Snipplr Recent snippets posted on Snipplr.com https://snipplr.com/ Tue, 09 Jun 2026 14:14:54 +0000 (MySQL) Convert textual dates of the form '[d]d-[m]m-yyyy' to actual dates - jpkunst https://snipplr.com/view/61680/convert-textual-dates-of-the-form-ddmmyyyy-to-actual-dates <p>Converts textual dates like '1-3-1954' and '01-02-1963' to respectively '1954-3-1' and '1963-02-01'. MySQL is smart enough to understand the values without leading zeros when inserting into a DATE field.</p> Tue, 06 Dec 2011 00:55:18 UTC https://snipplr.com/view/61680/convert-textual-dates-of-the-form-ddmmyyyy-to-actual-dates (MySQL) Select the first word in a text field - jpkunst https://snipplr.com/view/28916/select-the-first-word-in-a-text-field <p></p> Thu, 25 Feb 2010 11:31:09 UTC https://snipplr.com/view/28916/select-the-first-word-in-a-text-field