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paulmoss
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Posted - 2013-06-13 : 04:45:09

We have a field in sage that contains values from a Multi-Select field in our CRM package. The data is stored as below;

,prod1,prod2,prod3,

I am trying to create a view that will replace those values. The result I am trying to achieve is;

Product1, Product2, Product3

I have considered using a CASE statement, but was wondering if there was a simpler method

Many thanks

Paul

visakh16
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52326 Posts

Posted - 2013-06-13 : 04:57:41

is it always same word pattern ie prod? or are there a set of patterns which you need to replace with their expanded forms?

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paulmoss
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14 Posts

Posted - 2013-06-13 : 05:05:33

There are a set of patterns. I don't know if this will help, but there is a table that contains both the short form and the expanded form.

Many thanks

Paul

visakh16
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52326 Posts

Posted - 2013-06-13 : 05:09:44

yep...that would certainly help

then you can use like


UPDATE mt
SET mt.Field = REPLACE(mt.Field,',' + pt.shortform + ',',',' + pt.expandedform + ',')
FROM MainTable mt
INNER JOIN PatternTable pt
ON mt.Field  LIKE '%,' + pt.shortform + ',%'

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paulmoss
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14 Posts

Posted - 2013-06-13 : 06:01:07

Thanks for the code that helps if I wanted to update a field permanently. Unfortunately I need to keep both the short and extended versions of the text. What I am really looking for is a script that can be used in a view that displays the extended versions in place of the short text, with out replacing the underlying data.

Many thanks

Paul

visakh16
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52326 Posts

Posted - 2013-06-13 : 06:09:12

ok here you go


SELECT mt.Field,pt.Expanded
FROM MainTable mt
CROSS APPLY (SELECT ',' + expandedform AS text()
             FROM PatternTable 
             WHERE mt.Field  LIKE '%,' + shortform + ',%'
             FOR XML PATH('')
             )pt(Expanded)

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paulmoss
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14 Posts

Posted - 2013-06-13 : 08:54:53

Thanks for the help that your providing visakh16, but I am having issues with the code you provided. I keep getting an incorrect syntax near '('. Any idea what I might be doing wrong

Many thanks

Paul

bandi
Master Smack Fu Yak Hacker

2242 Posts

Posted - 2013-06-13 : 09:44:37

[code]-- try this
SELECT mt.Field,pt.Expanded
FROM MainTable mt
CROSS APPLY (SELECT ',' + expandedform ~~AS text()~~ -- strike off red marked part
FROM PatternTable
WHERE mt.Field LIKE '%,' + shortform + ',%'
FOR XML PATH('')
)pt(Expanded)[/code]

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Chandu

visakh16
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52326 Posts

Posted - 2013-06-14 : 00:52:57

quote:
Originally posted by paulmoss

Thanks for the help that your providing visakh16, but I am having issues with the code you provided. I keep getting an incorrect syntax near '('. Any idea what I might be doing wrong

Many thanks

Paul

it should be


SELECT mt.Field,pt.Expanded
FROM MainTable mt
CROSS APPLY (SELECT ',' + expandedform AS [text()]
             FROM PatternTable 
             WHERE mt.Field  LIKE '%,' + shortform + ',%'
             FOR XML PATH('')
             )pt(Expanded)

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