Re: String manipulation

Chad,

I have an *UGLY* solution that might give you or others some ideas...

SELECT
  substring(
    split_part( path, ':', 2 )
    from
    position( ' ' in split_part( path, ':', 2 ) ) + 1
  )
FROM paths;

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David Olbersen
iGuard Engineer
St. Bernard Software
11415 West Bernardo Court
San Diego, CA 92127
1-858-676-2277 x2152


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Chad Thompson [mailto:chad@weblinkservices.com]
> Sent: Monday, July 28, 2003 1:56 PM
> To: pgsql-novice
> Subject: [NOVICE] String manipulation
>
>
> I cannot seem to put this together properly.
>
> I have a column path that has string data I want parsed out.
>
> select path from paths
>
> path
> -------------------------------------
> Canon:Canon Toner
> Data Products:Data Products Toner
> Epson:Epson Inkjet Cartridges
> Tektronix by Xerox:Tektronix Ink Sticks
>
>
> what i would like is something like this
>
> Toner
> Products Toner
> Inkjet Cartridges
> Ink Sticks
>
> That is.... after the colon, find the first space and give
> the rest of the
> string.
>
> TIA for any ideas
> Chad
>
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