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select sql for non-english chancter [message #345765] Thu, 04 September 2008 14:14 Go to next message
navkrish
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Is there a way to find out non english character stored in a table column using select sql?
Re: select sql for non-english chancter [message #345767 is a reply to message #345765] Thu, 04 September 2008 14:29 Go to previous messageGo to next message
joicejohn
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Hi,

Try using REGEXP_LIKE function if your Oracle database version is 10g and above.


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Re: select sql for non-english chancter [message #345769 is a reply to message #345765] Thu, 04 September 2008 14:33 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Define non english character.

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Re: select sql for non-english chancter [message #345777 is a reply to message #345769] Thu, 04 September 2008 14:44 Go to previous messageGo to next message
navkrish
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such as umlaut.
eg ä, ö, ü

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Re: select sql for non-english chancter [message #345779 is a reply to message #345777] Thu, 04 September 2008 14:47 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Is that the only ones?

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Re: select sql for non-english chancter [message #345781 is a reply to message #345765] Thu, 04 September 2008 14:49 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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yes, Michel
Re: select sql for non-english chancter [message #345782 is a reply to message #345765] Thu, 04 September 2008 14:50 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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select test_str from my_table where length(test_str) <> length(asciistr(test_str))
Re: select sql for non-english chancter [message #345783 is a reply to message #345782] Thu, 04 September 2008 15:05 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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perfect! got it
Thanks Michel...

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Re: select sql for non-english chancter [message #345785 is a reply to message #345781] Thu, 04 September 2008 15:17 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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select col from tab where col<>translate(col,'0äöü', '0');

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Re: select sql for non-english chancter [message #345786 is a reply to message #345765] Thu, 04 September 2008 15:20 Go to previous message
navkrish
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Thanks Michel and Ana
Ana solution worked perfect for all condition.

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