Mega Code Archive
A SELECT statement that uses the LEFT function
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5>
6> create table Bankers(
7> BankerID Integer,
8> BankerName VARCHAR(20),
9> BankerContactLName VARCHAR(20),
10> BankerContactFName VARCHAR(20),
11> BankerCity VARCHAR(20),
12> BankerState VARCHAR(20),
13> BankerZipCode VARCHAR(20),
14> BankerPhone VARCHAR(20)
15> )
16> GO
1>
2> insert into Bankers values (1, 'ABC Inc.','Joe','Smith','Vancouver','BC','11111','111-111-1111');
3> GO
(1 rows affected)
1> insert into Bankers values (2, 'DEF Inc.','Red','Rice', 'New York', 'DE','22222','222-222-2222');
2> GO
(1 rows affected)
1> insert into Bankers values (3, 'HJI Inc.','Kit','Cat', 'Paris', 'CA','33333','333-333-3333');
2> GO
(1 rows affected)
1> insert into Bankers values (4, 'QWE Inc.','Git','Black','Regina', 'ER','44444','444-444-4444');
2> GO
(1 rows affected)
1> insert into Bankers values (5, 'RTY Inc.','Wil','Lee', 'Toronto', 'YU','55555','555-555-5555');
2> GO
(1 rows affected)
1> insert into Bankers values (6, 'YUI Inc.','Ted','Larry','Calgary', 'TY','66666','666-666-6666');
2> GO
(1 rows affected)
1> insert into Bankers values (7, 'OIP Inc.','Yam','Act', 'San Franc','FG','77777','777-777-7777');
2> GO
(1 rows affected)
1> insert into Bankers values (8, 'SAD Inc.','Hit','Eat', 'Orland', 'PO','88888','888-888-8888');
2> GO
(1 rows affected)
1> insert into Bankers values (9, 'DFG Inc.','Sad','Lee', 'Wisler', 'PL','99999','999-999-9999');
2> GO
(1 rows affected)
1> insert into Bankers values (0, 'GHJ Inc.','Bit','Lee', 'Ticker', 'MN','00000','000-000-0000');
2> GO
(1 rows affected)
1>
2> SELECT BankerContactFName, BankerContactLName,
3> LEFT(BankerContactFName, 1) +
4> LEFT(BankerContactLName, 1) AS Initials
5> FROM Bankers
6> GO
BankerContactFName BankerContactLName Initials
-------------------- -------------------- --------
Smith Joe SJ
Rice Red RR
Cat Kit CK
Black Git BG
Lee Wil LW
Larry Ted LT
Act Yam AY
Eat Hit EH
Lee Sad LS
Lee Bit LB
(10 rows affected)
1>
2>
3> drop table Bankers;
4> GO
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