SQL: Take the last 4000 characters from text
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06-06-2021 - |
Question
I have a text column that I want to see if it has larger than 4000 characters. If it does have more than 4000 characters, then start at the right most character and go back 4000 characters.
I realize that the following code is not correct. But it is a start.
select
case
when datalength(column1) > 4000 then
right(column1, 4000)
case datalength(column1) <= 4000 then
column1
end
from table_1
La solution
In SQL Server:
SELECT CASE
WHEN (DATALENGTH(column1) > 4000)
THEN SUBSTRING(column1, DATALENGTH(test) - 3999, DATALENGTH(column1))
ELSE column1
END
FROM table_1
Not fantastic, since you're recalculating DATALENGTH(column1) three times.
EDIT
Calculating only once using a CTE:
WITH CTE AS
(
SELECT DATALENGTH(column1) AS LENGTH, column1 FROM table_1
)
SELECT CASE
WHEN (LENGTH > 4000)
THEN SUBSTRING(column1, LENGTH - 3999, LENGTH)
ELSE column1
END
FROM CTE
Autres conseils
This works in Oracle. Here is the documentation on Substr: http://psoug.org/definition/SUBSTR.htm
select (case when length(column1) > 4000
then substr(column1, -4000)
else column1
end)
from table_1;
In SQL Server
SELECT
CASE WHEN datalength(MyColumn) > 4000 THEN SUBSTRING(REVERSE(MyColumn), 1, 4000) ELSE MyColumn END AS MyGenCol
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