SQL> help replace
REPLACE
SYNTAX:
REPLACE(char, search_string [,replacement_string])
PURPOSE:
Returns char with every occurrence of search_string replaced with
replacement_string. If replacement_string is omitted or null, all
occurrences of search_string are removed. If search_string is null,
char is returned. This function provides a superset of the
functionality provided by the TRANSLATE function. TRANSLATE
provides single character, one to one, substitution. REPLACE allows
you to substitute one string for another as well as to remove
character strings.-----Original Message-----
Sent: Monday, February 19, 2001 11:05 AM
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There must be an easy way to remove multiple spaces from a VARCHAR2, but I
can't think of one apart from running replace(string,' ', ' ') many times.
I'm parsing a large string of text, with all sorts of punctuation and
multiple spaces interspersing the words. Any help gratefully received
Thanks, Mike Monaghan
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