Remove string in sql

Hi everyone,

i have records 1.(abc/cde/efg/ghi),
2.(english/hai/merge)
i need result before the first / line.

eg: abc ,
english

thanks

rajnidas

SELECT LEFT(YourColumNameHere, CHARINDEX('/',YourColumNameHere+'/')-1)
FROM YourTableNameHere;

Its working

Thanks so much , JamesK