Question

I have run the following script to create a view which provides the results I want:

SELECT     ACTNUMBR_1, ACTNUMBR_2, ACTNUMBR_3, ACTNUMBR_1 + '-' + ACTNUMBR_2 AS Match_Account, ACTNUMBR_1 + '-' + ACTNUMBR_2 + '-' + ACTNUMBR_3 AS Full_Account_Number
FROM dbo.GL00100

but my data has gaps in the Match_Account and Full_Account_Number columns. See the output below:

I would like my account numbers to appear like – A100-000 OR A100-000-000.

What is the easiest way to remove all spaces on this view to achieve this?

Thanks,

Answer 1

Just use REPLACE to remove your spaces:

SELECT ACTNUMBR_1, ACTNUMBR_2, ACTNUMBR_3, 
    REPLACE(ACTNUMBR_1 + '-' + ACTNUMBR_2, ' ', '') AS Match_Account, 
    REPLACE(ACTNUMBR_1 + '-' + ACTNUMBR_2 + '-' + ACTNUMBR_3, ' ', '') AS Full_Account