How can I split name in SQL - sql

Question

I have a column in my table with 1000 names. I want to make a new column by splitting the name in new format: Example:
Santosh Kumar Yadav
It should be:
Santosh K Yadav
Middle name with only initials and rest name should be the same.
How can I do it ?

Answer 1

If all you want to do is replace second name with Initial. Here's an idea for MySQL database.
Assuming the name of names column is name & new column where you want to put data is formatted_name. You could try this.
UPDATE Users
SET formatted_name = REPLACE(
name,
SUBSTRING_INDEX(SUBSTRING_INDEX(name, ' ', 2), ' ', -1),
LEFT(SUBSTRING_INDEX(SUBSTRING_INDEX(name, ' ', 2), ' ', -1), 1)
);
Here's the demo
http://sqlfiddle.com/#!9/4e5f95

Answer 2

Following solution in Java
// get name from database and store in var1
String[] nameType = var1.split (' ');
// divide var1 into firstname middlename lastname by splitting name with 'space'
var1 = nameType [0] + ' ' + nameType [1].substring (0, 1) + ' ' + nameType [2];
// combine name types, but only first letter of middle name
// write var1 in database

Answer 3

Please try to make use of the below code. Its working fine in SQL Server 2012.
Note : This will work only for name with 3 parts.
DECLARE #Table TABLE (Name Varchar(100))
INSERT INTO #Table
(Name)
VALUES
('Santhosh Kumar Yadav'),
('John Thomas Mathew'),
('Thomas Mathew John'),
('Mathew John Thomas'),
('John Mathew Thomas')
SELECT
SUBSTRING(Name,1,CHARINDEX(' ',Name)+1) +
REVERSE(SUBSTRING(REVERSE(Name),1,CHARINDEX(' ',REVERSE(Name)))) AS Name
FROM
#Table

Answer 4

The OP didn't mention the db vendor. The sample version for Oracle:
with mynames (name) as
(select 'Santosh Kumar Yadav' from dual
union all
select 'Abc Defgh' from dual)
select
case when length(name) - length(replace(name, ' ', '')) + 1 < 3 then
name
else
regexp_replace(name,'(^| )([^ ])([^ ])*',' \2',2, 1)
end
from mynames
It replaces only second word in the string when string has more than 2 words.

Answer 5

For this result like
'Santosh Kumar Yadav' into 'Santosh K Yadav'
. You should create a function that convert
from 'Santosh Kumar Yadav' into 'Santosh K Yadav'
create function FullNameToShort(#name varchar(100))
returns varchar(100)
begin
declare #input varchar(100)
set #input=#name
declare #i int
declare #output varchar(100)
declare #ch varchar
declare #lname varchar(25)
declare #flag int
set #flag=0
set #i=1
while #i<=LEN(#input)
begin
if(SUBSTRING(#input,#i,1)=' ')
begin
set #lname=(SUBSTRING(#input,#i,len(#input)-#i+1))
select #ch=(SUBSTRING(#input,#i+1,1))
if(#flag=0)
begin
select #output=(SUBSTRING(#input,0,#i))
set #flag=1
end
set #output=#output+' '+#ch
end
set #i=#i+1
end
select #output=SUBSTRING(#output,0,LEN(#output))
set #output= #output+#lname
return #output
end
select dbo.FullNameToShort('Santosh Kumar Yadav')
Its convert the all middle name into one char

Answer 6

Try this:-
select substring('Santosh Kumar Yadav',1,charindex(' ','Santosh Kumar Yadav')+1) + reverse(substring(reverse('Santosh Kumar Yadav'),1,charindex(' ',reverse('Santosh Kumar Yadav'))))