How do I get particular string using ssrs expression

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I have a parameter value 'Europe - DPS Sweden',
i need to get only Sweden to provide input for the dataset in ssrs.
I have tried with some expressions and not able to get the required result.

Any advice on getting this done

What I have tried:

i tried on sql but couldn't able toget in ssrsexpression

LTRIM(REPLACE(SUBSTRING('Europe - DMS Sweden', CHARINDEX('DMS', 'Europe - DMS Sweden'), LEN('Europe - DMS Sweden')), 'DMS', ''))

Posted 4-Jan-18 0:10am

BinnyVishwant

Updated 4-Jan-18 2:55am

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ZurdoDev 4-Jan-18 7:26am

The only way to do it is to first define the rules in English and then translate them into SQL.

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CHill60 · Accepted Answer · 2018-01-04T02:55:00

Try reversing the string first, then using charindex to look for the first space. You should also cater for scenarios where there is no space.

For example:

SQL

declare @test varchar(255) = 'Europe - DPS Sweden'
SELECT REVERSE(LEFT(REVERSE(@test), iif(charindex(' ', REVERSE(@test)) = 0, LEN(@test), charindex(' ', REVERSE(@test)) - 1)))

Results

Sweden

Note that this also works if there are no spaces

SQL

SET @test = 'nospaces'
SELECT REVERSE(LEFT(REVERSE(@test), iif(charindex(' ', REVERSE(@test)) = 0, LEN(@test), charindex(' ', REVERSE(@test)) - 1)))

Result

nospaces