SET @IncorrectCharLoc = PATINDEX(‘%[^0-9A-Za-z]%’, @string) — 2nd one
SET @string = @string

I created a version without them and it works fine. I don’t see the point of these lines, but if I am missing something I would like to know. Either way, it is a great solution. Thank you.

and i want to order like this :-
Name
Abhi
Mohan
Ram
1234 8876
1234 8877

Thanks

Select Stuff(‘DELH’,5,0,’i')

Any help please?

declare @r1 table (ANUM varchar(500),ORD varchar(500))

insert into @r1(ANUM ,ORD)
select ANUM ,replace(ANUM ,’ ‘,”) from refTBL where ((PATINDEX(‘%)%’, ANUM ))-(PATINDEX(‘%(%’, ANUM ))) != 2
union
SELECT ANUM ,replace(REPLACE(ANUM ,’(‘,’(0′),’ ‘,”) from refTBL where ((PATINDEX(‘%)%’, ANUM ))-(PATINDEX(‘%(%’, ANUM ))) = 2

SELECT ANUM from @r1
order by ORD

DESC sort
170-151-180(1)(d)
170-151-180(10)
170-151-180(10)(a)
170-151-180(10)(b)
170-151-180(11)
170-151-180(2)

THIS IS WHAT I WOULD LIKE IT TO SORT ON.

170-151-180(1)(d)
170-151-180(2)
170-151-180(10)
170-151-180(10)(a)
170-151-180(10)(b)
170-151-180(11)

Any help please.

I hope you guys can help me! I am so stuck!

I have a alphanumeric column call “DWG Rev”. Revisions start at A, B C etc. Once the drawings is accepted the revisions become numbers i.e 1, 2, 3.

I need to get the Max of revision where numbers are latest.

SO

DWG Number | Drawing Date | DWG Rev
Group by Last Max?

This is where I am having the problem, when using aggregate function I would like to get the latest drawing by selecting the last date however, I would like to show the revision but not sure how. Please help

declare @s varchar(30)
set @s=’SN23024942;2009-01-01;DMM3403A’
select @s as string, parsename(REPLACE(@s,’;',’.'),2) as date

Thanks in advance.

How to sort the alphanumeric value in the table column.

I just thought, how will I extract only numeric. And wooo…. I got it from one of the comment (from George Tzirtzi).

And one of the commentor told that, “We can also use it to avaoid SQL injection”. I will try this too.

I read all your Top Post today. You have large amout of comments in it. I learned a lot from articles as well as comments by other SQL experts.

Algorithm for Increament-selection – Itteration to Find the Missing Sequence Number.

Step:1 Let N-be the values or terms of the Tabular data.Make Each and Every value to N+1 values of the tabular data

Step:2 Check Each and Every value which is N+1 but Not in N-values.if Such values are found.Merge into N-values Go to step4

step3:Update the Each values of N+1 terms increament by ‘1′ go to step2

step4: check the Max value of the N-tabular data. And Updated value of the Minimum or first row of N+1 tabular data is Equal or Greater than Max (of n- term tabular data). if so Exit the Loop else go to step 3

Note: Omit the Last value or Last row in Each N+1 increament values when Your comparing the N-term tabular data.And this algorithm only works if you know the Max value of the N-term.and Minimum row value (or) first value of the each updated N+1 terms( increamented by 1).(In computation it is possible).

And there should be No restrictions for the Missing sequence(It may differ by 1 ,1000,1,00,000 e.t.c in each N-values of Tabular data).

Advantages: You can work it whatever be the order of the sequence Numbers.They may be Increasing or Decreasing Order.still You find the Missing Sequence Numbers….

Thanks….
Bhushan.kambampati…..

Algorithm for Increament-selection and Itteration to Find the Missing Sequence Number.

Step:1 Let N-be the values or terms of the Tabular data.Make Each and Every value to N+1 values of the tabular data

Step:2 Check Each and Every value which is N+1 but Not in N-values.if Such values are found.Merge into N-values string Go to step4

step3:Update the Each values of N+1 terms increament by ’1′ go to step2

step4: check the Max value of the N-tabular data. And Updated value of the Minimum or first row of N+1 tabular data is Equal or Greater than Max (of n- term tabular data). if so Exit the Loop else go to step 3

Note: Omit the Last value or Last row in Each N+1 increament values when Your comparing the N-term strings And this algorithm only works if you know the Max value of the N-term.and Minimum row of the each updated by N+1 terms( increamented by 1).(In computation it is possible).

And there should be No restrictions for the Missing sequence(It may differ by 1 ,1000,1,00,000 e.t.c).

