HI,
I WANT THIS TO PRODUCE EXACT RESULT. (IN SQL SERVER)
SELECT (23 / 233) * 100
THE ANSWER SHOULD COME 9.871244635 OR 9.87
BUT IT RETURNS 0.
I WANT THE PERCENTAGE.
HOW TO HANDLE THIS KIND OF PROBLEM.
IS THERE ANY SET COMMAND FOR IT?
THANKS
T.S.NEGI
Join Bytes!
I can't take full credit for this. I want to share this with Jeff Moden who did the important research for this calculation here.
All I did was just adapting some old code according to the mantissa finding Jeff made and optimized it a little
Some test codeDECLARE@SomeNumber FLOAT,
@BinFloat BINARY(8)
SELECT@SomeNumber = -185.6125,
@BinFloat = CAST(@SomeNumber AS BINARY(8))
SELECT@SomeNumber AS [Original],
CAST(@SomeNumber AS BINARY(8)) AS [Binary],
dbo.fnBinaryFloat2Float(CAST(@SomeNumber AS BINARY(8))) AS [Converted],
@SomeNumber - dbo.fnBinaryFloat2Float(CAST(@SomeNumber AS BINARY(8))) AS [Error]
And here is the code for the function.CREATE FUNCTION dbo.fnBinaryFloat2Float
(
@BinaryFloat BINARY(8)
)
RETURNS FLOAT
AS
BEGIN
DECLARE@Part TINYINT,
@PartValue TINYINT,
@Mask TINYINT,
@Mantissa FLOAT,
@Exponent SMALLINT,
@Bit TINYINT,
@Ln2 FLOAT,
@BigValue BIGINT
SELECT@Part = 1,
@Mantissa = 1,
@Bit = 1,
@Ln2 = LOG(2),
@BigValue = CAST(@BinaryFloat AS BIGINT),
@Exponent = (@BigValue & 0x7ff0000000000000) / EXP(52 * @Ln2)
WHILE @Part <= 8
BEGIN
SELECT@Part = @Part + 1,
@PartValue = CAST(SUBSTRING(@BinaryFloat, @Part, 1) AS TINYINT),
@Mask =CASE WHEN @Part = 2 THEN 8 ELSE 128 END
WHILE @Mask > 0
BEGIN
IF @PartValue & @Mask > 0
SET @Mantissa = @Mantissa + EXP(-@Bit * @Ln2)
SELECT@Bit = @Bit + 1,
@Mask = @Mask / 2
END
END
RETURNSIGN(@BigValue) * @Mantissa * POWER(CAST(2 AS FLOAT), @Exponent - 1023)
END
Thanks again Jeff!
Peter Larsson
Helsingborg, Sweden
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Hi all,
I copied the following code from Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Online (September 2007):
UDF_table.sql:
USE AdventureWorks;
GO
IF OBJECT_ID(N'dbo.ufnGetContactInformation', N'TF') IS NOT NULL
DROP FUNCTION dbo.ufnGetContactInformation;
GO
CREATE FUNCTION dbo.ufnGetContactInformation(@ContactID int)
RETURNS @retContactInformation TABLE
(
-- Columns returned by the function
ContactID int PRIMARY KEY NOT NULL,
FirstName nvarchar(50) NULL,
LastName nvarchar(50) NULL,
JobTitle nvarchar(50) NULL,
ContactType nvarchar(50) NULL
)
AS
-- Returns the first name, last name, job title, and contact type for the specified contact.
