sql start 4 characters in code example
Example 1: grab part of a string sql
SELECT
SUBSTRING('SQLTutorial.org',
POSITION('.' IN 'SQLTutorial.org'));
Example 2: sql left characters
-- For Oracle only
-- syntax
SUBSTR(<main-string>,1,<number-of-characters>)
-- example
SUBSTR('Useless stuff',1,10) -- OUTPUT: Useless st
-- practical example
SELECT SUBSTR('Useless stuff',1,10)
FROM DUAL;
Example 3: grab part of a string sql
SELECT SUBSTRING('SQLTutorial.org');