INF: Using Substring to Parse & Interpret Binary Data in SQL

ID: Q68230

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft SQL Server for OS/2, version 4.2

The following information discusses how the substring() function for string functions allows the user to store data in a binary field and then interpret the data 1 or more bytes at a time.

The syntax for the substring() function is listed below:


   substring(colname,starting position,length)

For example, to get 2 bytes starting from the fifth position from a field called "bindata," use the following statement:


   select substring(bindata,5,2)


Keywords          : kbprg SSrvProg 
Version           : 4.2
Platform          : OS/2 
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Last Reviewed: March 10, 1999