Re: Needs Query

am  Tue, dem 08.05.2007, um 17:48:47 +0530 mailte Penchalaiah P. folgendes:
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> In a table, a column contains
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> Suneelllllllllllllll
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> Sudhakarrrrrrrrrr
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> Vivekkkkkkkkkk
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> Ramanaaaaaaaaa
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> Suneel
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> Sudhakar
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> Vivek
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> Ramana
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>  I want a query to get my output like above??..

write a stored proc. within this proc: (oversimplified)

- calculate the length of the string with length() -> length
- extract substring(string, length, length) -> last_char
- regexp_replace(string, last_char||'*$', last_char)


Andreas
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