Returning a value in between two specific strings

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Returning a value in between two specific strings

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LampCommandr
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Posted - 2011-08-08 : 16:15:29

Hey folks,

I’m attempting to parse out the string in a column to return the strings in between the characters "1. " and "2. ".

The field itself has a values similar to this:

String 1. String String 2. String String String 3. String

Is it possible to extract that data simply on the select or would I need to build a function to accomplish that?

Any help would be appreciated. Thanks in advance!

Ghanta
Yak Posting Veteran

96 Posts

Posted - 2011-08-08 : 16:19:21

use charindex() and substring() functions

visakh16
Very Important crosS Applying yaK Herder

52326 Posts

Posted - 2011-08-09 : 10:42:06

something like


DECLARE @field varchar(100)
set @field='String 1. String String 2. String String String 3. String'


SELECT RTRIM(RTRIM(SUBSTRING(@field,PATINDEX('%1.%',@field)+2,PATINDEX('%2.%',@field)-PATINDEX('%1.%',@field)-2)))

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