Question

I have the following string format in a Sql table column

[CID]: 267 [MID]: 319A [Name]: RJR

How can I extract only the value of MID which is 319A in select query so I can use the MID in a join.
In other words I need to extract the MID value from this text field to use it in a join. I copy/pasted the value and it looks like there are /n (new line) characters after each value.

Thanks in advance

Answer 1

you may try this one.

declare 

    @t varchar(100)
    set @t = '[CID]: 267 [MID]: 319A [Name]: RJR';
    select ltrim(rtrim(substring(@t,charindex('[MID]:',@t)+6,(charindex('[NAME]',@t))-(charindex('[MID]:',@t)+6))))
---------------------------------------------------------
319A

ltrim and rtrim will trim your 319A value.
you can try without them at start if you like.

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Cheers