how to separate string into different columns?

Question

I\'ve a table with entries like this.

    MachineName
-----------------------

    Ab bb zecos
    a zeng
    zeng
    empty

4 rows in a ta

Answer 1

Use Parsename() function

with cte as(
    select 'Aria Karimi' as FullName
    Union
    select 'Joe Karimi' as FullName
    Union
    select 'Bab Karimi' as FullName
)

SELECT PARSENAME(REPLACE(FullName,' ','.'),2) as Name, PARSENAME(REPLACE(FullName,' ','.'),1) as Family from cte

Result

Name    Family
-----   ------
Aria    Karimi
Bab     Karimi
Joe     Karimi