SQL Server equivalent of substring_index function in MySQL

Question

I am trying to port a query from MySQL to SQL SERVER 2012.

How do i write an equivalent for MySQL\'s substring_index()?

MySQL SUBSTRING_INDEX() returns the

Answer 1

This microsoft sql function Works exactly like substring_index function in mysql

/** This microsoft sql function Works exactly like substring_index function in mysql **/
  
CREATE FUNCTION SubString_Index
(
   @ExistingString NVARCHAR(MAX),
   @BreakPoint NVARCHAR(MAX),
   @number INT
)
RETURNS NVARCHAR(MAX)
AS
BEGIN
DECLARE @Count INT
DECLARE @SubstringLength INT
DECLARE @Substring NVARCHAR(MAX)
DECLARE @ssubstring NVARCHAR(MAX)
SET @ssubstring=@ExistingString
DECLARE @scount INT
SET @scount=0
DECLARE @sscount INT
SET @sscount=0
DECLARE @number2 INT
DECLARE @occurence INT
SET @occurence=LEN(@ExistingString) - LEN(REPLACE(@ExistingString, @BreakPoint, ''))
If @number<0
     BEGIN
        SET @number2= @occurence-(-1*@number)+1
     END
If @number>0
     BEGIN
        SET @number2=@number
     END
WHILE(@number2>@scount)
    BEGIN
            Select @Count=CHARINDEX(@BreakPoint,@ExistingString)
            Select @SubstringLength=@Count+LEN(@BreakPoint) 
            Select @ExistingString=SUBSTRING(@ExistingString,@SubstringLength,LEN(@ExistingString)-@Count)
            Select @scount=@scount+1 
            select @sscount=@sscount+@Count
    END
If @number<0
     BEGIN
        if (@number = -1) and (@sscount+LEN(@BreakPoint)) = (LEN(@ssubstring)+1)
            BEGIN
               SELECT @Substring=''
            END
        else if @occurence = 0
            BEGIN
               SELECT @Substring=''
            END
        else
            BEGIN
               SELECT @Substring=SUBSTRING(@ssubstring, @sscount+LEN(@BreakPoint), LEN(@ssubstring))
            END
     END
If @number>0
    if @occurence = 0
            BEGIN
               SELECT @Substring=''
            END
        else
            BEGIN
               SELECT @Substring=SUBSTRING(@ssubstring,0,@sscount)
            END

RETURN @Substring
END
GO