Difference between revisions of "Find and Replace in SQL database"
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If you need to find and replace a small portion of code (such as ~<username> to <url>) in a database you can use something like: | If you need to find and replace a small portion of code (such as ~<username> to <url>) in a database you can use something like: | ||
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update [table_name] set [field_name] = replace([field_name],'[string_to_find]','[string_to_replace]'); | update [table_name] set [field_name] = replace([field_name],'[string_to_find]','[string_to_replace]'); | ||
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Just make sure [field_name] is set correctly on both sides. Otherwise you may overwrite data. | Just make sure [field_name] is set correctly on both sides. Otherwise you may overwrite data. | ||
Latest revision as of 14:36, 25 March 2014
If you need to find and replace a small portion of code (such as ~<username> to <url>) in a database you can use something like:
update [table_name] set [field_name] = replace([field_name],'[string_to_find]','[string_to_replace]');
Just make sure [field_name] is set correctly on both sides. Otherwise you may overwrite data.
