Can't Convert Negative Numbers From String Format
Oct 11, 2007
Hello,
I'm having problems with a column of numeric string data coming from a tab delimited CSV file. When a number in the column is negative, it is expressed this way; 1,240.52-
The negative symbol occurs at the end of the numeric string. The destination column is in a SQL Server 2005 table. I've tried to change the data type of the table column, and three or four different data types in a data conversion task, but nothing has worked so far to bring the data over.
Any ideas?
Thank you for your help!
cdun2
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Jul 20, 2005
Why does M$ Query Analyzer display all numbers as positive, no matterwhether they are truly positive or negative ?I am having to cast each column to varchar to find out if there areany negative numbers being hidden from me :(I tried checking Tools/Options/Connections/Use Regional Settings bothon and off, stopping and restarting M$ Query Analyer in betwixt, butno improvement.Am I missing some other option somewhere ?
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Hello:
I have gotten the following information from sp_spaceused:
----------------------------------------------------------------------
database_name database_size unallocated space
------------------------------ ------------------ ------------------
EP_tran2 700.00 MB 273.21 MB
reserved data index_size unused
------------------ ------------------ ------------------ ------------------
437034 KB 295106 KB 1447796 KB -1305868 KB
--------------------------------------------------------------------
I unfortunately since this is for a test database that I have put the data and log on the same device.
My questions are:
1) Why do I have negative numbers?
2) Should I be concerned about this?
3) for a live database can I drop the log and put the log on another device? What do I need to do?
4) has anybody seen this before?
5)what can I use to get accurate numbers?
THanks. Any information will be greatly appreciated.
DAvid Spaisman
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How to convert the format of a Date Time String transformation (Enterprise Manager)
To convert the format of a Date Time String transformation
1.On the Transformations tab of the Transform Data Task Properties or Data Driven Query Task Properties dialog box, click the Source column containing the date or time to be modified, and then click the Destination column where you want the modified string to be placed.
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•If there is no mapping arrow, click New.
3.In the Create New Transformation dialog box, click DateTime String.
4.Click the General tab, and then click Properties.
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Hi there,
I am trying to import about 3300 lines of data from excel. Some of the columns in excel have negative, positive and even 0 as numbers.
I have matched those columns in the DB and have tried all the different data types that i thought should work, but on import, all negative and 0 numbers get dropped.
I have played with the excel formatting as well, but nothing seems to work.
Anyone encounter this before?
Thanks,
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Hi,
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1002 Jim 10.95
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1004 Lisa 13.23
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if
(datalength
(cast_varchar
([Costpoint].[Profit_Calc_Consolidation].[PD])
) = 1)
then
(0 ||
cast_varchar
([Costpoint].[Profit_Calc_Consolidation].[PD]))
else
(cast_varchar
([Costpoint].[Profit_Calc_Consolidation].[PD]))
Goal:
To be able to tell the Period number ([PD]) to change from an integer to a var_char so that it can be concatenated with the Fiscal Year. I.e. Fiscal Year || Period number to produce the following results.
2006 01
2006 02
2006 03
Etc……
Status of Problem:
The issue is that I can only get it done to the point to where the Fiscal Year || Period number yields the following results:
20061
200610
200611
200612
20062
Etc….
This is as issue since I am trying to get all the information from the past to a certain year and period. Using a filter that says
Fiscal Year + Period Number <= ?Prompt_Fiscal_Year? + ?Prompt_Period_Number?
So if I enter Year: 2007 Period 3
I should get:
2006 01
2006 02
2006 03
Etc…….
2006 11
2006 12
2007 01
2007 02
2007 03
Can you please let me know if my thinking is off or if my SQL is wrong, Thank you for your assistance in this matter.
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Hi,
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Source: Sql server
for example:
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i don't want to have scientific notation on the number. I want the result to be 0,00497512437810945. how can i do it?
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/*
Format strings for fractional Numbers and Currency values
Return Values: VARCHAR
Parameters: @n Specifies numeric expression to format.
@sFormat: Specifies one or more format codes that determine how the expression is formatted.
The following table lists the available format codes.
