select field1, decode(field1, 'Info missing', 'Info missing', 'Bad info',
'Bad info', substr(field1, 1, instr(translate(field1, '0123456789',
'@@@@@@@@@@'), '@')-3))
from <your_table>
HTH
Iulian
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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
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