Advantages: You can work it what ever be the order of the sequence.They may be Increasing or Decreasing Order.still You find the Sequence Numbers….

Thanks ……..
Bhushan.kambampati…..

Declare @minnum int
Declare @maxnum int
Declare @sindex int
declare @disprec varchar(500)
Declare @Beginse varchar(500)
Declare @originalstr varchar(8000)
Declare @originaldisp varchar(8000)
Declare @sdispindex int
Declare @strlen int
Declare @searchd int
Declare @searchst varchar(30)
Declare @origlen int
Declare @concatinaldisp varchar(30)
Declare @topminrumdum int
select @maxnum = max(cast(Right(Mxvar,4)as int)) from Maxvar
select @minnum =min(Right(Mxvar,4)) from Maxvar
select Right(Mxvar,4)+ 1 as Mxvar into #temptested from Maxvar
select @disprec = cast(Mxvar as varchar(45)) from #temptested
select @Beginse = Mxvar from Maxvar
select @disprec = @disprec + ‘-’ + cast(Mxvar as varchar(45)) from #temptested
select @Beginse =@Beginse+’-’ + Right(Mxvar,4) from Maxvar
set @sdispindex = patindex(‘-’,@disprec)
set @originaldisp = substring(@disprec,@sdispindex+1,len(@disprec))
set @sindex =patindex(‘%-%’,@Beginse)
if @sindex > 0
Begin
set @originalstr = substring(@Beginse,@sindex+1,len(@Beginse))
End
set @origlen=patindex(‘%-%’,@originaldisp)
set @originaldisp = substring(@originaldisp,@origlen+1,len(@originaldisp))
set @strlen =len(@originaldisp)
while(@strlen >0)
Begin
set @searchd = patindex(‘%-%’,@originaldisp)

if @searchd = 0
Begin
set @originaldisp=”
update #temptested set Mxvar=Mxvar+1 where Mxvar=Mxvar
select @topminrumdum = min(Mxvar) from #temptested
select @maxnum =max(cast(Right(Mxvar,4)as int)) from Maxvar
select @disprec = cast(Mxvar as varchar(45)) from #temptested
select @disprec = @disprec + ‘-’ + cast(Mxvar as varchar(45)) from #temptested
set @sdispindex = patindex(‘-’,@disprec)
set @originaldisp = substring(@disprec,@sdispindex+1,len(@disprec))
set @origlen=patindex(‘%-%’,@originaldisp)
set @originaldisp = substring(@originaldisp,@origlen+1,len(@originaldisp))
set @searchd = patindex(‘%-%’,@originaldisp)

if(@maxnum @topminrumdum or @maxnum != @topminrumdum)
Begin
set @concatinaldisp =substring(@originaldisp,1,@searchd)
set @concatinaldisp = replace(@concatinaldisp,’-’,”)

while(len(@concatinaldisp) @maxnum)
Begin
set @sindex = 1
End
Else
set @sindex = charindex(@concatinaldisp,@originalstr)
if @sindex =0
Begin
set @originalstr = @originalstr + ‘-’ +@concatinaldisp
insert into #temper(mxvar)values(@concatinaldisp)
–print @concatinaldisp
–print @originalstr
End
End
End
End

–create Table #temper
–(
–mxvar varchar(35)
–)
–drop table #temptested
–Delete from Maxvar where Mxvar=’Inv9999′

– insert into Maxvar(Mxvar)values(‘Inv1599′)

