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Razzar
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 Posted - 2005-03-30 : 18:05:18
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| using ms sql server - I am pulling records from another db. hidden inside these records are <CR> or <CRLF> or <LF> and several other ansi characters. These are not visible.The problem is that they are not visible. I found them only by chance when doing a drop to file and noticed the records creating a new line - i did a search and replace and found the above hidden chars. Is there a way to find hidden/ansi chars and clean them out. Otherwise i may have to go search for them one at a time.Thanks ahead of time |
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nr
SQLTeam MVY
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Posted - 2005-03-30 : 18:33:03
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| select 1declare @str varchar(20)select @str = '%[^0-9a-zA-Z]%'while @@rowcount > 0update tbl set fld = replace(fld, substring(fld,patindex(@str, fld),1),'|')where fld like @strpick your own @str and replace character.==========================================Cursors are useful if you don't know sql.DTS can be used in a similar way.Beer is not cold and it isn't fizzy. |
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Cleaning hidden embedded characters