derived column

• harri.reddy

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  October 29, 2012 at 10:15 am

  #266274

  hi,

  this is my derived column expression , SUBSTRING([Column 0],FINDSTRING([Column 0],"PAT",1),FINDSTRING([Column 0],"~",1))

  for below line

  TH*4.2*857463*01**20091015*1045*P**~~IS*7564* PHARMACY~PHA*1234567890~PAT*MA*06*987544****SMITH*JOHN****1234 MAIN ST**SOMEWHERE*MA*54356**19500101*M*01*01*INDIA**BURGER~

  my result shoudl should be " PAT*MA*06*987544****SMITH*JOHN****1234 MAIN ST**SOMEWHERE*MA*54356**19500101*M*01*01*INDIA**BURGER"

  but i am getting only " PAT*MA*06*987544****SMITH*JOHN****12"

  whats reason?

• Sean Lange

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  October 29, 2012 at 10:28 am

  #1553797

  Duplicate post. Direct replies here. http://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic1378336-148-1.aspx

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• subbu1

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  October 29, 2012 at 10:34 pm

  #1553994

  PLS try below code....

  SUBSTRING([Column 0],FINDSTRING([Column 0],"PAT",1),FINDSTRING(SUBSTRING(FINDSTRING([Column 0],"PAT",1),LEN([Column 0])),"~",1))