Search and replace part of string in database

Question

I need to replace all iframe tags, stored as nvarchar in my database. I can find the entries using the following sql-question:

SELECT * FROM databasename..Ve         


        

Answer 1

I would consider writing a CLR replace function with RegEx support for this kind of string manipulation.

Answer 2

I think 2 update calls should do

update VersionedFields
set Value = replace(value,'<iframe','<a><iframe')

update VersionedFields
set Value = replace(value,'> </iframe>','</a>')

Answer 3

update VersionedFields
set Value = replace(replace(value,'<iframe','<a>iframe'), '> </iframe>','</a>')

and you do it in a single pass.

Answer 4

Update database and Set fieldName=Replace (fieldName,'FindString','ReplaceString')

Answer 5

You can do it with an UPDATE statement setting the value with a REPLACE

UPDATE
    Table
SET
    Column = Replace(Column, 'find value', 'replacement value')
WHERE
    xxx

You will want to be extremely careful when doing this! I highly recommend doing a backup first.

Answer 6

I was just faced with a similar problem. I exported the contents of the db into one sql file and used TextEdit to find and replace everything I needed. Simplicity ftw!