Format a string - Dev Shed

Dev Shed Forums Sponsor:

October 22nd, 2004, 11:45 AM

jmlsgateway

Contributing User

Join Date: Mar 2004

Location: OKC

Posts: 342

Time spent in forums: 2 Days 20 h 48 m 28 sec
Reputation Power: 5

Format a string

I have a column in a database that is a phone number. The problem is that it is stored like so

4589958

Anyway that I can insert a "-" after the first 3 digits in SQL SELECT statement

October 22nd, 2004, 12:45 PM

bocmaxima

Contributing User

Join Date: Aug 2004

Location: Tucson, Sonora

Posts: 1,322

Time spent in forums: 3 Days 17 h 46 m 5 sec
Reputation Power: 23

SELECT (SUBSTRING(PHONE,0,3)+'-'+SUBSTRING(PHONE,4,7)) AS PHONENUM
FROM Table

October 22nd, 2004, 12:53 PM

cmv131

Contributing User

Join Date: Jun 2004

Posts: 33

Time spent in forums: 1 Day 3 h 41 m 24 sec
Reputation Power: 5

Something like this should work as long as they are all in that format

Code:

to select --
SELECT Left(column1,3)+'-'+Right(column1,4) AS column1
FROM table1;

to update--
update table1 
set a = LEFT(column1,3) + '-' + right (column1,4)

October 22nd, 2004, 02:29 PM

jmlsgateway

Contributing User

Join Date: Mar 2004

Location: OKC

Posts: 342

Time spent in forums: 2 Days 20 h 48 m 28 sec
Reputation Power: 5

Thanks for the response, I was trying SUBSTR instead of Substring!

Works Great!

Viewing: Dev Shed Forums > Databases > MS SQL Development > Format a string

« Previous Thread | Next Thread »

Thread Tools	Search this Thread
Email this Page	Search this Thread: Advanced Search
Display Modes	Rate This Thread
Linear Mode Switch to Hybrid Mode Switch to Threaded Mode	Rate This Thread:

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads You may not post replies You may not post attachments You may not edit your posts vB code is On Smilies are On [IMG] code is On HTML code is Off

View Your Warnings | New Posts | Latest News | Latest Threads | Shoutbox

Forum Jump