Convert alphabet characters in sql server 2014

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Hi all.
Is there a way in SQL Server 2014 that all alphabet characters of a string be converted to a special character using “replace function” and “regular expression”?

What I have tried:

Something like this:

SQL

select REPLACE('pouria',('%[a-z]'),'x')

– this code doesn’t work

Posted 19-Feb-16 1:27am

Pouria Polouk

Updated 19-Feb-16 1:44am

CHill60

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CHill60 · Accepted Answer · 2016-02-19T01:44:00

Solution 2

Or here on CodeProject - replace special characters in sql[^]

Reference - PATINDEX (Transact-SQL)[^]

Posted 19-Feb-16 1:44am

CHill60

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Pouria Polouk 21-Feb-16 8:07am

thank you

Herman<T>.Instance · Accepted Answer · 2016-02-19T01:37:00

Solution 1

See HERE[^]

Posted 19-Feb-16 1:37am

Herman<T>.Instance

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Pouria Polouk 21-Feb-16 8:08am

thank you