replace special characters in sql

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I have string with special characters.so how to
replace special characters in sql like "<[^>]+/\'.{}()#$*@!:;?>."

Posted 10-Sep-12 0:37am

softprga

Updated 2-Jan-20 17:54pm

_Amy

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Member 14191904 · Answer 1 · 2020-01-02T17:55:00

SET ANSI_NULLS ON
GO
SET QUOTED_IDENTIFIER ON
GO

ALTER FUNCTION [dbo].[RemoveSpecialSymbols] (@s varchar(256))

RETURNS varchar(256)

BEGIN

IF @s IS NULL

RETURN NULL

declare @p int

set @p = 0

while @p <= 127 begin

if @p < 32 or @p between 33 and 47 or @p between 58 and 64 or @p between 91 and 96 or @p > 122

set @s = replace(@s, char(@p), ' ')

set @p = @p + 1

end

RETURN @s

END

sql_lover · Answer 2 · 2016-02-24T03:37:00

Here replace special character in sql table and replace it by normal character

<pre lang="SQL">

alter proc dbo.specialcharacterreplacer

@tblname varchar(1000),
@column_name varchar(1000)

as
begin

--declare @obj VARCHAR(MAX),
--set @obj= 'select *from INFORMATION_SCHEMA.COLUMNS where TABLE_NAME = '@tblname''
--exec @obj


declare @Sql VARCHAR(MAX)
set @Sql = '
UPDATE ' + @tblname + ' SET ' + @column_name+ ' = REPLACE('+@column_name + ', ' + '''ó'''+ ', '+'''o'''+') 
UPDATE ' + @tblname + ' SET ' + @column_name+ ' = REPLACE('+@column_name + ', ' + '''ò'''+ ', '+'''o'''+') 
UPDATE ' + @tblname + ' SET ' + @column_name+ ' = REPLACE('+@column_name + ', ' + '''ö'''+ ', '+'''o'''+') 
UPDATE ' + @tblname + ' SET ' + @column_name+ ' = REPLACE('+@column_name + ', ' + '''ð'''+ ', '+'''o'''+') 
UPDATE ' + @tblname + ' SET ' + @column_name+ ' = REPLACE('+@column_name + ', ' + '''ô'''+ ', '+'''o'''+') 
UPDATE ' + @tblname + ' SET ' + @column_name+ ' = REPLACE('+@column_name + ', ' + '''õ'''+ ', '+'''o'''+') 
UPDATE ' + @tblname + ' SET ' + @column_name+ ' = REPLACE('+@column_name + ', ' + '''ó'''+ ', '+'''o'''+') 
UPDATE ' + @tblname + ' SET ' + @column_name+ ' = REPLACE('+@column_name + ', ' + '''ó'''+ ', '+'''o'''+') 

update ' + @tblname + ' SET ' + @column_name+ ' = REPLACE('+@column_name + ', ' + '''×'''+ ', '+'''x'''+') 
UPDATE ' + @tblname + ' SET ' + @column_name+ ' = REPLACE('+@column_name + ', ' + '''f'''+ ', '+'''f'''+') 

UPDATE ' + @tblname + ' SET ' + @column_name+ ' = REPLACE('+@column_name + ', ' + '''Ò'''+ ', '+'''O'''+') 
UPDATE ' + @tblname + ' SET ' + @column_name+ ' = REPLACE('+@column_name + ', ' + '''Ó'''+ ', '+'''O'''+') 
UPDATE ' + @tblname + ' SET ' + @column_name+ ' = REPLACE('+@column_name + ', ' + '''Ô'''+ ', '+'''O'''+') 
UPDATE ' + @tblname + ' SET ' + @column_name+ ' = REPLACE('+@column_name + ', ' + '''Õ'''+ ', '+'''O'''+') 
UPDATE ' + @tblname + ' SET ' + @column_name+ ' = REPLACE('+@column_name + ', ' + '''Ö'''+ ', '+'''O'''+') 

UPDATE ' + @tblname + ' SET ' + @column_name+ ' = REPLACE('+@column_name + ', ' + '''ñ'''+ ', '+'''n'''+') 
UPDATE ' + @tblname + ' SET ' + @column_name+ ' = REPLACE('+@column_name + ', ' + '''Ñ'''+ ', '+'''N'''+')

UPDATE ' + @tblname + ' SET ' + @column_name+ ' = REPLACE('+@column_name + ', ' + '''è'''+ ', '+'''e'''+') 
UPDATE ' + @tblname + ' SET ' + @column_name+ ' = REPLACE('+@column_name + ', ' + '''é'''+ ', '+'''e'''+') 
UPDATE ' + @tblname + ' SET ' + @column_name+ ' = REPLACE('+@column_name + ', ' + '''ê'''+ ', '+'''e'''+') 
UPDATE ' + @tblname + ' SET ' + @column_name+ ' = REPLACE('+@column_name + ', ' + '''ë'''+ ', '+'''e'''+') 

