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Hi
i have problem in query to extract a sub string from a string
that is i want to extract first name from name
for eg if i have a name John Smith
i want to extract John how to extract this can any one suggest me query
thanks in regards
Feb 23 '08 #1
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FishVal
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  1. SELECT Split([FullName], " ")(0) AS FirstName FROM .....;
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Fish
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