RE: update statement ???

From: Pardee, Roy E <roy.e.pardee_at_lmco.com>
Date: Wed, 30 Jul 2003 13:39:35 -0800
Message-ID: <F001.005C7E42.20030730133935@fatcity.com>

Have a look at the docs for the SUBSTR() and INSTR() functions--those should serve you.

HTH,
-Roy

Roy Pardee
Programmer/Analyst/DBA
SWFPAC Lockheed Martin IT
Extension 8487

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Sent: Wednesday, July 30, 2003 2:24 PM
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Hi all,
I need to update a column (brch_name) to be without (NO PHONE #S) string. So 3954 will be Denver, 3955 will be Golden, and 3963 will be LOVELAND 29TH, etc. How to write this update statement??? Thank you!

  1* select brch_id, brch_name from cli_branches where upper(brch_name) like '%PHONE%'
SQL> /    BRCH_ID BRCH_NAME
---------- ------------------------------

      3954 DENVER (NO PHONE #S)
      3955 GOLDEN (NO PHONE #S)
      3956 ENGLEWOOD (NO PHONE #S)
      3957 LITTLETON (NO PHONE #S)
      3958 CHARLOTTE (NO PHONE #S)
      3959 S LEMAY (NO PHONE #S)
      3960 HARMONY ROAD (NO PHONE #S)
      3961 ENGLEWOOD (NO PHONE #S)
      3962 LOVELAND (NO PHONE #S)
      3963 LOVELAND 29TH (NO PHONE #S)
      3964 DENVER (NO PHONE #S)

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