On Sat, May 16, 2020 at 10:19 AM Alex Magnum <magnum11...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I have a string that I want to cut to 60 char and then remove the last
> field and comma.
>
> substring('Class V,Class VI,Class VII,Competitive Exam,Class VIII,Class
> X,Class XI,Class IX,Class XII',1,60);
>
> substring | Class V,Class VI,Class VII,Competitive Exam,Class VIII*,Class*
>
> Now I try to remove the last field and comma ",Class"
>
> To get Class V,Class VI,Class VII,Competitive Exam,Class VIII
>
> Is there a function or easy way to do this?
> Any help would be appreciated.
>
> You should be able to write a posix patter that does this, you want to
> keep everything except a comma followed by 0 or more non-commas and the end
> of the string boundary to make sure it gets just the last such match.
>
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Mike Nolan
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