How to split data in asp.net

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Hi,
Below data coming from database in one line.I need to get this data in a dropdownlist.one after the other .like this,

US Mail (9.50)
First Class Mail (Canada) (15.00)
Airmail (International Addresses) (26.00)
Next Day Air (16.00 + 28.66 = 44.66) etc..

US Mail (9.50) First Class Mail (Canada) (15.00) Airmail (International Addresses) (26.00) Next Day Air (16.00 + 28.66 = 44.66) UPS 2ND Day (11.00 + 17.44 = 28.44) UPS Ground (10 + 9.29 = 19.29) UPS NEXT DAY AIR (10.00 + 17.44 = 27.44)

Please help me with the query.
Thanks

Posted 11-Feb-14 23:56pm

Challa92

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OriginalGriff · Answer 1 · 2014-02-12T00:21:00

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If you are extracting that as one line, in the format shown at the bottom of your question, then you can't do it automatically - there is nothing distinct which marks the "end" of one option and teh beginning of another. It easy if you use a special character such as '|':

US Mail (9.50)|First Class Mail (Canada) (15.00)|Airmail (International Addresses) (26.00)|Next Day Air (16.00 + 28.66 = 44.66)|UPS 2ND Day (11.00 + 17.44 = 28.44)|UPS Ground (10 + 9.29 = 19.29)|UPS NEXT DAY AIR (10.00 + 17.44 = 27.44)

because then you can split the string easily, either in SQL or in your C# / VB code. But without that...there isn't a lot to go on.

Posted 12-Feb-14 0:21am

OriginalGriff

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SoMad 12-Feb-14 6:31am

It does look like each entry ends with an amount followed by a closing parenthesis. But that's a thin rule. It's real thin.

Soren Madsen

OriginalGriff 12-Feb-14 6:48am

Yeah - I noticed that. But you can't just use the closing parenthesis, SQL doesn't support regexes, and what happens if a local currency symbol gets in there?

I'd much rather be safe and use a defined separator...or better a separate table with a DispatchVia code and a price.

SoMad 12-Feb-14 6:51am

I agree. Assuming the OP is able to change the formatting of the items in the database or add tables. It's not really clear from the question.

Soren Madsen

Challa92 12-Feb-14 7:00am

So how do i write a query in code behind(in C# ) using execute scalar? I tried the query u modified..still does'nt work!

OriginalGriff 12-Feb-14 7:18am

I didn't give you a query...it was a suggestion as to how to improve the data so as to make it possible to split it reliably.

If you have read the data from SQL into a string in C#, and you have '|' separating them, then it's trivial:
string[] separateLines = lineFromSql.Split('|');