Sql not deleting spaces

Question

hi i have the folllowing sql trying to delete spaces,but it does not delete what happen is it show that 2 rows have been updated but when i go to the table i still find extra spaces because when i run again the same sql it still show that 2 rows have been updated
UPDATE CFG_OFFICE
   SET OFFICECODE  = TRIM (OFFICECODE);  
I did commit after updateEdited by: adf009 on 2013/01/29 10:16 AM

Answer 1

Hi,
Have you commited the transaction after update.
For example.
SQL> select * from test;
     EMPNO EMPTYPE                  SALARY JDATE         DEPTNO
         6 back office                2000 24-DEC-12         99
         1 HR                        10000 01-JAN-12         10
         2 Admin                     10000 01-DEC-11         20
         3 MARKETING                 12000 01-JAN-12         30
         4 FACILITY                  14000 12-FEB-12         40
         8 IT                        12000 10-JUN-10         80
         5 ADMIN                     11111 23-JAN-13         50
         9 Finance                   10000 07-NOV-12         90
        10 "100HR"                    9000 07-NOV-12        100
9 rows selected.
SQL> update test set emptype=' back office' where empno=6;
1 row updated.
SQL> commit;
Commit complete.
SQL> select * from test;
     EMPNO EMPTYPE                  SALARY JDATE         DEPTNO
         6  back office               2000 24-DEC-12         99
         1 HR                        10000 01-JAN-12         10
         2 Admin                     10000 01-DEC-11         20
         3 MARKETING                 12000 01-JAN-12         30
         4 FACILITY                  14000 12-FEB-12         40
         8 IT                        12000 10-JUN-10         80
         5 ADMIN                     11111 23-JAN-13         50
         9 Finance                   10000 07-NOV-12         90
        10 "100HR"                    9000 07-NOV-12        100
9 rows selected.
SQL> update test set emptype=trim(emptype);
9 rows updated.
SQL> commit;
Commit complete.
SQL>
SQL> select * from test;
     EMPNO EMPTYPE                  SALARY JDATE         DEPTNO
         6 back office                2000 24-DEC-12         99
         1 HR                        10000 01-JAN-12         10
         2 Admin                     10000 01-DEC-11         20
         3 MARKETING                 12000 01-JAN-12         30
         4 FACILITY                  14000 12-FEB-12         40
         8 IT                        12000 10-JUN-10         80
         5 ADMIN                     11111 23-JAN-13         50
         9 Finance                   10000 07-NOV-12         90
        10 "100HR"                    9000 07-NOV-12        100
9 rows selected.
SQL>Edited by: Chanchal Wankhade on Jan 28, 2013 11:15 PM