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sh0wtym3
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 Posted - 2010-12-10 : 14:25:30
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| Hey, I found this nifty stuff function online to help me find and replace the FIRST instance of a subtring:DECLARE @find varchar(8000)SELECT @find='FIND_THIS'UPDATE tableSET col=Stuff(col, CharIndex(@find, col), Len(@find), 'REPLACE_WITH_THIS')... The problem is, if this statement doesn't find the value (what you put for "FIND_THIS") then for some reason it wipes the column and leaves a NULL value.How would I prevent this from happening? |
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webfred
Master Smack Fu Yak Hacker
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Posted - 2010-12-10 : 14:36:51
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You could use a WHERE clause to get only rows that have that FIND_THIS.
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sh0wtym3
Starting Member
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Posted - 2010-12-10 : 14:40:22
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Sorry I'm still (sort of) new to SQL, what would the syntax for that be?Maybe something like:WHERE col LIKE '%@find%' ..? |
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webfred
Master Smack Fu Yak Hacker
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Posted - 2010-12-10 : 14:46:50
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WHERE col LIKE '%'+@find+'%'should work.
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Stuff function deletes data & leaves null values?