From: | <mallah(at)trade-india(dot)com> |
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To: | <Tarun(dot)Sethi(at)motorola(dot)com> |
Cc: | <mallah(at)trade-india(dot)com>, <pgsql-sql(at)postgresql(dot)org> |
Subject: | Re: newline character in SQL |
Date: | 2003-03-22 18:30:35 |
Message-ID: | 1156.219.65.230.11.1048357835.squirrel@mail.trade-india.com |
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is it \r\n instead of \n in that case
try replace(comment , '\r\n' , '')
regds
mallah.
> Mallah,
>
> The "replace" didn't work. The lines still showup on multiple lines. I like to confirm if
> Oracle (I am using 8.0.6) recognizes the '\n'? Any other ideas from anyone? Appreciate the
> help.
>
> Regards,
> Tarun
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Rajesh Kumar Mallah [mailto:mallah(at)trade-india(dot)com]
> Sent: Saturday, March 22, 2003 5:04 AM
> To: Sethi Tarun-ETS017; pgsql-sql(at)postgresql(dot)org
> Subject: Re: [SQL] newline character in SQL
>
>
>
>
> Use replace function as documented in
> http://www.postgresql.org/docs/view.php?version=7.3&idoc=1&file=functions-string.html
>
> eg in your case you can do:
> Select name, replace(name, '\n' , '') as straight_name , comments , replace(comments, '\n' ,
> '') as straight_comment from table where comment like '%Fine%';
>
>
> please not that replace function is inbuilt in postgresql 7.3.x , i previous versions i am not
> sure , but there is a work around for older versions.
>
> Regds
> Mallah.
>
>
> On Friday 21 Mar 2003 8:46 am, Sethi Tarun-ETS017 wrote:
>> How can I remove the newline character from the value of a column.
>>
>> For Example:
>> Select name, comments from table where comment like '%Fine%';
>> Results:
>> NAME COMMENTS
>> John M. This was a
>> Fine piece of
>> work.
>>
>> Above, I'd like the Results to appear:
>> NAME COMMENTS
>> John M. This was a Fine piece of work.
>>
>> I tried substr, instr, hedged right ... but can't get it to work.
>>
>> Any help will be greatly appreciated.
>>
>> Regards
>> TS
>>
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