Selecting Certain Number of Characters from Table -- Simple SQL Question

[Ron]

How can I select a certain number of characters from a string, without
selecting the whole string?

For example, I want the first 50 characters of a 500 character string in my
database. What would the SQL command to do this look like?

Thanks,

Ron

[Steve C. Orr, MCSD]

This is not the best forum for a SQL question, but I believe I have your
answer anyway.
Use the Left() SQL function. You could also use the SubString method.
Here's more info:
http://www.experts-exchange.com/Deve..._20639372.html

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I hope this helps,
Steve C. Orr, MCSD
http://Steve.Orr.net
"Ron" <ro*@razorvision.net> wrote in message
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How can I select a certain number of characters from a string, without
selecting the whole string?

For example, I want the first 50 characters of a 500 character string in my database. What would the SQL command to do this look like?

Thanks,

Ron

[Ron]

Thanks for your help,

Ron
"Steve C. Orr, MCSD" <St***@Orr.net> wrote in message
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This is not the best forum for a SQL question, but I believe I have your
answer anyway.
Use the Left() SQL function. You could also use the SubString method.
Here's more info:
http://www.experts-exchange.com/Deve..._20639372.html
--
I hope this helps,
Steve C. Orr, MCSD
http://Steve.Orr.net
"Ron" <ro*@razorvision.net> wrote in message
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How can I select a certain number of characters from a string, without
selecting the whole string?

For example, I want the first 50 characters of a 500 character string in

my

database. What would the SQL command to do this look like?

Thanks,

Ron