Re: select part of a string only

On Feb 15, 11:01 am, "Carlos" <miotromailcar..._at_netscape.net> wrote:
> On 15 feb, 11:50, "Thiko!" <biwo..._at_hotmail.com> wrote:
>
>
>
> > hi i have this text in v$parameter columns name and value:
>
> > name: log_archive_dest_1
>
> > value: LOCATION=/oraarch/oradata/flash_recovery_area/CPSLIVE/
> > archivelog
>
> > VALID_FOR=(ALL_LOGFILES,ALL_ROLES)
>
> > DB_UNIQUE_NAME=CPSLIVE1p
>
> > i do a select to return part of the LOCATION:
>
> > select replace(nvl(value,'NULL'),'LOCATION=') from v$parameter where
> > name = 'log_archive_dest_1';
>
> > this returns:
>
> > /oraarch/oradata/flash_recovery_area/CPSLIVE/archivelog
> > VALID_FOR=(ALL_LOGFILES,ALL_ROLES)
> > DB_UNIQUE_NAME=CPSLIVE1p
>
> > Anybody know how i can truncate in my select statement to retrun me
> > only '/oraarch/oradata/flash_recovery_area/CPSLIVE/archivelog' and not
> > anything after this. i do not wish to include the VALID_FOR etc after
> > it.
>
> > many thanks.
>
> > Thiko!
>
> Use instr() and substr() together.
>
> HTH.
>
> Cheers.
>
> Carlos.

oh blimey, can u not write it for me!? ;)

Thiko! Received on Thu Feb 15 2007 - 05:14:56 CST