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Awesome thx!!!!!!<br />
Set up as a UDF....
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I'm a bit stuck<br />
trying to return the first four values of string of varying length<br />
Substrings is not consistent and parsename has a 4 limitiation<br />
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Sample<br />
US-HVD-PROD-PNO-01-VM<br />
EMEA-HVD-PROD-WGC-01-VM<br />
APAC-HVD-UAT-PNO-02-VM<br />
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Need to return<br />
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US-HVD-PROD-PNO<br />
EMEA-HVD-PROD-WGC<br />
APAC-HVD-UAT-PNO<br />
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Any help much appreciated
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I'm a bit stuck
trying to return the first four values of string of varying length
Substrings is not consistent and parsename has a 4 limitiation

Sample
US-HVD-PROD-PNO-01-VM
EMEA-HVD-PROD-WGC-01-VM
APAC-HVD-UAT-PNO-02-VM

Need to return

US-HVD-PROD-PNO
EMEA-HVD-PROD-WGC
APAC-HVD-UAT-PNO

Any help much appreciated

SQL Return first four values from delimited string

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