update your_table
set your_field = trim(your_field)
--- John Berman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Hi
I have a table with a number of fields
The table is already populated, however some entries
have got spaces both
before and after the data.
Future imports into the table will have the
Thanks for this
I did this:
update mc_census set surname = trim(surname)
however it fails with a syntax error ?
I'm on 4.1
Regards
John B
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From: Homam S.A. [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: 11 February 2005 21:29
To: mysql@lists.mysql.com
Subject: Re: Remove spaces
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Sent: 11 February 2005 21:29
To: mysql@lists.mysql.com
Subject: Re: Remove spaces
update your_table
set your_field = trim(your_field)
--- John Berman [EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
Hi
I have a table with a number of fields
The table is already populated
Subject: Re: Remove spaces
update your_table
set your_field = trim(your_field)
--- John Berman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Hi
I have a table with a number of fields
The table is already populated, however some entries
have got spaces both
before and after the data
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Sent: 11 February 2005 22:16
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Cc: mysql@lists.mysql.com
Subject: RE: Remove spaces
Please post the error because this looks correct.
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Tom Crimmins
Interface Specialist
Pottawattamie County, Iowa
-Original Message-
From: John Berman
-Original Message-
From: John Berman [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Friday, February 11, 2005 16:22
To: 'Tom Crimmins'
Cc: mysql@lists.mysql.com
Subject: RE: Remove spaces
The error is simply:
[JGSGB 4.1 Host] ERROR 1064: You have an error in your SQL
syntax; check
