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select last4 = right(ssn, 4)<br />
from table1
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This is a select query. Will this actually remove the preceding characters, leaving 4 characters?
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This is a select query. Will this actually remove the preceding characters, leaving 4 characters?

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a typo from chapmandew's post<br />
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update t1<br />
set ssnfield = right(ssnfield, 4)<br />
from table1 t1<br />
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or <br />
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update table1 <br />
set ssnfield = right(ssnfield, 4)<br />

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a typo from chapmandew's post

update t1
set ssnfield = right(ssnfield, 4)
from table1 t1

or

update table1
set ssnfield = right(ssnfield, 4)


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yep, good catch...forgot my alias.
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I need to run a query on a database table (let's call it TABLE1) to KEEP the LAST 4 characters for all values in the SSN field. How do I do this? Thanks.<br />
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Database: SQL Server 2000
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I need to run a query on a database table (let's call it TABLE1) to KEEP the LAST 4 characters for all values in the SSN field. How do I do this? Thanks.

Database: SQL Server 2000

Query for stripping first 5 characters

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SQL (Structured Query Language) is designed to be used in conjunction with relational database products as of a means of working with sets of data. SQL consists of data definition, data manipulation, and procedural elements. Its scope includes data insert, query, update and delete, schema creation and modification, and data access control.