Invalid column name in variable

• SpeedSkaterFan

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  November 30, 2015 at 12:01 pm

  #305707

  Hi all,

  I am trying to split (incorrect) cellcontents into smaller pieces.

  If I use:

  SELECT cdsDescription

  , CHARINDEX(' ',cdsDescription) AS [1stPos], CHARINDEX(' ', cdsDescription, CHARINDEX(' ',cdsDescription) + 1) AS [2ndPos]

  FROM tbCompdistances

  the code works fine.

  If I try to simplify the code (which will grow) for easier reading, and try to use a variable SQL Server states that "cdsDescription" is an invalid column name.

  The code I use:

  DECLARE @FirstBlankPosition INTEGER

  SET @FirstBlankPosition = CHARINDEX(' ', [cdsDescription], 1)

  Is it possible to do what I want, or is the code invalid.

  Thanks in advance

  Hein

• Sean Lange

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  November 30, 2015 at 12:23 pm

  #1842978

  Duplicate post. direct replies here. http://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic1741298-2799-1.aspx

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