select distinct(Mxvar) from #temper order by Mxvar asc

Declare @minnum int
Declare @maxnum int
Declare @sindex int
declare @disprec varchar(500)
Declare @Beginse varchar(500)
Declare @originalstr varchar(8000)
Declare @originaldisp varchar(8000)
Declare @sdispindex int
Declare @strlen int
Declare @searchd int
Declare @searchst varchar(30)
Declare @origlen int
Declare @concatinaldisp varchar(30)
Declare @topminrumdum int
select @maxnum = max(cast(Right(Mxvar,4)as int)) from Maxvar
select @minnum =min(Right(Mxvar,4)) from Maxvar
select Right(Mxvar,4)+ 1 as Mxvar into #temptested from Maxvar
select @disprec = cast(Mxvar as varchar(45)) from #temptested
select @Beginse = Mxvar from Maxvar
select @disprec = @disprec + ‘-’ + cast(Mxvar as varchar(45)) from #temptested
select @Beginse =@Beginse+’-’ + Right(Mxvar,4) from Maxvar
set @sdispindex = patindex(‘-’,@disprec)
set @originaldisp = substring(@disprec,@sdispindex+1,len(@disprec))
set @sindex =patindex(‘%-%’,@Beginse)
if @sindex > 0
Begin
set @originalstr = substring(@Beginse,@sindex+1,len(@Beginse))
End
set @origlen=patindex(‘%-%’,@originaldisp)
set @originaldisp = substring(@originaldisp,@origlen+1,len(@originaldisp))
set @strlen =len(@originaldisp)
while(@strlen >0)
Begin
set @searchd = patindex(‘%-%’,@originaldisp)
if @searchd = 0
Begin
set @originaldisp=”
update #temptested set Mxvar=Mxvar+1 where Mxvar=Mxvar
select @topminrumdum = min(Mxvar) from #temptested
select @maxnum =max(cast(Right(Mxvar,4)as int)) from Maxvar
select @disprec = cast(Mxvar as varchar(45)) from #temptested
select @disprec = @disprec + ‘-’ + cast(Mxvar as varchar(45)) from #temptested
set @sdispindex = patindex(‘-’,@disprec)
set @originaldisp = substring(@disprec,@sdispindex+1,len(@disprec))
set @origlen=patindex(‘%-%’,@originaldisp)
set @originaldisp = substring(@originaldisp,@origlen+1,len(@originaldisp))
set @searchd = patindex(‘%-%’,@originaldisp)
if(@maxnum @topminrumdum or @maxnum != @topminrumdum)
Begin
set @concatinaldisp =substring(@originaldisp,1,@searchd)
set @concatinaldisp = replace(@concatinaldisp,’-',”)
while(len(@concatinaldisp) @maxnum)
Begin
set @sindex = 1
End
Else
set @sindex = charindex(@concatinaldisp,@originalstr)
if @sindex =0
Begin
set @originalstr = @originalstr + ‘-’ +@concatinaldisp
insert into #temper(mxvar)values(@concatinaldisp)
–print @concatinaldisp
–print @originalstr
End
End
End
End

–create Table #temper
–(
–mxvar varchar(35)
–)
–drop table #temptested
–Delete from Maxvar where Mxvar=’Inv9999′

– insert into Maxvar(Mxvar)values(‘Inv1599′)

select distinct(Mxvar) from #temper order by Mxvar asc

while(@strlen >0)
Begin
set @searchd = patindex(‘%-%’,@originaldisp)
if @searchd = 0
Begin
set @originaldisp=”
update #temptested set Mxvar=Mxvar+1 where Mxvar=Mxvar
select @topminrumdum = min(Mxvar) from #temptested
select @maxnum =max(cast(Right(Mxvar,4)as int)) from Maxvar
select @disprec = cast(Mxvar as varchar(45)) from #temptested
select @disprec = @disprec + ‘-’ + cast(Mxvar as varchar(45)) from #temptested
set @sdispindex = patindex(‘-’,@disprec)
set @originaldisp = substring(@disprec,@sdispindex+1,len(@disprec))
set @origlen=patindex(‘%-%’,@originaldisp)
set @originaldisp = substring(@originaldisp,@origlen+1,len(@originaldisp))
set @searchd = patindex(‘%-%’,@originaldisp)

if(@maxnum @topminrumdum or @maxnum != @topminrumdum)
Begin
set @concatinaldisp =substring(@originaldisp,1,@searchd)
set @concatinaldisp = replace(@concatinaldisp,’-’,”)

while(len(@concatinaldisp) @maxnum)
Begin
set @sindex = 1
End
Else
set @sindex = charindex(@concatinaldisp,@originalstr)
if @sindex =0
Begin
set @originalstr = @originalstr + ‘-’ +@concatinaldisp
insert into #temper(mxvar)values(@concatinaldisp)
–print @concatinaldisp
–print @originalstr
End
End
End
End

ALTER function dblmatrix(@Column varchar(30)) returns varchar(50)
as
Begin
Declare @findex int
Declare @lfindex int
Declare @Beginse varchar(50)
Declare @lastse varchar(50)
Declare @lasts int
Declare @BeginCount int
declare @lngtrema int
set @findex = patindex(‘%-%’,@Column)
set @Beginse = substring(@Column,@findex+1,len(@Column))
set @lfindex = patindex(‘%-%’,@Beginse)
set @Beginse = substring(@Beginse,1,@lfindex-1)
return @Beginse
End

select dbo.dblmatrix(alpha) from sheeba

Data like this…
1234-sheeba-2345
1001234567-Projectname-(1234567)

