How to trim a string in SQL Server before 2017?

Question

In SQL Server 2017, you can use this syntax, but not in earlier versions:

SELECT Name = TRIM(Name) FROM dbo.Customer;

Answer 1

To Trim on the right, use:

SELECT RTRIM(Names) FROM Customer

To Trim on the left, use:

SELECT LTRIM(Names) FROM Customer

To Trim on the both sides, use:

SELECT LTRIM(RTRIM(Names)) FROM Customer