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Removing final character in a string [message #3288] Wed, 18 September 2002 00:06 Go to next message
Rachel Fisken
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Registered: September 2002
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How can you select a field of variable length minus the last character ?

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Re: Removing final character in a string [message #3290 is a reply to message #3288] Wed, 18 September 2002 01:00 Go to previous message
Gilbey
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Registered: March 2002
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Try this.....
SQL> select substr('FootBall',1, (length('FootBall')-1)) "Truncated Value"from dual;

Truncated Value
--------------------
FootBal

Instead of FootBall, you can give any variable.

Hope it works for u

Gilbey

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