Comments on: Substringing and Oracle SQL – Basic Trick http://peoplesofttipster.com/2008/08/18/substringing-and-oracle-sql-basic-trick/ Tips and Tricks with a PeopleSoft slant Fri, 30 Jul 2010 07:17:16 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Dan http://peoplesofttipster.com/2008/08/18/substringing-and-oracle-sql-basic-trick/#comment-839 Dan Tue, 19 Aug 2008 20:02:22 +0000 http://duncandavies.wordpress.com/?p=136#comment-839 In playing with this, noticed that if you use a number greater the the length of the string it will return null. e.g., SUBSTR('Daniel',-7) -> null In playing with this, noticed that if you use a number greater the the length of the string it will return null.

e.g., SUBSTR(‘Daniel’,-7) -> null

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