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select REGEXP_REPLACE('joe,bloggs<wbr />,1234 1234 1234 1241,england','\d{4}\s\d{4<wbr />}\s\d{4}\s<wbr />\d{4}','00<wbr />00 0000 0000 0000') from dual<br />
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Use a regular expression like the above one? &nbsp;It replaces the number pattern with zeros. &nbsp;Just adapt it for an update statement.<br />
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<a href="http://download.oracle.com/docs/cd/B14117_01/server.101/b10759/functions115.htm#SQLRF06302" rel="ugc">http://download.oracle.com/docs/cd/B14117_01/server.101/b10759/functions115.htm#SQLRF06302</a>
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select REGEXP_REPLACE('joe,bloggs,1234 1234 1234 1241,england','\d{4}\s\d{4}\s\d{4}\s\d{4}','0000 0000 0000 0000') from dual

Use a regular expression like the above one?  It replaces the number pattern with zeros.  Just adapt it for an update statement.

http://download.oracle.com/docs/cd/B14117_01/server.101/b10759/functions115.htm#SQLRF06302 [http://download.oracle.com/docs/cd/B14117_01/server.101/b10759/functions115.htm#SQLRF06302]

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you can try this implementation<br />
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<a href="http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/magazine/cc163473.aspx" rel="ugc">http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/magazine/cc163473.aspx</a>
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you can try this implementation

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/magazine/cc163473.aspx [http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/magazine/cc163473.aspx]

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My client needs to purge all CC numbers from their database. They were using a text field to hold these numbers. There was no particular postioning of these numbers. They could appear anywhere in the string. Does anyone have a script that would find a sequence of 16 consecutive numbers or a format like NNNN NNNN NNNN NNNN? Their database in MS SQL Server 2008.
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My client needs to purge all CC numbers from their database. They were using a text field to hold these numbers. There was no particular postioning of these numbers. They could appear anywhere in the string. Does anyone have a script that would find a sequence of 16 consecutive numbers or a format like NNNN NNNN NNNN NNNN? Their database in MS SQL Server 2008.

SQL Script to Find CC Numbers

Microsoft SQL Server 2008 is a suite of relational database management system (RDBMS) products providing multi-user database access functionality.Component services include integration (SSIS), reporting (SSRS), analysis (SSAS), data quality, master data, T-SQL and performance tuning. Major improvements include the  Always On technologies and support for unstructured data types.

Microsoft SQL Server 2008

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.