UPDATE ' + @tblname + ' SET ' + @column_name+ ' = REPLACE('+@column_name + ', ' + '''È'''+ ', '+'''E'''+') 
UPDATE ' + @tblname + ' SET ' + @column_name+ ' = REPLACE('+@column_name + ', ' + '''É'''+ ', '+'''E'''+') 
UPDATE ' + @tblname + ' SET ' + @column_name+ ' = REPLACE('+@column_name + ', ' + '''Ê'''+ ', '+'''E'''+') 
UPDATE ' + @tblname + ' SET ' + @column_name+ ' = REPLACE('+@column_name + ', ' + '''Ë'''+ ', '+'''E'''+') 

UPDATE ' + @tblname + ' SET ' + @column_name+ ' = REPLACE('+@column_name + ', ' + '''á'''+ ', '+'''a'''+') 
UPDATE ' + @tblname + ' SET ' + @column_name+ ' = REPLACE('+@column_name + ', ' + '''ã'''+ ', '+'''a'''+') 
UPDATE ' + @tblname + ' SET ' + @column_name+ ' = REPLACE('+@column_name + ', ' + '''â'''+ ', '+'''a'''+') 
UPDATE ' + @tblname + ' SET ' + @column_name+ ' = REPLACE('+@column_name + ', ' + '''à'''+ ', '+'''a'''+') 
UPDATE ' + @tblname + ' SET ' + @column_name+ ' = REPLACE('+@column_name + ', ' + '''ä'''+ ', '+'''a'''+') 
UPDATE ' + @tblname + ' SET ' + @column_name+ ' = REPLACE('+@column_name + ', ' + '''å'''+ ', '+'''a'''+') 
UPDATE ' + @tblname + ' SET ' + @column_name+ ' = REPLACE('+@column_name + ', ' + '''ª'''+ ', '+'''a'''+') 
UPDATE ' + @tblname + ' SET ' + @column_name+ ' = REPLACE('+@column_name + ', ' + '''æ'''+ ', '+'''ae'''+') 

UPDATE ' + @tblname + ' SET ' + @column_name+ ' = REPLACE('+@column_name + ', ' + '''À'''+ ', '+'''A'''+') 
UPDATE ' + @tblname + ' SET ' + @column_name+ ' = REPLACE('+@column_name + ', ' + '''Á'''+ ', '+'''A'''+') 
UPDATE ' + @tblname + ' SET ' + @column_name+ ' = REPLACE('+@column_name + ', ' + '''Â'''+ ', '+'''A'''+') 
UPDATE ' + @tblname + ' SET ' + @column_name+ ' = REPLACE('+@column_name + ', ' + '''Ã'''+ ', '+'''A'''+') 
UPDATE ' + @tblname + ' SET ' + @column_name+ ' = REPLACE('+@column_name + ', ' + '''Å'''+ ', '+'''A'''+') 
UPDATE ' + @tblname + ' SET ' + @column_name+ ' = REPLACE('+@column_name + ', ' + '''Ä'''+ ', '+'''A'''+') 
UPDATE ' + @tblname + ' SET ' + @column_name+ ' = REPLACE('+@column_name + ', ' + '''Æ'''+ ', '+'''A'''+') 
UPDATE ' + @tblname + ' SET ' + @column_name+ ' = REPLACE('+@column_name + ', ' + '''æ'''+ ', '+'''AE'''+') 

UPDATE ' + @tblname + ' SET ' + @column_name+ ' = REPLACE('+@column_name + ', ' + '''ù'''+ ', '+'''u'''+') 
UPDATE ' + @tblname + ' SET ' + @column_name+ ' = REPLACE('+@column_name + ', ' + '''ú'''+ ', '+'''u'''+') 
UPDATE ' + @tblname + ' SET ' + @column_name+ ' = REPLACE('+@column_name + ', ' + '''û'''+ ', '+'''u'''+') 
UPDATE ' + @tblname + ' SET ' + @column_name+ ' = REPLACE('+@column_name + ', ' + '''ü'''+ ', '+'''u'''+') 
UPDATE ' + @tblname + ' SET ' + @column_name+ ' = REPLACE('+@column_name + ', ' + '''µ'''+ ', '+'''u'''+') 
UPDATE ' + @tblname + ' SET ' + @column_name+ ' = REPLACE('+@column_name + ', ' + '''Ù'''+ ', '+'''U'''+') 
UPDATE ' + @tblname + ' SET ' + @column_name+ ' = REPLACE('+@column_name + ', ' + '''Ú'''+ ', '+'''U'''+') 
UPDATE ' + @tblname + ' SET ' + @column_name+ ' = REPLACE('+@column_name + ', ' + '''Û'''+ ', '+'''U'''+') 
UPDATE ' + @tblname + ' SET ' + @column_name+ ' = REPLACE('+@column_name + ', ' + '''Ü'''+ ', '+'''U'''+') 

