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arkiboys
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Posted - 08/07/2012 :  10:50:32  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Hi,
Why can I only enter an integer here and not a float?
Note that I would like to have the "into" statement
so that the table is built.
Thanks

select
ID,
name,
figure = null
into ##tbltest
from
tblMain

update ##tbltest set figure = 123.54

select * from ##tbltest
drop table ##tbltest

robvolk
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Posted - 08/07/2012 :  11:11:21  Show Profile  Visit robvolk's Homepage  Reply with Quote
select ID, name, figure = cast(null as float)
into ##tbltest
from tblMain
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arkiboys
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Posted - 08/07/2012 :  11:35:55  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
thanks
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madhivanan
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Posted - 08/16/2012 :  10:43:25  Show Profile  Send madhivanan a Yahoo! Message  Reply with Quote
It is because the default DATATYPE is INT unless if it is converted differently
http://beyondrelational.com/modules/2/blogs/70/posts/10982/default-datatype-of-null.aspx

Madhivanan

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