Re: [SQL] Celko take on EAV

2010-05-07 Thread Justin Graf
On 5/7/2010 12:33 PM, Richard Broersma wrote: > > > I'm rereading my Joe Celko's SQL Programming Style and I noticed an > interesting comment regarding the EAV model (of course he discourages > its use): > > "There are better tools for collecting free-from data." > > What tools was he referring to

[SQL] Celko take on EAV

2010-05-07 Thread Richard Broersma
I'm rereading my Joe Celko's SQL Programming Style and I noticed an interesting comment regarding the EAV model (of course he discourages its use): "There are better tools for collecting free-from data." What tools was he referring to? -- Regards, Richard Broersma Jr. Visit the Los Angeles P

Re: [SQL] help

2010-05-07 Thread Filip RembiaƂkowski
select substring( data from '\((.*)\)' ) from table; 2010/5/5 Nicholas I : > Hi, > > I have a table in which the data's are entered like, > > Example: > > One (1) > Two (2) > Three (3) > > I want to extract the data which is only within the parentheses. > > that is > 1 > 2 > 3 > > > Thank You > N

[SQL] help

2010-05-07 Thread Nicholas I
Hi, I have a table in which the data's are entered like, Example: One (1) Two (2) Three (3) I want to extract the data which is only within the parentheses. that is 1 2 3 Thank You Nicholas I