help me....

hi everyone

i got 2 questions plz

1- how to use the datadiff function ....plz write the code

2- is there a Trim function or statment that cuts the unneeded spaces before and after the word

thanx ...

Hi there,
1. http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/en-us/tsqlref/ts_da-db_5vxi.asp?frame=true
samples imcluded :-)
2. What do you mean by unneeded ? You can trail characters, by using the function which I wrote some time ago:
CREATE FUNCTION dbo.fn_removetrailingchars
(
@.strValue VARCHAR(200),
@.TrailingChar VARCHAR(200),
@.RemoveLeading BIT
)
--Coded by Jens Suessmeyer, 2005 Available on http://www.sqlserver2005.de
RETURNS VARCHAR(200)
AS
BEGIN

DECLARE @.intCount int
SET @.intCount = 0

WHILE @.intCount <= LEN(@.strValue)
BEGIN
SET @.intCount = @.intCount +1
IF SUBSTRING(@.strValue, @.intCount, 1) NOT LIKE @.TrailingChar
BREAK
ELSE
CONTINUE
END
IF @.RemoveLeading = 1
SET @.strValue =
REVERSE(dbo.fn_removetrailingchars(REVERSE(RIGHT(@.strValue,
LEN(@.strValue) - @.intCount +1 )),@.TrailingChar,0))
ELSE
SET @.strValue = RIGHT(@.strValue, LEN(@.strValue) - @.intCount +1
)

RETURN @.strValue
END

Could be called by: Select dbo.fn_removetrailingchars (SomeColumn,CHAR(32),1) FROM Sometable

HTH, Jens Suessmeyer.

http://www.sqlserver2005.de

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thanx for answering

but what i mean is a function or starment Called trim which removes the spaces ....and i think it should be used in the insertion

for an example lets say wa have a string " hi " i want to remove the spaces before and after hi

so how can i use it ?

|||Hi,

if you don't want to use my function, simply use LTRIM(RTRIM(Expression))

HTH, jens Suessmeyer.

http://www.sqlserver2005.de