mysql: convert number to string

by prettyscripts on 2009-05-29 10:51:17 • Leave a comment »

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to copy value from a column in table a to a column in table b, the syntax is straight forward:insert into new_table (new_column)select old_column from old_table but when new_column is varchar and old_column is integer, you will get an error.… more »

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mysql: get domain name from url string

by prettyscripts on 2009-02-13 12:46:09 • Leave a comment »

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i need to run a report of urls stored in mysql database which shows the domain and the count. how to extract the domain or subdomin from the full url string with mysql? substring_index(substring_index(trim(leading "https://" from trim(leading http://"… more »

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javascript: trim string

by prettyscripts on 2008-03-27 11:00:41 • Leave a comment »

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javascript does not come with a trim function. you need to write your own. function trim(str) { return str.replace(/^\s+|\s+$/g, ''); } for other variations, check this. more »

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