TRIM check
: UPDATE tablename SET descriptions = TRIM(TRAILING "<br>" FROM descriptions)
, -
SELECT REPLACE(REPLACE(@str, CHAR(13), ''), CHAR(10), '')
DECLARE @testString varchar(255)
set @testString = 'MY STRING '
SELECT testString = @testString
SELECT testStringTrim = RTRIM(@testString)
SELECT LenOfTestString = LEN(@testString)
SELECT DataLengthOfString= DATALENGTH(@testString)
SELECT ASCIIOfTab = ASCII(' ')
SELECT CHAR(9)
SET @testString = REPLACE(REPLACE(REPLACE(@testString, CHAR(9), ''), CHAR(10), ''), CHAR(13), '') SELECT @testString