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Try the below SQL<br />
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SELECT Distinct SUBSTRING('001/01',1,PATIN<wbr />DEX('%/%',<wbr />'001/01')-<wbr />1)
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Try the below SQL

SELECT Distinct SUBSTRING('001/01',1,PATINDEX('%/%','001/01')-1)

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I have a column in a table with data such as:<br />
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001/01<br />
001/02<br />
002/01<br />
002/02<br />
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I'd like to return distinct values that occur in the table on the left hand side of the &quot;/&quot; for slash. So the query should return the values:<br />
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001<br />
002<br />
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I appreciate it would suggest having seperated it in 2 columns but please presume that that is not possible at this moment. The application code could do this but wanted to know if SQL could query this information.<br />
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Many thanks =)
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I have a column in a table with data such as:

001/01
001/02
002/01
002/02

I'd like to return distinct values that occur in the table on the left hand side of the "/" for slash. So the query should return the values:

001
002

I appreciate it would suggest having seperated it in 2 columns but please presume that that is not possible at this moment. The application code could do this but wanted to know if SQL could query this information.

Many thanks =)

SQL Server: Can i use the distinct keyword on a portion of a column?

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