RE: AW: REPLACE function in SQL -- MIDRANGE-L

Subject: RE: AW: REPLACE function in SQL
From: "Elvis Budimlic" <ebudimlic@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 7 Sep 2007 14:53:28 -0500
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Just double up on it, i.e.:

SELECT replace(translate(field,'""','%&'''),'"', '') FROM file

Notice that following ampersand character there are double apostrophes,
representing a single apostrophe in the data of course.

Elvis

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-----Original Message-----
Subject: Re: AW: REPLACE function in SQL

Just one more thing.
What if I am replacing a single quote (') or want to translate a single
quote (') to another char or blank?
Thanks.

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