SQL QUERY (SELECT Characters)

[mari_outtaleb96]

Hello,

HOW I CAN ELIMINATE THE SYMBOLS AND KEEP ONLY THE NUMBERS AND LETTERS IN THE RESULT OF MY QUERY SQL?

FOR EXAMPLE example :

From : ML TUBE INOX 316L Ø 27X3MM""

To : ML TUBE INOX 316L 27X3MM

Any ideas?

Regards.

[SonTran · Accepted solution]

Hi,

In your case, follow these steps:

1. Create function

Create FUNCTION dbo.UF_Remove_SpecialCharacters( @str VARCHAR(MAX))
RETURNS VARCHAR(MAX) AS
BEGIN
DECLARE @expres  VARCHAR(50) = '%[~,@,#,$,%,&,*,(,),.,Ø,",!]%'

WHILE PATINDEX( @expres, @str ) > 0
SET @str = Replace(REPLACE( @str, SUBSTRING( @str, PATINDEX( @expres, @str ), 1 ),''),'-',' ')
RETURN @str
END

2. Then query with the function