setting data type of column in query

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setting data type of column in query

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broborg
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Posted - 2008-10-01 : 23:53:47

Hi all -

In a 'Select..Into' query I'm setting up a few columns as placeholders to be filled in later. If I have as part of my select statement 'Null as ColumnName', the new column is set by default to be an integer type. If I want to put a date in it, I've got a problem. Is there a syntax for setting the data type in the select statement?

Thanks much,

Tricia

visakh16
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52326 Posts

Posted - 2008-10-02 : 03:14:39

yup. use cast

SELECT othercolumns,
       CAST(NULL AS datetime) AS datecolumn,
       CAST(NULL AS varchar(12)) AS varcharclumn,
       CAST(NULL AS Numeric(10,2)) AS Numericcolumn,...
INTO #NewTable
FROM SOurce

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