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Posted - 2006-09-13 : 06:31:40

Tara writes "I am trying to run the following in Query Analyzer and receiving the error: 'Incorrect syntax near the keyword 'LEFT'.'

INSERT INTO tblFinalStdLead
(name1, name2, fname, lname, address1, address2, city, state, zip_ 9, phone, cisphone, casphone, hh_ key, custno, camp_code, campaign,mail_drop, call_start, call_end, offer_no, offer_na, offer_desc, bank, branch, officer, product2, prod2_desc, product3, prod3_desc, priority, sort, account_no, balance, bal_date, winocall, fednocall, monocall, flnocall, option1, option2, option3, option4, option5, option6, option7, option8, discode, mrkt_link_no, LEFT(phone,3) as PhoneAreaCode)

SELECT * FROM dbo.tblStdLead

Any suggestions? Can you use the LEFT function with an INSERT INTO statement?"

chiragkhabaria
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Posted - 2006-09-13 : 06:32:54

you can not use the Left in the insert statement.

Chirag

harsh_athalye
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Posted - 2006-09-13 : 06:56:54

Unfortunately, databases are not that smart currently !

You will have to do that in the SELECT statement

Harsh Athalye
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madhivanan
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Posted - 2006-09-13 : 10:29:53

You cant specify the column with LEFT as you used. You can do

Insert into table(columns)
Select value1,value2,...LEFT(value10,3),..

Madhivanan

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