This is slightly faster: select rtrim(s,' from [.0123456789]') || ']' from t
RBS On 9/10/12, Bart Smissaert <bart.smissa...@gmail.com> wrote: > Nice one! Works here. > > RBS > > > On 9/10/12, Black, Michael (IS) <michael.bla...@ngc.com> wrote: >> Does this work for you? >> >> SQLite version 3.7.13 2012-06-11 02:05:22 >> Enter ".help" for instructions >> Enter SQL statements terminated with a ";" >> sqlite> create table t(s); >> sqlite> insert into t values('Logging in user [aaaaaaaaaa] from >> [10.165.69.247]'); >> sqlite> insert into t values('194|2012-09-07|Logging in user [aaaaa] from >> [10.296.44.163]'); >> sqlite> insert into t values('160|2012-09-04|Logging in user [aaaaaaa] >> from >> [10.164.69.248]'); >> sqlite> insert into t values('136|2012-09-07|Logging in user [aaa] from >> [10.168.59.169]'); >> sqlite> insert into t values('132|2012-09-07|Logging in user >> [aaaaaaaaaaa] >> from [10.169.22.58]'); >> sqlite> select rtrim(rtrim(s,']'),'.1234567890[ from') from t; >> Logging in user [aaaaaaaaaa] >> 194|2012-09-07|Logging in user [aaaaa] >> 160|2012-09-04|Logging in user [aaaaaaa] >> 136|2012-09-07|Logging in user [aaa] >> 132|2012-09-07|Logging in user [aaaaaaaaaaa] >> >> Michael D. Black >> Senior Scientist >> Advanced Analytics Directorate >> Advanced GEOINT Solutions Operating Unit >> Northrop Grumman Information Systems >> >> ________________________________________ >> From: sqlite-users-boun...@sqlite.org [sqlite-users-boun...@sqlite.org] >> on >> behalf of Sébastien Roux [roux.sebast...@gmail.com] >> Sent: Monday, September 10, 2012 10:22 AM >> To: General Discussion of SQLite Database >> Subject: EXT :Re: [sqlite] instr function or equivalent >> >> Sad! Would you have any link toward SQLite's user defined SQLite >> function? >> >> Many thanks. >> >> Sébastien Roux >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> sqlite-users mailing list >> sqlite-users@sqlite.org >> http://sqlite.org:8080/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/sqlite-users >> > _______________________________________________ sqlite-users mailing list sqlite-users@sqlite.org http://sqlite.org:8080/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/sqlite-users