For MySql
Let us assume a Customers
table with a CustomerName
Column which contain string of Max Length 200.
//Column data
+-----+---------------------------------------------+
| id | CustomerName |
+-----+---------------------------------------------+
| 1 | Alfreds Futterkiste |
| 2 | Ana Trujillo Emparedados y helados |
| 3 | Antonio Moreno Taquería |
| 4 | Around the Horn |
| 5 | Berglunds snabbköp |
| 6 | Blauer See Delikatessen |
| 7 | Blondel père et fils |
| 8 | Bólido Comidas preparadas |
+-----+---------------------------------------------+
SELECT
CONCAT (
SUBSTR(`Customers`.`CustomerName`, 1, 15),
IF(
LENGTH(`Customers`.`CustomerName`) > 15,
'...',
''
)
) as `name`
FROM
`Customers`;
//output
+-----+---------------------------------------------+
| id | CustomerName |
+-----+---------------------------------------------+
| 1 | Alfreds Futterk... |
| 2 | Ana Trujillo Em... |
| 3 | Antonio Moreno ... |
| 4 | Around the Horn |
| 5 | Berglunds snabb... |
| 6 | Blauer See Deli... |
| 7 | Blondel père et... |
| 8 | Bólido Comidas ... |
+-----+---------------------------------------------+
For Sql Server
Let us assume a Customers
table with a CustomerName
Column which contain string of Max Length 200.
//Column data
+-----+---------------------------------------------+
| id | CustomerName |
+-----+---------------------------------------------+
| 1 | Alfreds Futterkiste |
| 2 | Ana Trujillo Emparedados y helados |
| 3 | Antonio Moreno Taquería |
| 4 | Around the Horn |
| 5 | Berglunds snabbköp |
| 6 | Blauer See Delikatessen |
| 7 | Blondel père et fils |
| 8 | Bólido Comidas preparadas |
+-----+---------------------------------------------+
SELECT
SUBSTRING(CustomerName, 1, 15) + (
CASE WHEN LEN(CustomerName) > 15 THEN '...' ELSE '' END
)
FROM
Customers;
//output
+-----+---------------------------------------------+
| id | CustomerName |
+-----+---------------------------------------------+
| 1 | Alfreds Futterk... |
| 2 | Ana Trujillo Em... |
| 3 | Antonio Moreno ... |
| 4 | Around the Horn |
| 5 | Berglunds snabb... |
| 6 | Blauer See Deli... |
| 7 | Blondel père et... |
| 8 | Bólido Comidas ... |
+-----+---------------------------------------------+