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sfjtraps
Yak Posting Veteran
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 Posted - 2009-07-29 : 16:07:18
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| Does anyone know the syntax to select varchar data from a field, search the varchar data for a specific string, and replace the string with something else?I'm trying to search for L2 in L2109got and change it to L3.Please help. Thanks, |
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SwePeso
Patron Saint of Lost Yaks
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Posted - 2009-07-29 : 16:19:34
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UPDATE Table1SET Col1 = REPLACE(Col1, 'L3', 'L2')WHERE Col1 LIKE '%L2%'
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vijayisonly
Master Smack Fu Yak Hacker
1836 Posts |
Posted - 2009-07-29 : 16:20:11
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| Do you have Books On Line. Read about REPLACE statement. |
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sfjtraps
Yak Posting Veteran
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Posted - 2009-07-29 : 16:30:30
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| Thank you so much, this worked great! |
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find and replace