RE: SQL SELECT with Similar Terms

Trim is the same thing as strip.
"The STRIP function is identical to the TRIM scalar function. For more information, see "TRIM" on page
311."

Be interesting to know which has better performance:
1) Trim + translate
2) Trim + Rtrim

The translate method has the advantage of allowing multiple punctuations to be handled.

Charles

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Subject: Re: SQL SELECT with Similar Terms

Wow...two ways to do something I didn't think could be done.
Is this list great or what?

On 8/17/07, BirgittaHauser <Hauser@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Hi,

I prefere the scalar function TRIM:

select trim(Both ':' from RTrim(MyField)), count(*) from

mytable group

by Trim(Both ':' from RTrim(MyField))

Mit freundlichen Grüßen / Best regards

Birgitta Hauser

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Vernon Hamberg

Gesendet: Friday, August 17, 2007 15:41
An: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion
Betreff: Re: SQL SELECT with Similar Terms


Michael

Based on another recent post, here's a way to get what you want--

select strip(translate(char20,' ', ':')), count(*) from

mryan group by

strip(translate(char20,' ', ':'))

If you had more punctuations, just add them to the 3rd parameter of
translate().

HTH
Vern

At 08:18 AM 8/17/2007, you wrote:

Anyone know how to do this? I have data that looks like this:

Rattan
Traditional
:Rattan:
Contemporary

I'd like to produce a list like

Rattan 2
Traditional 1
Contemporary 1

The 'extra' search result with the colons around it should be the
same as the search result without the colons.

Thanks...
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