SQL Replace function - error

I am little bit struggling to get the my sql function below, to execute the correct output:
ALTER FUNCTION [dbo].[ReplaceTags](@XML VARCHAR(MAX))
RETURNS VARCHAR(MAX)
AS
BEGIN
SELECT @XML = REPLACE(@XML,[Name],'<a href="<a href="pagename.aspx?tag='+[name]+'">'+[name]+'</a>')
FROM [dbo].[database_tags]
where UploadDate >= '2014-09-01'
RETURN @XML
END
When I call the function (select title, [dbo].[ReplaceTags](XML) from article ), it outputs the following result below, whereas the original data is this - (One is a 1m block of AIREM 2006-1X 2A3,).
Query output:
One is a &#163;1m block of <a href="<a href="pagename.aspx?tag=<a href="<a href="pagename.aspx?tag=<a href="<a href="pagename.aspx?tag=<a href="<a href="pagename.aspx?tag=<a href="<a
href="pagename.aspx?tag=AIREM 2006-1X 2A3">AIREM 2006-1X 2A3</a>"><a href="<a href="pagename.aspx?tag=AIREM 2006-1X 2A3">AIREM 2006-1X 2A3</a></a>"><a href="<a href="pagename.aspx?tag=<a
href="<a href="pagename.aspx?tag=AIREM 2006-1X 2A3">AIREM 2006-1X 2A3</a>"><a href="<a href="pagename.aspx?tag=AIREM 2006-1X 2A3">AIREM 2006-1X 2A3</a></a></a>"><a href="<a
href="pagename.aspx?tag=<a href="<a
I am not sure, why it keep duplicating the name. Please advice, where I may be going wrong.
Thank you for your help and time.

Hi,
There is no problem do this using CLR in the database side, as well. You can use SQLCLR regular expression function.
In any case your HTML is wrong in the original question. You asked for
SELECT @XML = REPLACE(@XML,[Name],'<a href="<a href="pagename.aspx?tag='+[name]+'">'+[name]+'</a>')
but you need
SELECT @XML = REPLACE(@XML,[Name],'<a href="pagename.aspx?tag='+[name]+'">'+[name]+'</a>')
Please post DDL+DML for the [database_tags] table.
Ronen Ariely
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CASE_TYPE_CD VARCHAR2(10)
FILED_DT DATE
FINAL_DTRMNTN_DT DATE
REPORTING_NR VARCHAR2(7)
INVESTIGATOR_NAME VARCHAR2(22)
OSHA_CD VARCHAR2(5)
FEDERAL_STATE VARCHAR2(1)
RESPONDENT_NM VARCHAR2(100)
DAYS_BETWEEN NUMBER
LAST_NM VARCHAR2(20)
FIRST_NM VARCHAR2(20)
DETERMINATION_DT DATE
DETERMINATION_TYPE_CD VARCHAR2(2)
FINAL_IND_CD VARCHAR2(1)
DESCRIPTION VARCHAR2(400)
DETERMINATION_ID NUMBER(10)
ALLEGATION_CD VARCHAR2(1)
ALGDESCRIPTION VARCHAR2(50)
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Case Type Count All Completed Pending Over Age Avg Days
A 5 3 4 2 15
Z 10 7 6 3 30
4 8 3 5 4 22
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Query of queries disallows SQL right() function

We're attempting to do a query of queries using the SQL
right() function like this:
select *
from getresults
where right([key],charindex('\',reverse([key]),1)-1) not in
(#quotedvaluelist(getexcluded.file_name)#)
We've even replaced that where clause with a much more simple
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just to make sure that it wasn't the nesting functions that
were causing the problem.
In either case, we get the error:
Query of Queries syntax error.
Encountered "right" at line 0, column 0. Incorrect
conditional expression,
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What SQL functions are disallowed from query of queries?
Thanks,
Kris

Nasty stuff huh. Just happened to discover myself today that
Left doesn't work. I'd suspect that Aggregate functions are the
ONLY ones that will work. It would have been nice if they'd at
least allowed CF vs DB functions in their own "database" language.
BTW, also discovered that Count() returns Null rather than 0
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I'm using PeopleSoft Application Designer 8.51. I'm trying to do a simple Replace function so I can escape single quotes rather than allow them to blow up the sql query.
&deptid = Replace(&deptid, "'", "''");
App Designer chokes when I hit Save: "Invalid function parameter type. (2,19)"
According to the docs I'm using this correctly: http://docs.oracle.com/cd/E26239_01/pt851h3/eng/psbooks/tace/book.htm?File=tace/htm/tace14.htm#H4095
Even if I try to execute the example right out of the documentation, I get the same error: REPLACE("StringFun", "Fun", "Number");
Is this a bug in app designer? REPLACE is a super common thing, it's not something obscure. How can this not work?
Thanks in advance.

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