SQL Server 2005 Using CHARINDEX() To split a string

Question

How can I split the following string based on the \'-\' character?

So if I had this string: LD-23DSP-1430

How could I split it into separate

Answer 1

Try the following query:

DECLARE @item VARCHAR(MAX) = 'LD-23DSP-1430'

SELECT
SUBSTRING( @item, 0, CHARINDEX('-', @item)) ,
SUBSTRING(
               SUBSTRING( @item, CHARINDEX('-', @item)+1,LEN(@ITEM)) ,
               0 ,
               CHARINDEX('-', SUBSTRING( @item, CHARINDEX('-', @item)+1,LEN(@ITEM)))
              ),
REVERSE(SUBSTRING( REVERSE(@ITEM), 0, CHARINDEX('-', REVERSE(@ITEM))))