Question

I have a several rows in my table and I want to export the last word from one column into a new column.

Just need to split out the last word from this string, can’t work out how to do it…

UPDATE sc_module_template_slideshows_images
SET image_title = RIGHT(image_name, ?????)

That’s just a guess, any function would do. MYSQL 5.

Here’s an example of my data set:

|| *slideshow_id* || *image_id* || *image_active* || *image_order* || *image_name* || *image_source* || *image_link* || *image_logo* || *image_title* || *image_presented* || *image_position* ||
|| 1 || 1 || 1 || 1 || Lurex Cotton Lappato || media/products/Porcelain/Collections/Lurex/Swatches/Lurex Cotton Lappato.jpg ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||
|| 1 || 2 || 1 || 2 || Lurex Cotton Squadrato || media/products/Porcelain/Collections/Lurex/Swatches/Lurex Cotton Squadrato.jpg ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||
|| 2 || 3 || 1 || 3 || Lurex Flax Lappato || media/products/Porcelain/Collections/Lurex/Swatches/Lurex Flax Lappato.jpg ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||
|| 2 || 4 || 1 || 4 || Lurex Flax Squadrato || media/products/Porcelain/Collections/Lurex/Swatches/Lurex Flax Squadrato.jpg ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||
|| 3 || 5 || 1 || 5 || Lurex Lame Lappato || media/products/Porcelain/Collections/Lurex/Swatches/Lurex lame Lappato.jpg ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||
|| 3 || 6 || 1 || 6 || Lurex Lame Squadrato || media/products/Porcelain/Collections/Lurex/Swatches/Lurex Lame Squadrato.jpg ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||
|| 4 || 7 || 1 || 7 || Lurex Modal Lappato || media/products/Porcelain/Collections/Lurex/Swatches/Lurex Modal Lappato.jpg ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||
|| 4 || 8 || 1 || 8 || Lurex Modal Squadrato || media/products/Porcelain/Collections/Lurex/Swatches/Lurex Modal Squadrato.jpg ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||

Answer 1

SUBSTRING_INDEX is the correct function:

SET image_title = SUBSTRING_INDEX(image_name,' ',-1)