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DENIZ3E
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56 Posts

Posted - 2005-04-15 : 02:00:55
hý everybody,
I WANT TO VARCHAR CONVERT TO FLOAT BUT...

SELECT CONVERT(FLOAT,REPLACE('P1*100','P1','1000'))

'Server: Msg 8114, Level 16, State 5, Line 1
Error converting data type varchar to float.

jen
Master Smack Fu Yak Hacker

4110 Posts

Posted - 2005-04-15 : 02:20:41
quote:
Originally posted by DENIZ3E

hý everybody,
I WANT TO VARCHAR CONVERT TO FLOAT BUT...

SELECT CONVERT(FLOAT,REPLACE('P1*100','P1','1000'))

'Server: Msg 8114, Level 16, State 5, Line 1
Error converting data type varchar to float.



you're trying to convert '1000*100' to float, no computation is made yet

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