Out put data like this
sheeba
Projectname

ALTER function dblmatrix(@Column varchar(30)) returns varchar(50)
as
Begin
Declare @findex int
Declare @lfindex int
Declare @Beginse varchar(50)
Declare @lastse varchar(50)
Declare @lasts int
Declare @BeginCount int
declare @lngtrema int
set @findex = patindex(‘%-%’,@Column)
set @Beginse = substring(@Column,@findex+1,len(@Column))
set @lfindex = patindex(‘%-%’,@Beginse)
set @Beginse = substring(@Beginse,1,@lfindex-1)
return @Beginse
End

select dbo.dblmatrix(alpha) from sheeba

Data like this…
1234-sheeba-2345
1001234567-Projectname-(1234567)

Out put data like this
sheeba
Projectname

alter function splitdata(@Column varchar(30)) returns varchar(30)
as
Begin
Declare @Sfindex int
Declare @Beginse varchar(35)
Declare @lastse varchar(35)
Declare @lasts int
Declare @BeginCount int
declare @finalse varchar
set @Sfindex = patindex(‘% %’,@Column)
if @Sfindex !=0
Begin
set @Beginse = substring(@Column,1,@Sfindex-1)
End
else
set @Sfindex = patindex(‘%P%’,@Column)
if @Sfindex !=0
Begin
set @Beginse = substring(@Column,1,@Sfindex-1)
End
ELSE
set @Sfindex = patindex(‘%B%’,@Column)
if @Sfindex !=0
Begin
set @Beginse = substring(@Column,1,@Sfindex-1)
End
return @Beginse
End

alter function splitdataremain(@Column varchar(30)) returns varchar(30)
as
Begin
Declare @Sfindex int
Declare @Beginse varchar(35)
Declare @lastse varchar(35)
Declare @lasts int
Declare @BeginCount int
declare @finalse varchar
set @Sfindex = patindex(‘% %’,@Column)
if @Sfindex !=0
Begin
set @Beginse = replace(substring(@Column,@Sfindex,len(@Column)),’ ‘,”)
End
else
set @Sfindex = patindex(‘%P%’,@Column)
if @Sfindex !=0
Begin
set @Beginse =replace(substring(@Column,@Sfindex,len(@Column)),’ ‘,”)
End
ELSE
set @Sfindex = patindex(‘%B%’,@Column)
if @Sfindex !=0
Begin
set @Beginse = replace(substring(@Column,@Sfindex,len(@Column)),’ ‘,”)
End
return @Beginse
End

Data like this

287PHY
10102 PHY
10106 PHY
10106 BIO
32001 BIO
33501 BIO
4568PHY
10102 PHY

select dbo.splitdata(Subject)as credits from lori
select dbo.splitdataremain(Subject)as subject from Lori

Points subject
287 PHY
10102 PHY
10106 PHY
10106 BIO
32001 BIO
33501 BIO
4568 PHY
10102 PHY

alter function splitdata(@Column varchar(30)) returns varchar(30)
as
Begin
Declare @Sfindex int
Declare @Beginse varchar(35)
Declare @lastse varchar(35)
Declare @lasts int
Declare @BeginCount int
declare @finalse varchar
set @Sfindex = patindex(‘% %’,@Column)
if @Sfindex !=0
Begin
set @Beginse = substring(@Column,1,@Sfindex-1)
End
else
set @Sfindex = patindex(‘%P%’,@Column)
if @Sfindex !=0
Begin
set @Beginse = substring(@Column,1,@Sfindex-1)
End
ELSE
set @Sfindex = patindex(‘%B%’,@Column)
if @Sfindex !=0
Begin
set @Beginse = substring(@Column,1,@Sfindex-1)
End
return @Beginse
End

alter function splitdataremain(@Column varchar(30)) returns varchar(30)
as
Begin
Declare @Sfindex int
Declare @Beginse varchar(35)
Declare @lastse varchar(35)
Declare @lasts int
Declare @BeginCount int
declare @finalse varchar
set @Sfindex = patindex(‘% %’,@Column)
if @Sfindex !=0
Begin
set @Beginse = replace(substring(@Column,@Sfindex,len(@Column)),’ ‘,”)
End
else
set @Sfindex = patindex(‘%P%’,@Column)
if @Sfindex !=0
Begin
set @Beginse =replace(substring(@Column,@Sfindex,len(@Column)),’ ‘,”)
End
ELSE
set @Sfindex = patindex(‘%B%’,@Column)
if @Sfindex !=0
Begin
set @Beginse = replace(substring(@Column,@Sfindex,len(@Column)),’ ‘,”)
End
return @Beginse
End

Data like this

287PHY
10102 PHY
10106 PHY
10106 BIO
32001 BIO
33501 BIO
4568PHY
10102 PHY

select dbo.splitdata(Subject)as credits from lori
select dbo.splitdataremain(Subject)as subject from Lori

Points subject
287 PHY
10102 PHY
10106 PHY
10106 BIO
32001 BIO
33501 BIO
4568 PHY
10102 PHY