Re: First letter only of a column
* Peter Lovatt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [040413 16:27]: > Hi > > select left(field, 1) from table where field = "something" > > http://dev.mysql.com/doc/mysql/en/String_functions.html * Kevin Carlson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [040413 16:27]: > try this: > > select LEFT(names, 1) from table Thanks folks. I love it! tim <..> > another way of asking my questions would be, > > Is it possible to truncate columns in selection > > set to a specific length (in the case: 1) > > > > Pointers to relevant documents are welcome. -- Tim Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> http://www.alaska-internet-solutions.com -- MySQL General Mailing List For list archives: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql To unsubscribe:http://lists.mysql.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: First letter only of a column
try this: select LEFT(names, 1) from table Tim Johnson wrote: Hello: Is it possible to use mysql to select only the first letter of a string in a column? IOWS "select names from table" -> "select names from table" another way of asking my questions would be, Is it possible to truncate columns in selection set to a specific length (in the case: 1) Pointers to relevant documents are welcome. Thanks tim -- MySQL General Mailing List For list archives: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql To unsubscribe:http://lists.mysql.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]
First letter only of a column
Hello: Is it possible to use mysql to select only the first letter of a string in a column? IOWS "select names from table" -> "select names from table" another way of asking my questions would be, Is it possible to truncate columns in selection set to a specific length (in the case: 1) Pointers to relevant documents are welcome. Thanks tim -- Tim Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> http://www.alaska-internet-solutions.com -- MySQL General Mailing List For list archives: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql To unsubscribe:http://lists.mysql.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]
