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J A Y A P R A K A S H
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L >>>>>>R
SELECT 'Jayaprakash' FROM dual;

SYNTAX:
SELECT SUBSTR(col/Exp, M,[N]) FROM dual;
--> N -- counts from left to right only
SELECT SUBSTR('Jayaprakash',0,4) FROM dual;

SELECT SUBSTR('Jayaprakash',4,4) FROM dual;

SELECT SUBSTR('Jayaprakash',-4,5) FROM dual;