RE: whitespaces

From: Jon Baker <jcb_at_netsec.net>
Date: Thu, 14 Feb 2002 09:11:56 -0800
Message-ID: <F001.0040FB73.20020214072840@fatcity.com>

use the rtrim function.

rtrim(char[,set])       - char, with final characters removed after the last character not in set.  set defaults to ' '.

i.e.:

update <table> set <field>=rtrim(<field>);

Jon Baker      
Database Architect
<jcb_at_netsec.net>
www.netsec.net

 

-----Original Message-----
From: iashraf_at_csc.com [mailto:iashraf_at_csc.com] Sent: Thursday, February 14, 2002 9:08 AM To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L Subject: whitespaces

Hi,

What query can i run to to eliminate trailing whitespaces. e.g. i have 'abc  ' and want to update the table so any such data is set without the whitespace, in this case 'abc'

the fiels is varchar2
8.1.7.

cheers

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