Re: Select only if two character and two number

Sashafay wrote:

> Daniel Morgan <dmorgan_at_exesolutions.com> wrote in message news:<3D207850.3C76D4A5_at_exesolutions.com>...
> > Sashafay wrote:
> >
> > > I looking for the function (or some other trick) to identify new input
> > > in the table, that will be a combination of two character and two
> > > number only. But I don't know how to recognize if these input that
> > > what I looking for. In that field user can input any values (ex.
> > > &#8216;ABCD' or &#8216;1234') but I want only first and second characters and
> > > third and fourth numbers (ex. &#8216;AB12').
> > >
> > > Thanks in advance,
> > > Alex
> >
> > I suspect English not being your first language is interfering with your
> > ability to state the problem. But based on my understanding of what you
> > have posted there is not way of identifying records in the manner you
> > suggest. I would suggest posting the table structure and a few rows of
> > data (some new and some old) that will demonstrate what the difference is
> > between old and new records.
> >
> > Generally when I want to do something like this I add a column to the
> > table something like this:
> >
> > ALTER TABLE xyz
> > ADD (new_flag NUMBER(1) DEFAULT 1);
> >
> > This will automatically insert a one '1' into the new_flag column with
> > every insert.
> >
> > Then have your process update the field to 0 as you process the rows.
> >
> > Daniel Morgan
>
> This is for you example:
>
> SELECT* FROM TMP;
>
> ID CD AMT
> ---------- -------- ----------
> 1 AB12 10
> 2 KCST 100
> 3 123454 150
> 4 12TUF24 450
> 5 1Q9KJ0 500
> 6 EQE786 1200
> 7 o0o0o0 675
> 8 AA11BB22 950
> 9 WY09 50
> 10 25OP 775
>
> 10 rows selected.
>
> From SELECT statement I want to get the following output:
>
> SELECT * FROM TMP WHERE ...
>
> ID CD AMT
> ---------- -------- ----------
> 1 AB12 10
> 8 AA11BB22 950
> 9 WY09 50
>
> 3 rows selected.
>
> Understandable???

Much better. And thus Rauf has been able to give you what I hope is an adequate solution.

Daniel Morgan Received on Tue Jul 02 2002 - 10:32:04 CDT