The given is self explanatory. You can create function to use it in your queries.
The first section finds the specific character in the string.
The second section counts the words in the string.
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Count Number of Words and Characters
-- Number of specific Characters
Declare @aa varchar(100)
Set @aa = 'SQL Server 2005000'
Select Len(@aa) - Len(Replace(@aa, '0', ''))
-- Number of Words
DECLARE @String VARCHAR(4000)
SELECT @String = 'SQL Server 2005 Atif Sheikh A'
while CharIndex(' ',@String) > 1
begin
Set @String = REPLACE(@String, ' ', ' ')
end
Select @String
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