BEGIN
DECLARE
@FirstName nvarchar(50),
@LastName nvarchar(50),
@JobTitle nvarchar(50),
@ContactType nvarchar(50);
-- Get common contact information
SELECT
@ContactID = ContactID,
@FirstName = FirstName,
@LastName = LastName
FROM Person.Contact
WHERE ContactID = @ContactID;
SELECT @JobTitle =
CASE
-- Check for employee
WHEN EXISTS(SELECT * FROM HumanResources.Employee e
WHERE e.ContactID = @ContactID)
THEN (SELECT Title
FROM HumanResources.Employee
WHERE ContactID = @ContactID)
-- Check for vendor
WHEN EXISTS(SELECT * FROM Purchasing.VendorContact vc
INNER JOIN Person.ContactType ct
ON vc.ContactTypeID = ct.ContactTypeID
WHERE vc.ContactID = @ContactID)
THEN (SELECT ct.Name
FROM Purchasing.VendorContact vc
INNER JOIN Person.ContactType ct
ON vc.ContactTypeID = ct.ContactTypeID
WHERE vc.ContactID = @ContactID)
-- Check for store
WHEN EXISTS(SELECT * FROM Sales.StoreContact sc
INNER JOIN Person.ContactType ct
ON sc.ContactTypeID = ct.ContactTypeID
WHERE sc.ContactID = @ContactID)
THEN (SELECT ct.Name
FROM Sales.StoreContact sc
INNER JOIN Person.ContactType ct
ON sc.ContactTypeID = ct.ContactTypeID
WHERE ContactID = @ContactID)
ELSE NULL
END;
SET @ContactType =
CASE
-- Check for employee
WHEN EXISTS(SELECT * FROM HumanResources.Employee e
WHERE e.ContactID = @ContactID)
THEN 'Employee'
-- Check for vendor
WHEN EXISTS(SELECT * FROM Purchasing.VendorContact vc
INNER JOIN Person.ContactType ct
ON vc.ContactTypeID = ct.ContactTypeID
WHERE vc.ContactID = @ContactID)
THEN 'Vendor Contact'
-- Check for store
WHEN EXISTS(SELECT * FROM Sales.StoreContact sc
INNER JOIN Person.ContactType ct
ON sc.ContactTypeID = ct.ContactTypeID
WHERE sc.ContactID = @ContactID)
THEN 'Store Contact'
-- Check for individual consumer
WHEN EXISTS(SELECT * FROM Sales.Individual i
WHERE i.ContactID = @ContactID)
THEN 'Consumer'
END;
-- Return the information to the caller
IF @ContactID IS NOT NULL
BEGIN
INSERT @retContactInformation
SELECT @ContactID, @FirstName, @LastName, @JobTitle, @ContactType;
END;
RETURN;
END;
GO
----------------------------------------------------------------------
I executed it in my SQL Server Management Studio Express and I got: Commands completed successfully. I do not know where the result is and how to get the result viewed. Please help and advise.
Thanks in advance,
Scott Chang
HI,
I ran a select * from customers where state ='va', this is the result...
(29 row(s) affected)
The following file has been saved successfully:
C:outputcustomers.rpt 10826 bytes
I choose Query select to a file
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invalid TLV record
Thanks for your help
Ali
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Tables I have are structured as follows:
SHOWS
showID
showTitle
SHOWACCESS
showID
remoteID
VIDEOS
videoDate
showID
SQL is as follows:
SELECT shows.showID AS showID, shows.showTitle AS showTitle,
(SELECT MAX(videos.videoFilmDate) AS vidDate FROM videos WHERE videos.showID = shows.showID)
FROM shows, showAccess
WHERE shows.showID = showAccess.showID
AND showAccess.remoteID=21
ORDER BY vidDate DESC;
I had it ordering by showTitle and it worked fine, but I need it to order by vidDate.
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thanks
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I kept on getting errors, like
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declare @end smalldatetime
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help strange result whan i do this
Code Snippet
SELECT unit_date, unit, ISNULL(NULLIF ((unit + DATEDIFF(mm, GETDATE(), unit_date)) % 4, 0), 4) AS new_unit
FROM dbo.empList
i try to get next unit value to next month
why i get this -1
on date
01/01/2008
1
-1
unit_date unit new_unit
01/02/2008
2
1
01/02/2008
1
4
01/01/2008
1
-1
01/02/2008
1
4
21/01/2008
1
-1
21/01/2008
1
-1
01/02/2008
1
4
TNX
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Regards,
Sam
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Hi,
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Hi there
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"SQLAString = "Insert into InventurDaten (Artikelnummer,Hauptartikelnummer,Auspraegung,Arti kelbezeichnung,Artikeltext1,EDVEingang ,EDVAusgang,InventurmengeEDV) values ('" & ArtNr & "','" & ArtNrT & "','" & AP & "','" & ArtBez & "','" & ArtText & "'," & EDVEingang & "," & EDVAusgang & "," & ArtMenge & ")"
"
where EDVEingang and EDVAusgang are defined as float, no null
Then the programm stops with the following message:
Within the INSERT-Procedure there are less columns then there are Contents in the Value-Clause.
