[dba-SQLServer] Output wizard choked

Same as Access: LEFT(column, n)

On 5/16/07, jwcolby <jwcolby at colbyconsulting.com> wrote:
>
> I tried to set up an export using the export wizard.  It choked because
> the
> data in the address1 field was larger than the allowed data field width
> that
> I entered.  The output file is a fixed width file speced by the customer
> so
> what there is is what there is.  I saw no place to edit the transform or
> tell it to go ahead and trim the data.  I did save the transform info in a
> DTSX file, though the last time I did that it didn't end up very useful.
>
> What is the SQL Server syntax for returning the first N characters?
>
> Any suggestions.
>
> John W. Colby
> Colby Consulting
> www.ColbyConsulting.com
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