Re: Modify data from select before insert.

well

insert into tab (col1) select col2||'XXX' from tab2 will insert an 'XXX' rated version of col2 into tab1. You might try a similar approach.

Niall

On Thu, 19 Aug 2004 12:03:36 -0700, Lyndon Tiu <ltiu_at_alumni.sfu.ca> wrote:
> Hello guys,
>
> I could use a few tips here.
>
> I have a sql statement:
>
> insert into table1
> (
> col1
> )
> select col1 from tabl2;
>
> Problem is, I need to modify the data in the column from table2 first before inserting to table1. Like add a dash, after the third character ... chnage all A's to B's sort of thing.
>
> Can you guys give me a few hints and perhaps a few keywords I can use to search google for?
>
> Thank you very much.
>
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> Lyndon Tiu
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