Re: Sql question - please reply fast

From: Michal Zaschke <zaschke_at_suas.cz>
Date: Thu, 15 Nov 2001 00:40:08 -0800
Message-ID: <F001.003C574B.20011114234018@fatcity.com>

create table AAA (NAME varchar2(30));

insert into AAA values ('Pelle T3333');
insert into AAA values ('Kalle S1000');
insert into AAA values ('Info missing');
insert into AAA values ('Pelle Svensson T33333');
insert into AAA values ('Bad info');

select decode(name, 'Info missing',NAME,'Bad info',NAME,substr(NAME, 1, instr(NAME, ' ', -1)-1)) NAME from AAA;

HTH,
       Mike

Roland.Skoldblom_at_ica.se pí&scaron;e:
>
> Hej
>
> Would like to have som help with this. Please give me an example of sql statement.
>
> I have field1.
>
> Pelle T3333
> Kalle S1000
> Info missing
> Pelle Svensson T33333
> Bad info
>
> and want this result after the selectstatement.
>
> Pelle
> Kalle
> Info missing
> Pelle Svensson
> Bad info
>
> which means that I dont want to have the last word in this field except
> 'Info missing' and 'Bad info'. These two should remain unchanged, but all other
>should not have the last word .
>
> Thanksin advance
>
> Roland S
>
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