I don’t know it :)

I mean I know the basics from the SQL Server side. Given your code I can set it up to run in SQL Server. I just couldn’t write the VB.net part.

Thanks!

Imports System
Imports System.Data
Imports System.Data.SqlClient
Imports System.Data.SqlTypes
Imports Microsoft.SqlServer.Server

Partial Public Class UserDefinedFunctions
_
Public Shared Function udf_CLR_RemoveChars(ByVal strIn As String, ByVal strRemove As String, ByVal strReplace As String) As String
‘
‘ For Removing Specified chars contained in ‘strRemove’ from inputted string: ‘strIn’
‘
‘ ‘strReplace’ can be specified to replace any single or consecutive removed chars with a single instance of ‘strReplace’ (use empty Sting to ignore)
‘
‘

If strIn Is Nothing Then Return Nothing
If strRemove Is Nothing Then Return strIn

‘ make sure strRemove has Square brakets
strRemove = “[” & strRemove & “]”
Dim booRemovedLastChar As Boolean = False

Dim objStrBuilder As New System.Text.StringBuilder()

For i As Integer = 0 To strIn.Length – 1
If strIn.Substring(i, 1) Like strRemove Then
booRemovedLastChar = True
Else
If booRemovedLastChar Then objStrBuilder.Append(strReplace)
objStrBuilder.Append(strIn.Substring(i, 1))
booRemovedLastChar = False
End If
Next

Return objStrBuilder.ToString()
End Function
End Class