Sqlite substring error on sqlite now to use it.

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How to use substring in sqlite but not is sqlite but i need in sqlite. How to use in another method.

SELECT SUBSTRING(AccountNo, 0, LEN(AccountNo)-(CHARINDEX('-', AccountNo) +1)) FROM account

What I have tried:

SELECT SUBSTRING(AccountNo, 0, LEN(AccountNo)-(CHARINDEX('-', AccountNo) +1)) FROM account

it is working on sql but error on SQLITE as

no such function: SUBSTRING: 
SELECT SUBSTRING(AccountNo, 0, LEN(AccountNo)-(CHARINDEX('-', AccountNo) +1)) FROM account

Posted 30-Dec-17 3:01am

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Updated 30-Dec-17 3:24am

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Thomas Daniels · Answer 1 · 2017-12-30T03:24:00

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SQLite has a substr function, you can try that one. Aside from that, SQLite doesn't appear to have a CHARINDEX function, but instr should do the same job. SQLite Query Language: Core Functions[^]

Posted 30-Dec-17 3:24am

Thomas Daniels