CREATE FUNCTION digits( str CHAR(32) ) RETURNS CHAR(32)
BEGIN
DECLARE i, len SMALLINT DEFAULT 1;
DECLARE ret CHAR(32) DEFAULT '';
DECLARE c CHAR(1);
IF str IS NULL
THEN
RETURN "";
END IF;
SET len = CHAR_LENGTH( str );
REPEAT
BEGIN
SET c = MID( str, i, 1 );
IF c BETWEEN '0' AND '9' THEN
SET ret=CONCAT(ret,c);
END IF;
SET i = i + 1;
END;
UNTIL i > len END REPEAT;
RETURN ret;
END
SELECT digits(t.somecol) FROM tablename