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Passing Variable in SQL script

  • March 31, 2010 at 8:16 am

    #213341

    I am having trouble passing a variable into my sql statement. Best way of explaining is show a script.

    declare @extract varchar(10), @extract2 varchar(10)

    set @extract = '2,4'

    select SUBSTRING('Hello Paul', @extract)

  • March 31, 2010 at 8:21 am

    #1143123

    there's two ways to do it Paul; the best way is to parameterize the integers:

    declare @extract varchar(10),@Start int,@length int

    set @Start =2,@length =4

    select SUBSTRING('Hello Paul', @Start ,@length )

    to do it the way you had it, you'd have to revert to dynamic sql, and you'll want to avoud that for something so simple.

    Lowell

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  • March 31, 2010 at 8:31 am

    #1143133

    Fantastic, thank you

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