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SUBSTRING( ) function takes a string and a starting position, returning everything to the right of the positio
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mysql>
mysql> CREATE TABLE mytable
-> (
-> name VARCHAR(20)
-> );
Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.00 sec)
mysql> INSERT INTO mytable (name)
-> VALUES
-> ('copper'),
-> ('gold'),
-> ('iron'),
-> ('lead'),
-> ('mercury'),
-> ('platinum'),
-> ('silver'),
-> ('tin')
-> ;
Query OK, 8 rows affected (0.00 sec)
Records: 8 Duplicates: 0 Warnings: 0
mysql>
mysql> SELECT * FROM mytable;
+----------+
| name |
+----------+
| copper |
| gold |
| iron |
| lead |
| mercury |
| platinum |
| silver |
| tin |
+----------+
8 rows in set (0.00 sec)
mysql>
mysql> SELECT name, SUBSTRING(name,4), MID(name,4) FROM mytable;
+----------+-------------------+-------------+
| name | SUBSTRING(name,4) | MID(name,4) |
+----------+-------------------+-------------+
| copper | per | per |
| gold | d | d |
| iron | n | n |
| lead | d | d |
| mercury | cury | cury |
| platinum | tinum | tinum |
| silver | ver | ver |
| tin | | |
+----------+-------------------+-------------+
8 rows in set (0.00 sec)
mysql>
mysql> drop table mytable;
Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.00 sec)
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