How to replace specific values in a oracle database column?

Asked 2010-08-09T18:47:14.713

I am looking to replace values in a particular column. For example the following column values

column name
----------
Test1
Test2
Test3
Test12

should be (replacing est1 with rest1)

column name
----------
Trest1
Test2
Test3
Trest12

sql oracle-database replace

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SELECT REPLACE(t.column, 'est1', 'rest1')
  FROM MY_TABLE t

If you want to update the values in the table, use:

UPDATE MY_TABLE t
   SET column = REPLACE(t.column, 'est1', 'rest1')

answered 2010-08-09T18:49:54.923