Re: Modify data from select before insert.

From: Raj Jamadagni <rjamya_at_yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 19 Aug 2004 12:39:23 -0700 (PDT)
Message-ID: <20040819193923.33014.qmail@web50001.mail.yahoo.com>

Something like ...

insert into table1 (col1)
select replace(substr(col_1,1,2) || '-' || substr(col_1,3),'A','B')   from table2
/

??
Raj
--- Lyndon Tiu <ltiu_at_alumni.sfu.ca> wrote:

> Hello guys,
>
> I could use a few tips here.
>
> I have a sql statement:
>
> insert into table1
> (
> col1
> )
> select col1 from tabl2;
>
> Problem is, I need to modify the data in the column from table2 first before inserting to
> table1. Like add a dash, after the third character ... chnage all A's to B's sort of thing.
>
> Can you guys give me a few hints and perhaps a few keywords I can use to search google for?
>
> Thank you very much.
>
> --
> Lyndon Tiu
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Best Regards
Raj

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