9.000000|00 |09
12.100000|### |12
12345.120000|### ### ###.000|12 345.120
12345.120000|### ### ###.###|12 345.12
12345.120000|$ ### ### ###.000|$ 12 345.120
12345.120000|### ### ###.### $|12 345.12 $
12345.120000|$ ###,###,###.000|$ 12,345.120
12345.120000|### ### ###.000|12 345.120
12345.120000| |12345
1.120000|### ### ###.000|1.120
12.120000|### ### ###.000|12.120
123.120000|### ### ###.000|123.120
1234.120000|### ### ###.000|1 234.120
12345.120000|### ### ###.000|12 345.120
123456.120000|### ### ###.000|123 456.120
1234567.120000|### ### ###.000|1 234 567.120
12345678.120000|### ### ###.000|12 345 678.120
123456789.120000|### ### ###.000|123 456 789.120
1234567890.120000|### ### ###.000|1234 567 890.120
12345678901.120000|### ### ###.000|12345 678 901.120
123456789012.120000|### ### ###.000|123456 789 012.120
*/
CREATE FUNCTION xNumberFormat(@n NUMERIC(38, 4), @sFormat VARCHAR(255))
RETURNS VARCHAR(255) AS
BEGIN
DECLARE @sRet VARCHAR(255), @i TINYINT, @j INT, @nDec TINYINT, @sNumber VARCHAR(255), @cF CHAR(1), @cR CHAR(1), @sE VARCHAR(255), @sX VARCHAR(255)
SELECT @sE = '', @i = LEN(@sFormat)
WHILE @i > 0 AND SUBSTRING(@sFormat, @i, 1) NOT IN ('#', '0') SELECT @sE = SUBSTRING(@sFormat, @i, 1) + @sE, @i = @i -1
SELECT @sFormat = LEFT(@sFormat, @i), @sX = '', @i = 1
WHILE @i < LEN(@sFormat) AND SUBSTRING(@sFormat, @i, 1) NOT IN ('#', '0') SELECT @sX = @sX + SUBSTRING(@sFormat, @i, 1), @i = @i +1
SELECT @sFormat = RIGHT(@sFormat, LEN(@sFormat) - @i + 1)
IF @n = 0 AND CHARINDEX('0', @sFormat) = 0 AND @sE = '' AND @sX = '' RETURN ''
SET @nDec = CHARINDEX('.', @sFormat)
IF @nDec > 0 SET @nDec = LEN(@sFormat) - @nDec
SET @sNumber = RTRIM(LTRIM(STR(@n, 255, @nDec)))
IF @nDec > 0 SET @nDec = @nDec + 1
SET @sRet = RIGHT(@sNumber, @nDec)
IF @nDec > 0
BEGIN
SET @i = 1
WHILE RIGHT(@sRet, 1) = '0' AND SUBSTRING(@sFormat, LEN(@sFormat) - @i + 1, 1) = '#' SELECT @sRet = LEFT(@sRet, LEN(@sRet) - 1), @i = @i + 1
IF @sRet = '.' SET @sRet = ''
END
SELECT @i = @nDec + 1, @j = @nDec + 1
WHILE @i <= LEN(@sFormat) AND @j <= LEN(@sNumber)
BEGIN
SELECT @cF = SUBSTRING(@sFormat, LEN(@sFormat) - @i + 1, 1), @cR = SUBSTRING(@sNumber, LEN(@sNumber) - @j + 1, 1)
IF @cF NOT IN ('#', '0')
IF @j = LEN(@sNumber) AND @n < 0 SET @i = @i + 1 ELSE SELECT @sRet = @cF + @sRet, @i = @i + 1
ELSE
SELECT @sRet = @cR + @sRet, @i = @i + 1, @j = @j +1
END
IF @j <= LEN(@sNumber) SET @sRet = LEFT(@sNumber, LEN(@sNumber) - @j + 1) + @sRet
WHILE @i <= LEN(@sFormat) AND SUBSTRING(@sFormat, @i - @j + 1 , 1) = '0' SELECT @sRet = '0' + @sRet, @i = @i + 1
RETURN @sX + @sRet + @sE
END
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