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I have a column of data that has the same 3 characters at the end of each entry.  I need to REMOVE the last 3 characters in an update statement.

Tags: microsoft, sql server, 2005
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;lakjdfa123
lakjdf123
dk123

Lets say I want to update this column to remove the 123 from each entry.  What would my update statement look like?
I'm sure it's simple, but I just am not 'seeing the forest for the trees' here.
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Zone: Programming
Question Asked By: rlistenb
Solution Provided By: flavo
Participating Experts: 1
Solution Grade: A
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