Convert GUID to varchar(32)

Question

How can I convert a GUID which is 36 characters to a VARCHAR(32)?

I\'m trying to copy data from one table to another. There are two similar columns from the

Answer 1

I assume this is SQL Server, from the SSMS tag.

Convert the GUID to a string, then replace the hyphens with empty strings:

REPLACE(CAST(table1.colx AS VARCHAR(36)),'-','')