SQL>
SQL> CREATE TABLE old_item (
2 item_id CHAR(20),
3 item_desc CHAR(25)
4 );
Table created.
SQL>
SQL> INSERT INTO old_item VALUES('LA-101', 'Can, Small');
1 row created.
SQL> INSERT INTO old_item VALUES('LA-102', 'Can, Large');
1 row created.
SQL> INSERT INTO old_item VALUES('LA-103', 'Bottle, Small');
1 row created.
SQL> INSERT INTO old_item VALUES('LA-104', 'Bottle, Large');
1 row created.
SQL> INSERT INTO old_item VALUES('NY-101', 'Box, Small');
1 row created.
SQL> INSERT INTO old_item VALUES('NY-102', 'Box, Large');
1 row created.
SQL>
SQL> SELECT item_desc,
2 SUBSTR(item_desc,
3 1,
4 INSTR(item_desc,
5 ',',
6 1
7 ) -1
8 )
9 FROM old_item;
ITEM_DESC SUBSTR(ITEM_DESC,1,INSTR(
------------------------- -------------------------
Can, Small Can
Can, Large Can
Bottle, Small Bottle
Bottle, Large Bottle
Box, Small Box
Box, Large Box
6 rows selected.
SQL>
SQL> drop table OLD_ITEM;
Table dropped.
SQL>