Jan 7, 2016 · Assuming you're using SQL Server 2012 or newer, you can use the FORMAT function: SELECT FORMAT([Date], 'MMM', 'en-US') Adapt the locale as needed. Since you're on SQL Server 2008, I'd use. SELECT LEFT(DATENAME(MONTH, [Date]), 3)

Jan 10, 2018 · Starting with SQL Server 2017 you should read about the new function TRANSLATE. Together with a case sensitive collation this should be good for your issue. But most people don't have this version (me too). So you might try this: ,('MyOrder') ,('OneMoreExample'); SELECT ID. ,InputString. ,2 AS NextPos. …

Jan 8, 2010 · LEN(TestField) As LenOfTestField, -- Does not include trailing spaces. DATALENGTH(TestField) As DataLengthOfTestField -- Shows the true length of data, including trailing spaces. TestTable.

Nov 1, 2010 · Is it possible to get Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio to recognize abbreviations when typing code, e.g. when i type 'sf' and hit space I would like to get the following line...

May 20, 2022 · The T-SQL Codify function that I adapted from this StackOverflow answer takes two arguments: The text you want to abbreviate; The max number of characters you want returned; It follows a few simple rules: Use the first letter from each word; Replace instances of 'and' with '&' Don't allow a trailing '&'

Sep 3, 2024 · Use the LEN to return the number of characters encoded into a given string expression, and DATALENGTH to return the size in bytes for a given string expression. These outputs may differ depending on the data type and type of encoding used in the column.

Feb 21, 2024 · In a system I worked with for many years, we had three-letter abbreviations for all tables that were used in stored procedure names etc. These official abbreviations lend themselves well to be used as aliases.

Apr 4, 2022 · In addition to the LEN() function, SQL Server also has a DATALENGTH() function. This function can be used on all data types in your table. Here is an example of running these commands on an IMAGE data type using the LEN() function:

Dec 19, 2024 · Learn how to turn on and off SSMS show line numbers to see line numbers for code in SQL Server Management Studio queries.

Mar 12, 2010 · I recommend LEN(). DATALENGTH() will fail if the OP either now or later plans to use nvarchar . Also, if the field is varchar(1000) , you can simply provide 1000 as the third argument to SUBSTRING() and avoid the LEN() call.