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Asked: June 3, 20262026-06-03T16:51:24+00:00 2026-06-03T16:51:24+00:00

a field is a varchar, i want to replace a sub string of this

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a field is a varchar, i want to replace a sub string of this field.

ab123fg => ab456fg

the above is just a example.
just like the sub string to be replaced.

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    2026-06-03T16:51:30+00:00Added an answer on June 3, 2026 at 4:51 pm

    http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.5/en/string-functions.html#function_replace

    REPLACE(str, 'ab123fg ', 'ab456fg')
    

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    MySQL doesnt have a find and replace regex function, maybe have a look at UDFs

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