get left substring
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declare @ch varchar(200)
declare @result varchar(200)
set @ch = 'US , CA- I have been there'
BEGIN
set @result = LTRIM(RTRIM(CAST(@ch as varchar(max))))
set @result = substring (@result, charindex('-',@result),len(@result))
END
select @result
Current Result
=================
- I have been there
Expected Result
=================
US , CA
kinldy help me to alter query
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Shanmuga Raj (1/15/2014)
declare @ch varchar(200)declare @result varchar(200)
set @ch = 'US , CA- I have been there'
BEGIN
set @result = LTRIM(RTRIM(CAST(@ch as varchar(max))))
set @result = substring (@result, charindex('-',@result),len(@result))
END
select @result
Current Result
=================
- I have been there
Expected Result
=================
US , CA
kinldy help me to alter query
Wow talk about overcomplicating something. Why do you cast @ch as varchar(max) and put it back into a variable that is the same datatype as the original?
You don't need a variable here to hold your results and the BEGIN END are not serving any purpose at all.
Here is all you need to do this.
declare @ch varchar(200)set @ch = 'US , CA- I have been there'select LEFT(@ch, charindex('-', @ch) - 1)Keep it simple.
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