Home Forums SQL Server 2008 SQL Server 2008 - General How will get distinct records in SQL table? RE: How will get distinct records in SQL table?

  • January 2, 2014 at 1:43 am

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    I don't think a simple DISTINCT will do it since it would return two rows ("Test." and "Test..") where one ("Test") is expected.

    Maybe one of the following approaches will work:

    SELECT DISTINCT (LEFT(yourColumn,4)) FROM yourTable

    SELECT DISTINCT (REPLACE(yourColumn,'.','')) FROM yourTable

    But that's just guessing based on your sample data...


    Lutz
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