SQL Server: String Manipulation - sql-server

I have currently managed to pull out a list of codes from some descriptions of which all should be formatted similarly for example:
'%[0-9][0-9][0-9][0-9][0-9]-[0-9][0-9][0-9][0-9]%'
(00000-0000)
'%[0-9][0-9][0-9][0-9]-[0-9][0-9][0-9][0-9]%'
(0000-0000)
'%[0-9][0-9][0-9][0-9][0-9]-[0-9][0-9][0-9]%'
(00000-000)
'%[0-9][0-9][0-9][0-9]-[0-9][0-9][0-9]%'
(0000-000)
'%[0-9][0-9][0-9][0-9]-[0-9][0-9]%'
(0000-00)
I have noticed the codes I have not currently pulled out as formatted as 00000000 and was wondering say if I were to pull these codes out if there was a way to restructure them to 00000-000?
The code I am currently using is as such based on the suggestion from Larnu yesterday if anybody could help with this String manipulation question would be greatly appreciated, If possible I would like to place the restructured string in the column with the others in the correct format.
WITH VTE AS (
SELECT *
FROM [Remedies].[dbo].[ShortageCompany] V)
SELECT
V.[ShortageDetailID]
,V.[ShortageID]
,V.[Company]
,V.[CompanyID]
,V.[Presentation]
,V.[Availability]
,V.[Information]
,V.[Reason]
,V.[StandardReason],
CASE WHEN PI1.C > 0 THEN SUBSTRING(V.[Presentation],PI1.C, 10)
WHEN PI2.C > 0 THEN SUBSTRING(V.[Presentation],PI2.C, 9)
WHEN PI3.C > 0 THEN SUBSTRING(V.[Presentation],PI3.C, 9)
WHEN PI4.C > 0 THEN SUBSTRING(V.[Presentation],PI3.C, 8)
WHEN PI5.C > 0 THEN SUBSTRING(V.[Presentation],PI3.C, 7)
ELSE NULL
END AS N
FROM VTE V
CROSS APPLY (VALUES(PATINDEX('%[0-9][0-9][0-9][0-9][0-9]-[0-9][0-9][0-9][0-9]%',V.[Presentation]))) PI1(C)
CROSS APPLY (VALUES(PATINDEX('%[0-9][0-9][0-9][0-9]-[0-9][0-9][0-9][0-9]%',V.[Presentation]))) PI2(C)
CROSS APPLY (VALUES(PATINDEX('%[0-9][0-9][0-9][0-9][0-9]-[0-9][0-9][0-9]%',V.[Presentation]))) PI3(C)
CROSS APPLY (VALUES(PATINDEX('%[0-9][0-9][0-9][0-9]-[0-9][0-9][0-9]%',V.[Presentation]))) PI4(C)
CROSS APPLY (VALUES(PATINDEX('%[0-9][0-9][0-9][0-9]-[0-9][0-9]%',V.[Presentation]))) PI5(C)
ORDER BY [ShortageDetailID]

This method actually work, despite what I had said. The data I ran this query against was inconsistent and the code matched values where possible, although I had had to expand the search to look for a couple more varieties of Character structures.

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SQL Server String extract based on pattern

I have string data in the following format:
MODELNUMBER=Z12345&HELLOWORLD=WY554&GADTYPE=PLA&ID=Z-12345
/DTYPE=PLA&ID=S-10758&UN_JTT_REDIRECT=UN_JTT_IOSV
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Starting after a pattern &ID=
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So in the above example I'm using the following code:
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My current results are
Z-12345
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Try this
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if you run into performance issues add the where clause below
-- from Mytable
WHERE [MyCol] like '%[A-Z]-[0-9][0-9][0-9][0-9][0-9]%'
maybe not the most elegant solution but it works for me.
Correct syntax of PATINDEX
Here's one example how to do it:
select
substring(d.data, s.s, isnull(nullif(e.e,0),2000)-s.s) as ID,
d.data
from data d
cross apply (
select charindex('&ID=', d.data)+4 as s
) s
cross apply (
select charindex('&', d.data, s) as e
) e
where s.s > 4
This assumes there data column is varchar(2000) and the where clause leaves out any rows that don't have &ID=
The first cross apply searches for the start position, the second one for the end. The isnull+nulliff in the actual select handles the case where & is not found and replaces it with 2000 to make sure the whole string is returned.

Intra-SELECT variables?

Would it be possible to alias an expression returned by a SELECT statement in order to refer to it in other parts of this same SELECT as if it would be a column among others ?
A kind of "temporary variable" whose scope would be limited to the SELECT statement, a little bit like the WITH clause before a SELECT to use a temporary named recorset.
A naive sample of what I'd like to achieve :
SELECT
FIRSTNAME + ' ' + NAME AS FULLNAME,
CASE WHEN LEN(FULLNAME)>3 THEN 1 ELSE 0 END AS ISCORRECT
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where FULLNAME could be used to determine the subsequent output field ISCORRECT, though not being a real column of the table USERS... instead of this laboured error-prone (but working) copy/paste :
SELECT
FIRSTNAME + ' ' + NAME AS FULLNAME,
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Edit :
In spite of my high respect towards those of you proposing to use a side- or inner-query, I don't feel at ease with such possibilities. My sample really is a naive one. The true queries are rather with 30 output fields including complex expressions (including calls to CLR functions), 15 inner/left outer joins, and 20 additionnal where criteria. I suspect I had rather not multiplying to many indirections towards co-queries if I can avoid it.
I believe you would have to put it in an inner query, and then be able to refer to it outside of the query.
Simplest example based on yours:
select a.fullname, case when len(a.fullname) > 3 then 1
else 0 end as incorrect
from (select firstname + ' ' + name as fullname
from users) a
Example with a CTE
;with names (FULLNAME) as (
SELECT FIRSTNAME + ' ' + NAME
FROM USERS
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FULLNAME,
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FROM names
You can use cross apply to concatenate strings or do calculations etc.. that involves just the current row.
select T.fullname,
case when len(T.fullname) > 3
then 1
else 0
end iscorrect
from users as U
cross apply
(select U.firstname+' '+U.name) as T(fullname)
order by T.fullname
Though not very satisfied with it, I choose (temporarily ?) a third option : I avoid co-queries and copy/pasting my complex hard-to-read expression (here symbolized by the simple one aliased as FULLNAME) by embeddind it in a scalar function... which is therefore called several times in different parts of my SELECT.
SELECT
dbo.GetFULLNAME(FIRSTNAME,NAME) AS FULLNAME,
CASE WHEN LEN(dbo.GetFULLNAME(FIRSTNAME,NAME))>3 THEN 1 ELSE 0 END AS ISCORRECT
FROM USERS
What do you think of it ?
(I precise that though more complex and unreadable than in my OP, the real expression remains a "simple" matter of string manipulation using several input fields, and doesn't involve any sub-querying or anything like that).

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