substr instr
- From: Barbara Baker <barb.baker@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 28 Jul 2009 12:36:39 -0600
Does anyone want to take pity on me and help me with this substr/instr problem?
I've wasted hours trying to come up with the "magic combination"
I have thousands of records that look like this:
select eventtext from pecom_event where eventtext like '%Start net%';
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Start net counter : 182552, 179058
Start net counter : 201354, 197592
Start net counter : 203542, 201282
Start net counter : 205420, 201284
Start net counter : 7732, 6854
Start net counter : 9164, 6870
Start net counter : 26798, 24792
Start net counter : 26798, 24794
I need the number after the : but before the comma, for example, 26798
in the last record
I've gotten as far as getting anything past the : then I get stuck:
select
SUBSTR('Start net counter : 26798, 24794',
INSTR('Start net counter : 26798, 24794', ':', 1, 1)+1,
INSTR('Start net counter : 26798, 24794', ',', 1,1)-1)
from dual;
SUBSTR('START
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26798, 24794
I'd be grateful for any help. Data is currently in a 9.2.0.7 oracle
database on linux.
Thanks!
Barb Baker
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