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Software ==> | SQL (203 exercises) |
Topic ==> | Scalar functions (9 exercises) |
Level ==> | Average difficulty |
Subject ==> | SQL training |
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If you don't have a copy of the Music_01 database, follow the instructions at the following link to create it: www.wiseowl.co.uk/sql/exercises/standard/using-sql-server/5257/
Open the Track Names.sql file in the folder shown above. You'll find a query which returns a list of tracks sorted by name.
Unfortunately, the track names aren't sorted properly because some have leading spaces and double-quotes.
Create a function which will accept the name of a track and return a cleaned version of it by doing the following:
Use the TRIM function to remove leading and trailing spaces.
Use the REPLACE function to replace double-quote characters with empty strings.
Use your new function in the query to show a sorted list of cleaned track names.
The results you should see when you run the query.
Create a new function which you can call in a query as shown below:
The function will need two parameters.
When you call the function in the query it should return results as shown below:
The results of the function.
You can use the FORMAT function to control the way numbers appear. For example, FORMAT( Number, '00' ) will display single-digit numbers with a leading zero.
Save and close the scripts.
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