Remove Trailing Spaces and Update in Columns in SQL Server

Question

I have trailing spaces in a column in a SQL Server table called Company Name.

All data in this column has trailing spaces.

I want to remove all

Answer 1

If you are using SQL Server (starting with vNext) or Azure SQL Database then you can use the below query.

SELECT TRIM(ColumnName) from TableName;

For other SQL SERVER Database you can use the below query.

SELECT LTRIM(RTRIM(ColumnName)) from TableName

LTRIM - Removes spaces from the left

example: select LTRIM(' test ') as trim = 'test '

RTRIM - Removes spaces from the right

example: select RTRIM(' test ') as trim = ' test'