For the final time Roland. SQL> select * from mytable;
FIELD1 -------------------- Pelle T3333 No Info Pelle Svensson T3333 Missing Info Kalle S1000 SQL> get lee.sql 1 SELECT field1, DECODE(field1,'No Info','No Info','Missing Info','Missing Info',ltrim(substr(field1,1,instr(field1,' ')-1))) 2* FROM mytable SQL> / FIELD1 DECODE(FIELD1,'NOINF -------------------- -------------------- Pelle T3333 Pelle No Info No Info Pelle Svensson T3333 Pelle Missing Info Missing Info Kalle S1000 Kalle SQL> Hope this helps Lee -----Original Message----- Sent: 15 November 2001 06:56 To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L Hej Would like to have som help with this. Please give me an example of sql statement. I have field1. Pelle T3333 Kalle S1000 Info missing Pelle Svensson T33333 Bad info and want this result after the selectstatement. Pelle Kalle Info missing Pelle Svensson Bad info which means that I dont want to have the last word in this field except 'Info missing' and 'Bad info'. These two should remain unchanged, but all other should not have the last word . Thanksin advance Roland S -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com -- Author: INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fat City Network Services -- (858) 538-5051 FAX: (858) 538-5051 San Diego, California -- Public Internet access / Mailing Lists -------------------------------------------------------------------- To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing). The information contained in this communication is confidential, is intended only for the use of the recipient named above, and may be legally privileged. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please re-send this communication to the sender and delete the original message or any copy of it from your computer system. -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com -- Author: Robertson Lee - lerobe INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fat City Network Services -- (858) 538-5051 FAX: (858) 538-5051 San Diego, California -- Public Internet access / Mailing Lists -------------------------------------------------------------------- To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing).
