>I am trying to create a case statement in t-sql to extract the various parts of this field into separate elements
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>Sample Data
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>VANCOMYCIN 1 GM - Route: INTRAVENOUS @ 08:45 By: GAM
>ANCEF - Route: INTERVENOUS @ 11:15 BY GAM
>ANCEF 2 GRAMS - Route: INTRAVENOUS @ 09:25 By: DR. HORNUNG
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>Basically, I need 4 separate elements, so for the first one it would be
>Drug Name: VANCOMYCIN
>Route: INTRAVENOUS
>Time: 08:45
>Give By: GAM
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>The only logic I can't really grasp is getting the Drug Name without the amount. The rest I have definable points I can utilize to include with the CHARINDEX feature. But since some of the drug names have an amount and some don't I'm stumped on that part.
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>Thanks for any help
If the amount following the drag name always starts with a number, then it's easy enough. Search for the first digit after in the Drag Name.
If it's not broken, fix it until it is.
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