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sqlfresher2k7
Aged Yak Warrior

623 Posts

Posted - 2011-02-03 : 14:41:33
How do i update a column values for special characters..

Existing data

Ex:
colname1 columname2
-------- --------------
1 test Area/willow towers
2 test Area/Chamber Towers

Expected output:

colname1 columname2
-------- --------------
1 Some Name/willow towers
2 Some Name/Chamber Towers

Thanks for your help in advance.

jimf
Master Smack Fu Yak Hacker

2875 Posts

Posted - 2011-02-03 : 14:58:46
UPDATE table
SET columname2 = REPLACE(columname2,'test Area/','Some Name/')

Jim

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