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| Sorry it's a memo field - i forgot to sayServer: Msg 8116, Level 16, State 2, Line 1Argument data type text is invalid for argument 1 of len function.Server: Msg 8116, Level 16, State 1, Line 1Argument data type text is invalid for argument 1 of left function. |
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SwePeso
Patron Saint of Lost Yaks
30421 Posts |
Posted - 2009-07-20 : 07:27:22
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Replace LEN with DATALENGTH.And use SUBSTRING instead of LEN.SUBSTRING(Col1, 1, DATALENGTH(Col1) - 4)
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icw
Constraint Violating Yak Guru
378 Posts |
Posted - 2009-07-20 : 07:40:20
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| thanks a lot |
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SwePeso
Patron Saint of Lost Yaks
30421 Posts |
Posted - 2009-07-20 : 08:05:30
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quote:
Originally posted by Peso
And use SUBSTRING instead of LEN.
And use SUBSTRING instead of LEFT.
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