Minipulating data strings

• bill.humphrey

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  June 23, 2008 at 7:47 am

  #96493

  Hi

  I need to convert certain codes to text descriptions but the codes are all stored together in a text field for a record:

  data sample '6,16,26'

  I need a UDF which will translate the string:

  6 = Red

  16 = blue

  26 = green

  so the string will be changed to: 'red, blue, green'

  Kind Regards

  Bill Humphrey

• Jason Selburg

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  June 23, 2008 at 7:53 am

  #832679

  Without address a "Why" a direct answer to your question is ...

  DECLARE @t TABLE (codeValue VARCHAR(256))

  INSERT @t

  SELECT '6,16,26,35' UNION ALL

  SELECT '6' UNION ALL

  SELECT '26,16'

  SELECT REPLACE(REPLACE(REPLACE(REPLACE(codeValue,'35','Magenta'),'26','Green'),'16','Blue'),'6','Red')

  FROM @t

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