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Question MySQL - Command to delete blanks


How can I delete all blank spaces before and after all entries
in a specific column in a database.

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http://www.1keydata.com/sql/sql-trim.html

Use the SQL TRIM function.
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UPDATE [table] SET [field]=TRIM([field])
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If you already have the data in the tables then the following sql command will remove the speaces

UPDATE TABLE_NAME SET colum_name = trim(column_name)

oops too late sdsinc just posted near enough the same thing.
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