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have a data set like below and need to extract start date and end date using regular expression in postgresql



 OCT-16  
(SEPT-16 )
(JULY-AUG-16)
( JULY-16 TO OCT-16 )
(SEP TO OCT 2016 )
( NOV-16 )
( NOV-16)
(October16)
(SEP - 2016)
(OCt - 2016)
( SEPT-16 )
November 2016









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  • What is the expected result for the above data? What if there is only one date in that column, e.g. is the first line a start or end date? Are two dates always "separated" by to?

    – a_horse_with_no_name
    Nov 23 '18 at 7:14













  • @a_horse_with_no_name: for this ( JULY-16 TO OCT-16 ) input expected result start_dt: 01-jul-16 and end_dt: 31-OCT-16.

    – srikrishna
    Nov 23 '18 at 10:02











  • @a_horse_with_no_name: if only one date is present for instance OCT-16 then start_dt :01-OCT-16 and End_dt : 31-OCT-16

    – srikrishna
    Nov 23 '18 at 10:04
















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have a data set like below and need to extract start date and end date using regular expression in postgresql



 OCT-16  
(SEPT-16 )
(JULY-AUG-16)
( JULY-16 TO OCT-16 )
(SEP TO OCT 2016 )
( NOV-16 )
( NOV-16)
(October16)
(SEP - 2016)
(OCt - 2016)
( SEPT-16 )
November 2016









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  • What is the expected result for the above data? What if there is only one date in that column, e.g. is the first line a start or end date? Are two dates always "separated" by to?

    – a_horse_with_no_name
    Nov 23 '18 at 7:14













  • @a_horse_with_no_name: for this ( JULY-16 TO OCT-16 ) input expected result start_dt: 01-jul-16 and end_dt: 31-OCT-16.

    – srikrishna
    Nov 23 '18 at 10:02











  • @a_horse_with_no_name: if only one date is present for instance OCT-16 then start_dt :01-OCT-16 and End_dt : 31-OCT-16

    – srikrishna
    Nov 23 '18 at 10:04














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have a data set like below and need to extract start date and end date using regular expression in postgresql



 OCT-16  
(SEPT-16 )
(JULY-AUG-16)
( JULY-16 TO OCT-16 )
(SEP TO OCT 2016 )
( NOV-16 )
( NOV-16)
(October16)
(SEP - 2016)
(OCt - 2016)
( SEPT-16 )
November 2016









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have a data set like below and need to extract start date and end date using regular expression in postgresql



 OCT-16  
(SEPT-16 )
(JULY-AUG-16)
( JULY-16 TO OCT-16 )
(SEP TO OCT 2016 )
( NOV-16 )
( NOV-16)
(October16)
(SEP - 2016)
(OCt - 2016)
( SEPT-16 )
November 2016






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  • What is the expected result for the above data? What if there is only one date in that column, e.g. is the first line a start or end date? Are two dates always "separated" by to?

    – a_horse_with_no_name
    Nov 23 '18 at 7:14













  • @a_horse_with_no_name: for this ( JULY-16 TO OCT-16 ) input expected result start_dt: 01-jul-16 and end_dt: 31-OCT-16.

    – srikrishna
    Nov 23 '18 at 10:02











  • @a_horse_with_no_name: if only one date is present for instance OCT-16 then start_dt :01-OCT-16 and End_dt : 31-OCT-16

    – srikrishna
    Nov 23 '18 at 10:04



















  • What is the expected result for the above data? What if there is only one date in that column, e.g. is the first line a start or end date? Are two dates always "separated" by to?

    – a_horse_with_no_name
    Nov 23 '18 at 7:14













  • @a_horse_with_no_name: for this ( JULY-16 TO OCT-16 ) input expected result start_dt: 01-jul-16 and end_dt: 31-OCT-16.

    – srikrishna
    Nov 23 '18 at 10:02











  • @a_horse_with_no_name: if only one date is present for instance OCT-16 then start_dt :01-OCT-16 and End_dt : 31-OCT-16

    – srikrishna
    Nov 23 '18 at 10:04

















What is the expected result for the above data? What if there is only one date in that column, e.g. is the first line a start or end date? Are two dates always "separated" by to?

– a_horse_with_no_name
Nov 23 '18 at 7:14







What is the expected result for the above data? What if there is only one date in that column, e.g. is the first line a start or end date? Are two dates always "separated" by to?

– a_horse_with_no_name
Nov 23 '18 at 7:14















@a_horse_with_no_name: for this ( JULY-16 TO OCT-16 ) input expected result start_dt: 01-jul-16 and end_dt: 31-OCT-16.

– srikrishna
Nov 23 '18 at 10:02





@a_horse_with_no_name: for this ( JULY-16 TO OCT-16 ) input expected result start_dt: 01-jul-16 and end_dt: 31-OCT-16.

– srikrishna
Nov 23 '18 at 10:02













@a_horse_with_no_name: if only one date is present for instance OCT-16 then start_dt :01-OCT-16 and End_dt : 31-OCT-16

– srikrishna
Nov 23 '18 at 10:04





@a_horse_with_no_name: if only one date is present for instance OCT-16 then start_dt :01-OCT-16 and End_dt : 31-OCT-16

– srikrishna
Nov 23 '18 at 10:04












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