Try substring().
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Peter Nixon wrote:
> Hi Guys
>
> I am trying to do a query similar to the following:
>
> select left(field,3) from table;
>
> Now this works in Mysql/Access etc etc, but not in postgres
> (I am running PostgreSQL 7.2)
>
> Can anyone suggest how to do this in postgres? I have a database with many
> millions of records, and this functionality is essential for me.
>
> PS. I did do a google search etc before posting.
>
> Regards
>
> --
>
> Peter Nixon
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