> -----Original Message----- > Hi, > i have a table with 2000 rows. > One column (name answer)has a string ("ok --") in all the > rows.(e.g "ok -- > yes we support this."). > now i want to remove all these 'ok --' in this > column..leaving(e.g yes we > support this) > I tried to do it with the replace query but being a newbie to mysql i > couldnt find the right syntax. > Can someone help. > > thanx and regards > anil
This may help you http://www.mysql.com/doc/S/t/String_functions.html UPDATE table SET column = 'yes we support this.' WHERE column = 'ok -- yes we support this.'; Or using functions UPDATE table SET column = SUBSTRING(column,7) WHERE column LIKE 'ok --%'; that will remove 'ok -- ' from all strings starting with 'ok --' --------------------------------------------------------------------- Before posting, please check: http://www.mysql.com/manual.php (the manual) http://lists.mysql.com/ (the list archive) To request this thread, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Trouble unsubscribing? Try: http://lists.mysql.com/php/unsubscribe.php