UPDATE ' + @tblname + ' SET ' + @column_name+ ' = REPLACE('+@column_name + ', ' + '''Ý'''+ ', '+'''Y'''+') 
UPDATE ' + @tblname + ' SET ' + @column_name+ ' = REPLACE('+@column_name + ', ' + '''Ÿ'''+ ', '+'''Y'''+') 
UPDATE ' + @tblname + ' SET ' + @column_name+ ' = REPLACE('+@column_name + ', ' + '''ÿ'''+ ', '+'''y'''+') 
UPDATE ' + @tblname + ' SET ' + @column_name+ ' = REPLACE('+@column_name + ', ' + '''ý'''+ ', '+'''y'''+') 
UPDATE ' + @tblname + ' SET ' + @column_name+ ' = REPLACE('+@column_name + ', ' + '''þ'''+ ', '+'''þ'''+') 

UPDATE ' + @tblname + ' SET ' + @column_name+ ' = REPLACE('+@column_name + ', ' + '''Ç'''+ ', '+'''C'''+') 
UPDATE ' + @tblname + ' SET ' + @column_name+ ' = REPLACE('+@column_name + ', ' + '''ç'''+ ', '+'''c'''+') 
UPDATE ' + @tblname + ' SET ' + @column_name+ ' = REPLACE('+@column_name + ', ' + '''œ'''+ ', '+'''ce'''+') 
UPDATE ' + @tblname + ' SET ' + @column_name+ ' = REPLACE('+@column_name + ', ' + '''Œ'''+ ', '+'''CE'''+') 

UPDATE ' + @tblname + ' SET ' + @column_name+ ' = REPLACE('+@column_name + ', ' + '''Ì'''+ ', '+'''I'''+') 
UPDATE ' + @tblname + ' SET ' + @column_name+ ' = REPLACE('+@column_name + ', ' + '''Í'''+ ', '+'''I'''+') 
UPDATE ' + @tblname + ' SET ' + @column_name+ ' = REPLACE('+@column_name + ', ' + '''Î'''+ ', '+'''I'''+') 
UPDATE ' + @tblname + ' SET ' + @column_name+ ' = REPLACE('+@column_name + ', ' + '''Ï'''+ ', '+'''I'''+') 
UPDATE ' + @tblname + ' SET ' + @column_name+ ' = REPLACE('+@column_name + ', ' + '''ì'''+ ', '+'''i'''+') 
UPDATE ' + @tblname + ' SET ' + @column_name+ ' = REPLACE('+@column_name + ', ' + '''í'''+ ', '+'''i'''+') 
UPDATE ' + @tblname + ' SET ' + @column_name+ ' = REPLACE('+@column_name + ', ' + '''î'''+ ', '+'''i'''+') 
UPDATE ' + @tblname + ' SET ' + @column_name+ ' = REPLACE('+@column_name + ', ' + '''ï'''+ ', '+'''i'''+') 

UPDATE ' + @tblname + ' SET ' + @column_name+ ' = REPLACE('+@column_name + ', ' + '''Ð'''+ ', '+'''D'''+') 
UPDATE ' + @tblname + ' SET ' + @column_name+ ' = REPLACE('+@column_name + ', ' + '''Þ'''+ ', '+'''D'''+') 
UPDATE ' + @tblname + ' SET ' + @column_name+ ' = REPLACE('+@column_name + ', ' + '''ß'''+ ', '+'''B'''+') 
UPDATE ' + @tblname + ' SET ' + @column_name+ ' = REPLACE('+@column_name + ', ' + '''Š'''+ ', '+'''S'''+') 
UPDATE ' + @tblname + ' SET ' + @column_name+ ' = REPLACE('+@column_name + ', ' + '''š'''+ ', '+'''s'''+') 
UPDATE ' + @tblname + ' SET ' + @column_name+ ' = REPLACE('+@column_name + ', ' + '''§'''+ ', '+'''S'''+') 
UPDATE ' + @tblname + ' SET ' + @column_name+ ' = REPLACE('+@column_name + ', ' + '''½'''+ ', '+'''1/2'''+') 
UPDATE ' + @tblname + ' SET ' + @column_name+ ' = REPLACE('+@column_name + ', ' + '''¼'''+ ', '+'''1/4'''+') 
UPDATE ' + @tblname + ' SET ' + @column_name+ ' = REPLACE('+@column_name + ', ' + '''¾'''+ ', '+'''3/4'''+') 

