I've got a text field from which I'd like to extract the first sentence for each record. Here's the query I've got so far.
SELECT SUBSTRING_INDEX(j.job_desc,'.',1) AS job_desc FROM jobs The problem is that in some of the records, the first sentence is terminated by a question mark (or exclamation point) rather than a period and I need to get those sentences as well. I'm trying to find out how I can say "the first sentence" instead of "the first sentence ending in a period". Does anyone have any ideas? <!----------------//------ andy matthews web developer ICGLink, Inc. [EMAIL PROTECTED] 615.370.1530 x737 --------------//---------> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:228840 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.4 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
