Questions tagged [character-trimming]

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RTRIM does not remove spaces at the end?

I have used the Query: update Table set Seg = RTRIM(Seg) This still doesn't remove the extra spaces at the end? I really need to remove this as I am doing vlookups in Excel and it is causing problems. The datatype of Seg column is…
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Removing excess comma in PHP output string

I want to remove the excess comma in my output string inside a parenthesis. $data= "item_id IN ( '1','2',) AND nt_id IN ( 'er1','er2',) AND"; I removed the Excess 'AND' by using rtrim funtion. $trimValues = rtrim($data,'AND') ; But how can I…
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Deleting character from the end of un array

I use this code to display first letters from a string where $atit is an array of that string and results must be something like "R. & B. & T.". But this code displays results like "R. & B. & T. &". Is it possible to get rid of the last "&"? I tried…
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How to get a link then take some characters out? PHP

So i made a global.php but on the header i am trying to make it go in between the pages so i can edit it easier so i am using that file but i have it highlight the page on the header you are on so how can i get the link so i can take out the…
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PHP rtrim to Remove the Last Space and What Follows

In PHP how to use trim() or rtrim() to remove the last space and the characters after? Expample: Any Address 23B to become Any Address AND Another Address 6 to become Another Address
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PHP rtrim function trim extra character? Why?

How does rtrim work? I have a string "4dbb3dca&". I am not sure how my string is formmated. I want to call rtrim('4dbb3dca&', '&') --edit:& might be $amp; special character issue But after my string is 4dbb3dc. I expect it to be 4dbb3dca. Is…
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remove trailing backslash from string

I would like to remove the trailing backslash from a string without using stripslashes() or str_replace(). Ideally I would be able to use rtrim(), but its something about the backslashes that has PHP freaking out. $string = "This is my…
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Displaying a list of names and adding a comma & and to the last name on the list using php

I want to display a list of names and separate them with a comma and the last name should be separated with an "and" using php. Please I need help. Here is my code:
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Trim "-" from data returned from SQL Server

I have a query that in SQL Server that returns data like this: 1234-A 2345-BB 3456-C 5678-CC 4567-AA 6789-B 01234-A 26857-ZZ This is what I need it display: A B C C A B A Z I need to get the first letter…
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