UPDATE ' + @tblname + ' SET ' + @column_name+ ' = REPLACE('+@column_name + ', ' + '''©'''+ ', '+'''Copyright '''+') 
UPDATE ' + @tblname + ' SET ' + @column_name+ ' = REPLACE('+@column_name + ', ' + '''®'''+ ', '+'''Registered trademark  '''+') 
UPDATE ' + @tblname + ' SET ' + @column_name+ ' = REPLACE('+@column_name + ', ' + '''‰'''+ ', '+'''%'''+') 
UPDATE ' + @tblname + ' SET ' + @column_name+ ' = REPLACE('+@column_name + ', ' + '''¿'''+ ', '+'''?'''+') 
UPDATE ' + @tblname + ' SET ' + @column_name+ ' = REPLACE('+@column_name + ', ' + '''º'''+ ', '+'''0'''+') 
UPDATE ' + @tblname + ' SET ' + @column_name+ ' = REPLACE('+@column_name + ', ' + '''¹'''+ ', '+'''1'''+') 
UPDATE ' + @tblname + ' SET ' + @column_name+ ' = REPLACE('+@column_name + ', ' + '''²'''+ ', '+'''2'''+') 
UPDATE ' + @tblname + ' SET ' + @column_name+ ' = REPLACE('+@column_name + ', ' + '''³'''+ ', '+'''3'''+') 
 
' -- add your special character here inside 
exec (@sql)
end

go
EXEC dbo.specialcharacterreplacer @tblname = 'insert tablename here', @column_name ='insert columnname  here'

KM Perumal · Answer 3 · 2014-12-17T00:14:00

Solution 5

SQL

DECLARE @str VARCHAR(400)
    DECLARE @expres  VARCHAR(50) = '%[~,@,#,$,%,&,*,(,),.,!]%'
      SET @str = '(remove) ~special~ *characters. from string in sql!'
      WHILE PATINDEX( @expres, @str ) > 0
          SET @str = Replace(REPLACE( @str, SUBSTRING( @str, PATINDEX( @expres, @str ), 1 ),''),'-',' ')

      SELECT @str

Posted 17-Dec-14 0:14am

KM Perumal

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Member 12331432 4-Apr-17 14:01pm

reererer

Sunil Kumar Pandab · Answer 4 · 2012-09-10T00:58:00

CREATE FUNCTION [FN_REMOVE_SPECIAL_CHARACTER] (
@INPUT_STRING varchar(300))
RETURNS VARCHAR(300)
AS
BEGIN

--declare @testString varchar(100),
DECLARE @NEWSTRING VARCHAR(100)
-- set @teststring = '@san?poojari(darsh)'
SET @NEWSTRING = @INPUT_STRING ;
With SPECIAL_CHARACTER as
(
SELECT '>' as item
UNION ALL
SELECT '<' as item
UNION ALL
SELECT '(' as item
UNION ALL
SELECT ')' as item
UNION ALL
SELECT '!' as item
UNION ALL
SELECT '?' as item
UNION ALL
SELECT '@' as item
UNION ALL
SELECT '*' as item
UNION ALL
SELECT '%' as item
UNION ALL
SELECT '$' as item
)
SELECT @NEWSTRING = Replace(@NEWSTRING, ITEM, '') FROM SPECIAL_CHARACTER
return @NEWSTRING
END
select dbo.[FN_REMOVE_SPECIAL_CHARACTER] ('@s()antosh')

_Amy · Answer 5 · 2012-09-10T00:44:00

Solution 1

You can use REPLACE[^] funcation of sql server to solve the problem. Try this:

SQL

DECLARE @text nvarchar(128) = '#124 $99^@'
SELECT REPLACE(REPLACE(REPLACE(REPLACE(REPLACE(
       REPLACE(REPLACE(REPLACE(REPLACE(@text,
        '!',''),'@',''),'#',''),'$',''),'%',''),
        '^',''),'&',''),'*',''),' ','')

--Amit

Posted 10-Sep-12 0:44am

_Amy

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__TR__ 10-Sep-12 6:46am

5+

_Amy 10-Sep-12 6:52am

Thanks Tejus. :)

Navneet Sharma 26-Jul-13 6:44am

Good solution

_Amy 26-Jul-13 6:45am

Thank you Navneet. :)

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