SQL RIGHT
The mirror of LEFT — grabs the last N characters, counting from the end of the string.
What & Why
RIGHT(text, n) returns the last n characters of a string.
See How It Works
BUSINESS QUESTION
Marketing wants the last four characters of every campaign name for a compact label.
| id | name | channel | spend | start_date | end_date | status | target_segment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spring Launch | google_ads | 55000.00 | 2024-01-15 | 2024-03-31 | active | smb |
| 2 | Retention Webinar | 45000.00 | 2024-02-10 | 2024-04-15 | active | enterprise | |
| 3 | Finance Retargeting | 50000.00 | 2024-03-12 | 2024-05-31 | active | enterprise | |
| 4 | Enterprise Search | google_ads | 60000.00 | 2024-04-01 | 2024-06-30 | active | enterprise |
EXAMPLE QUERY
SELECT
id AS campaign_id,
name,
RIGHT(name, 4) AS name_suffix
FROM marketing.campaigns
ORDER BY campaign_id;RESULT — exact output from the displayed Queryflo rows
| campaign_id | name | name_suffix |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spring Launch | unch |
| 2 | Retention Webinar | inar |
| 3 | Finance Retargeting | ting |
| 4 | Enterprise Search | arch |
RIGHT returns the final four characters of each campaign name.
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