>>>> 2012/10/12 17:56 +0100, Neil Tompkins >>>> Is there such a way in a MySQL query to extract the text "this is a test" from the following strings as a example
<strong><a href="http://www.domain.com/"; class="link">this is a test</a></strong> <strong><a href="http://www.domain.com/"; title="this is a test" class="link">link</a></strong> <<<<<<<< Amongst the built-in functions there isn't much; for the former example, if the string is "s", this works: SUBSTRING_INDEX(SUBSTRING_INDEX(s, '>', -3), '<', 1) ; for the latter, if "t": SUBSTRING_INDEX(SUBSTRING_INDEX(t, '"', -4), '"', 1) . If you want a real HTML parser that discards everything but arbitrary strings, you have to get & install your own. -- MySQL General Mailing List For list archives: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql To unsubscribe: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql
