Could someone explain to me what the best practices are for using these three data types? (i.e. when to use them). I thought this would be a simple answer to find, but after looking through books on line, and this forum, I have still not found the answer. Can anyone help?
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View 3 Replies View RelatedUsing the following script...
create table a
( policy_id int not null,
amount smallmoney not null);
insert a values (1, 100.0);
select policy_id, sum(amount) sum_amount
into b
from a
group by policy_id;
Why is the datatype, of column sum_amount in table b, money rather than smallmoney?
Hello all,
I have two values (1.0 and 0.50 that need to be saved into SQL Server 2005 as numeric values. My issue is that when I try to save 0.5 to the table it is rounded up to 1.0. I checked the Stored Procedures and it looks good there. I tried the datatypes decimal (2, 1) and small money but both cause the value to round. Can anyone help me save the value as 0.5 to the table?
Thanks in advance!
Hello all...
I am new to SQL 7, and am having trouble with the money and smallmoney data-types. When I pull data from these columns, it has four decimal places, and I need only two (four is screwing the perl code up). What do I do now?
All help much appreciated!
I have a table with a money field that had previously been running calculation and storing the data into the database's money field. Since this field supports 4 decimal places, it was storing 4 decimal places worth of data. I have since cleaned up my insert routine to round everything up to two decimal places and it only inserts the rounded values. I now have to go back and update the old data with the two decimal place rule. How would I go about doing this?
OLD---------------------------NEW
15.1456 ================ 15.15
4.1328 ================== 4.13
5.16 =================== 5.16
What significant difference is there between the two data types when we are indeed dealing with monetary values (other than being able to set the precision and scale)?
Is there a performance gain from one over the other? Are there administrative-related concerns that should force someone to choose one over the other? Are there any concerns of the MONEY data type being sunsetted by Microsoft anytime in the near future?
Can someone please help me out here?
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I was referring to "fields" in the first sentence when it should've been "data types".
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Hi
I have an SQL search that is converting two values to type money. I want it to show two digits after the decimal point but am getting inconsistent results. The first value is as follows:
tblInventoryItem.itemcost as originalcost (the column is datatype money)
This displays correctly i.e. 2000.00 or 150.70 etc
The second value is this:
tblInventoryItem.itemcost + tblUpgrades.ItemCost as totalcostincupgr (both columns are datatype money)
But this displays as 2000 or 150.7
How can I get the second value to show two decimal places even when the digits are zeros?
Thanks!
Hi,
The default number of decimal points for 'money' data type is 4. Can I change it as 6?
Eg 120.123456
Thanks!
I have a field in a database which is a datatype Money. When I run a select query the data is coming back with 4 decimal places like 100.0000 but I only want 2 decimal places like 100.00.
Anyone know how to get this?
macca
Please Help me ...
How to set Money datatype decimal field with example .
I have a table in SQL 2005 with a field that has a value of type 'money'. When values are added, the field has 4 decimal places. Is there a way that I can make it only have 2 decimal places right away? Thanks!!!
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View 4 Replies View RelatedHappy Friday!
A while since I have posted a question, and this one is probably real easy.
I am trying to store numeric values from a php form in MSSQL 2000 database. However, the columns are set to float and if the value is 1.00, when entered into the table it is saved as 1
If I change the column type to money, the query fails, with an error message of conversion of datatype varchar to datatype money statement terminated.
anybody know what I need to do? do I need to do something in my query to specify that this is NOT varchar data?
I have a special need in a view for a money column to look like money and still be a money datatype. So I need it to look like $100.00 (prefered) or 100.00(can make work).
If I convert like this '$' + CONVERT (NVARCHAR(12), dbo.tblpayments.Amount, 1) it is now a nvarchar and will not work for me.
How can I cast so it is still money? by default the entries look like 100.0000.
They must remain a money datatype.
I have a table for products and the price field is smallmoney data type. When I view the data stored it shows it with millionths. How do I get it to store only hundredths?
View 2 Replies View Relatedusing SQL2000, table has a field defined as 'smallmoney'. This is being populated from a text file that has two digits after the decimal -> 56.50
I was trying to use cast and convert going in but no luck, as near as I can determine they only work on output.
So the question is : how can I get string data into smallmoney. Otherwise I have to redefined the field as a varchar or decimal
Comments?
Thanks
RK
whenever i add values in my price column, it automatically put 4 decimal places. how will i limit to 2 decimal places of this smallmoney datatype?
View 4 Replies View RelatedHello,
I am having a problem with a stored procedure and inserting money value into a smallmoney field. I have tried a few different lines but still get errors. This is a sample of the code below and the problem is with the MenuCost and converting a string to smallmoney. I am not having any luck with. Thanks inadvance for any advice.
Gary
Dim MenuName As String = txtName.Text
Dim MenuDescription As String = txtDescription.Text
Dim MenuCatId As String = DropDownList2.DataValueField
Dim MenuTypeId As String = DropDownList1.DataValueField
Dim MenuCost As String = txtCost.Text
Dim ConnectionString As String = fdfadsfdsfasdfsdfsdf
Dim CommandText3 As String = "ins_MenuItem"
Dim myConnection3 As New SqlConnection(ConnectionString)
Dim myCommand3 As New SqlCommand(CommandText3, myConnection3)
Dim workParam As New SqlParameter()
myCommand3.CommandType = CommandType.StoredProcedure
With myCommand3.Parameters
.Add("@MenuName", SqlDbType.Varchar, 150, MenuName)
.Add("@MenuDescription", SqlDbType.Text, MenuDescription)
.Add("@MenuCatId", SqlDbType.Int, MenuCatId)
.Add("@MenuTypeId", SqlDbType.Int, MenuTypeId)
'.Add("@MenuCost", SqlDbType.SmallMoney,4,System.Data.SqlTypes.SqlMoney.Parse(MenuCost))
'.Add("@MenuCost", SqlDbType.SmallMoney,4, Convert(MenuCost AS Varchar))
'.Add("@Amount", SqlDbType.SmallMoney,4,System.Data.SqlTypes.SqlMoney.Parse(Amount))
'.Add("@MenuCost", SqlDbType.SmallMoney,4,System.Data.SqlTypes.SqlMoney.Parse(MenuCost))
End With
myConnection3.Open()
the placeholder approach works nicely with an insert statement and I've tried it with an update statement but keep getting an error. This is the current code:
Var1 = strArray(1)
Var2 = strArray(2)
Var3 = (strArray(3)
Cmd.CommandText = "UPDATE WBS.dbo.pludec38 SET PLU = ?, SET Dscrpt1 = ?, SET Price = ?"
Cmd.Parameters.Refresh
Cmd.Parameters(0) = Var1
Cmd.Parameters(1) = Var2
Cmd.Parameters(2) = Var3
Cmd.Execute
The error occurs at or near the refresh stmt. What am I doing that is causing this? And what is the difference between this and the insert. The insert uses the parameters block without choking.
Thanks
RK
Hi
My ticket engine stores values in varchar. The sql db-field that
corresponds was created as smallmoney.
The below statement works for conversion of "leavedays" if the given
value is entered without any decimal places (E.G. 4)
As soon as a user enters a value that includes decimal places (E.G.
4.5) the conversion will not work. In this case the value 4.5 is
rounded to 5.
What do i have to do to convert the value as it is entered by the user?
Thanks in advance
t.
Statement:
INSERT INTO leavereq (mitarbeiter, startdate, enddate, leavedays,
remainingdays, approvedby, approvedon) SELECT {0} , convert(datetime,
{1}) , convert(datetime, {2}), convert(numeric, {3}), convert(numeric,
{4}),{5}, getdate()
DDL for concerned database:
CREATE TABLE [dbo].[leavereq] (
[mitarbeiter] char(50) COLLATE SQL_Latin1_General_CP1_CI_AS NULL,
[startdate] datetime NULL,
[enddate] datetime NULL,
[leavedays] smallmoney NULL,
[remainingdays] smallmoney NULL,
[approvedon] datetime NULL,
[approvedby] char(50) COLLATE SQL_Latin1_General_CP1_CI_AS NULL
)
ON [PRIMARY]
GO
what i understand if if the data field is integer or money, not string, then i need to do a convert(datatype, value) in the insert but how come its still not working INSERT INTO [Product] ([Title], [Description], [Processor], [Motherboard], [Chipset], [RAM], [HDD], [OpticalDrive], [Graphics], [Sound], [Speakers], [LCD], [Keyboard], [Mouse], [Chassis], [PSU], [Price]) VALUES (@Title, @Description, @Processor, @Motherboard, @Chipset, @RAM, @HDD, @OpticalDrive, @Graphics, @Sound, @Speakers, @LCD, @Keyboard, @Mouse, @Chassis, @PSU, convert(smallmoney, @Price))
View 1 Replies View RelatedI am working with a legacy SQL server database from SQL Server 2000. I noticed that in some places that they use decimal data types, that I would normally think they should be using integer data types. Why is this does anyone know?
Example: AutomobileTypeId (PK, decimal(10,0), not null)
I am creating a table on SQL Server. One of the columns in this new table contains whole integer as wells as decimal values (i.e. 4500 0.9876). I currently have this column defined as Decimal(12,4). This adds 4 digits after the decimal point to the whole integers. Is there a data type that will have the decimal point only for decimal values and no decimal point for the whole integers?
View 2 Replies View RelatedHello.
My database stores the decimals in Spanish format; "," (comma) as decimal separator.
I need to convert decimal nvarchar values (with comma as decimal separator) as a decimal or int.
Any Case using CAST or CONVERT, For Decimal or Int gives me the following error:
Error converting data type varchar to numeric
Any knows how to resolve.
Or any knows any parameter or similar, to indicate to the Cast or Convert, that the decimal separator is a comma instead a dot.
Hello!
I would like to cast (convert) data type decimal(24,4) to
decimal(21,4). I could not do this using standard casting function
CAST(@variable as decimal(21,4)) or CONVERT(decimal(21,4),@variable)
because of the following error: "Arithmetic overflow error converting
numeric to data type numeric." Is that because of possible loss of the
value?
Thanks for giving me any advice,
Ziga
I wanted to convert a dataset from vb.net (2.0) to an .XLS file, by MS Jet. My national standard is using decimal commas, not decimal points for numbers signing the beginning of decimal places.
But the MS Jet Engine uses decimal point,in default. Therefore, in the Excel file only string formatted cells can welcome this data, not number formatted.
How can I solve or get around this problem? (with jet if it possible)
iviczl
I'd like to convert a Decimal value into a string so that the entireoriginal value and length remains intact but there is no decimal point.For example, the decimal value 6.250 is selected as 06250.Can this be done?
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I am designing some reports for a German branch of my company and need to replace decimal point with a comma and the thousand comma seperator with a decimal point.
e.g.
‚¬1,500,123.00 to ‚¬1.500.123,00
Is there a property that I can change in the report designer to allow this to happen or is this something I need to convert in a Stored Proc.
Any help would be much appreciated
Thanks!
I need to store decimal values: decimal(20,15) in my SQL Server 2005 database.
I load data from flat file, convert it using Data Conversion Task to decimal(with scale: 15) and try to save it using OLE DB Destination.
It works fine for 4 digits after the decimal (like 1.1234), but always failes for more than 4 digits (1.12345).
Is the decimal limited to scale 4 ???
Thank you for your help!
Anna
Hi,
I am having a file in which amount fields are given in a Packed Decimal format. Can anyone suggest me how I can read this data element from the file and convert it into SQL decimal datatype.
File is a fixed length. All the amount fields are given in Packed Decimal Format and rest of the fields are given in text format.
How can i identify and convert only those packed decimals using SQL/.Net.
Example : a row in a file that has some packed decimals
158203508540188236252EUR20BZK0030 Å“&
20060715 0001010100010101
Please help!
Thanks
Mirudhu
Hi,I'm having some trouble with my asp.net page and my sql database. What I'm trying to do is allow the user to upload an number to the database, the number is a money amount like 2.00 (£2.00) or 20.00(£20.00). I've tried using money and smallmoney datatypes but the numbers usually end up looking like this in the database...I enter 2.00 and in the database it looks like 2.00000, and even if I enter the information directly into the database I get the same results. I'm not going to be using big numbers with lots of decimal places like this 1000,000,0000. Can anyone help me? All I want is to know what to set the value to on my aspx page and what setting to set the field to in my database, I'd just like two pound to appear as 2.00. any help would be great.
I'm using Microsoft Visual Web Developer 2005 Express Edition and Microsoft SQL Server 2005 if that helps.
Thanks.