I have to finish the programm until tomorrow morning and don't know what the problem is.
If anybody has an idea, please let me know.
regards
Reiner
When should I choose decimal over float and vice versa?
Mike B
Hi Everyone,
here is a simple SP
Create procedure test
@input float
as
Begin
return @input
ENd
If I execute the following
declare @output float
exec @output=test 1.12121
select @output
why I got 1 not 1.12121?
any idea? How to get the correct result?
Thank you in advance
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(
column1
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select
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column1 is a numeric (28,8) and column2 is float.
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How do I convert the SQLMoney to a float using my datareader?
Right now I have:
cm.CommandText = "SELECT ItemID, Quantity, UnitPrice, Discount FROM tblInvoiceLineItems";
using (SqlDataReader dr = cm.ExecuteReader())
{
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LineItem li = new LineItem();
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What is the difference betwen real and float datatype of SQL server.
Please one exapmle for each.
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Hi
I have only been coding in .Net for about six months, and am not sure if this is a C# problem or an SQL one. I use the Data Access Application Block in my program.
I have two optional fields on my form (RangeFrom and RangeTo). If the user chooses not to enter data into these textboxes(textbox = ""), an entry on the db is created with null values. It works.
But sometimes the user wants to enter 0 as either an upper or lower end of a range. This is where my problem comes in. My program saves 0 as null too.
In my program I do a test on the textboxes and populate two float values in a business object (objQuestion) accordingly, like this:
if (txtrangefrom.Text != "") {
objQuestion.RangeFrom=float.Parse(txtrangefrom.Text);
objQuestion.RangeTo=float.Parse(txtrangeto.Text);
}
else {
objQuestion.RangeFrom=Convert.ToSingle(null);
objQuestion.RangeTo=Convert.ToSingle(null);
}
And this is what my Business object look like. It sets up the parameters and calls the Data Access Application Block to create an entry in my table:
// fieldslist
float cvintRangeFrom;
float cvintRangeTo;
//properties
public float RangeFrom {
get {
return cvintRangeFrom;
}
set {
cvintRangeFrom = value;
}
}
public float RangeTo {
get {
return cvintRangeTo;
}
set {
cvintRangeTo = value;
}
}
// some code deleted for readability....
public int AddOption() {
string cvstrSpName = "addOption";
SqlParameter [] cvstrStoredParams = SqlHelperParameterCache.GetSpParameterSet(gcstrConnectionString, cvstrSpName, true);
//lines deleted for readability...
//check if the optional fields have a value associated with them. if not, assign dbnull.value.
cvstrStoredParams[4].Value=(cvintRangeFrom != Convert.ToSingle(null) ? cvintRangeFrom : (object)DBNull.Value);
cvstrStoredParams[5].Value=(cvintRangeTo != Convert.ToSingle(null) ? cvintRangeTo : (object)DBNull.Value);
//lines deleted for readability...
SqlHelper.ExecuteNonQuery(gcstrConnectionString, CommandType.StoredProcedure, cvstrSpName, cvstrStoredParams);
return(cvintOptionID = Convert.ToInt32(cvstrStoredParams[0].Value));
}
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The thing is, after this method AddOption has been executed, I test the value if the business object's rangefrom (that is where I entered 0) and display it on my form. I still shows a 0, but on my database table it is null!
objQuestion.AddOption();
//txtrangefrom.Text=""; on the next line I test the value in the business object...
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//txtrangeto.Text="";
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Using SQL Server Query Analyzer:
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INSERT INTO MyTable(MyField) VALUES (Round(4.9,2))
SELECT * FROM MyTable
Result = 4.9000000000000004
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