Formating Number with leading zeros keeping signs

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Formating Number with leading zeros keeping signs

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sonetav
Starting Member

3 Posts

Posted - 2010-07-27 : 13:21:31

Hello,

I need to format my value with leading zeros but nagtive sign should appear on left side.

For eg -1.00 should be -00001000.

I am using:
replace(right('0000000000' + convert(varchar(10), convert(decimal(9,3), tonnage)), 10), '.', '') tonnage
but the output is 0000-1000

Please help

X002548
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15586 Posts

Posted - 2010-07-27 : 13:29:17

what's the datatype of tonnage, and what does the data look like in the table/ or variable?

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sonetav
Starting Member

3 Posts

Posted - 2010-07-27 : 13:40:30

Database datatype is Decimal(9,2) and actual values in db is -1.00

vijayisonly
Master Smack Fu Yak Hacker

1836 Posts

Posted - 2010-07-27 : 13:44:29

I guess there should a better way, but something like this...

declare @t table (tonnage  decimal(9,2))
insert @t
select '-1.00'
union all select '1.00'
union all select '0.00'

select case when tonnage >= 0 
then replace(right('0000000000' + convert(varchar(10), convert(decimal(9,3), tonnage)), 9), '.', '')  
else replace('-' + right('0000000000' + substring(convert(varchar(10), convert(decimal(9,3), tonnage)),2,10), 9), '.', '') 
end
from @t

Michael Valentine Jones
Yak DBA Kernel (pronounced Colonel)

7020 Posts

Posted - 2010-07-27 : 14:11:14



select
	a.*,
	MyNewNum =
	case when MyNum < 0 then '-' else ' ' end+
	right('0000000000'+convert(varchar(20),abs(MyNum)),10)
from
	( --Test Data
	select MyNum =		-1.00	union all
	select Mynum = 		1.00
	) a

Results:

MyNum MyNewNum    
----- ----------- 
-1.00 -0000001.00
 1.00  0000001.00

(2 row(s) affected)

CODO ERGO SUM

webfred
Master Smack Fu Yak Hacker

8781 Posts

Posted - 2010-07-27 : 14:15:35

If possible then you should do that in your front end.

edit: Don't call me madhi

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sonetav
Starting Member

3 Posts

Posted - 2010-07-27 : 14:42:13

Thank you so much it worked smoothly.

madhivanan
Premature Yak Congratulator

22864 Posts

Posted - 2010-07-28 : 07:04:27

quote:
Originally posted by sonetav

Thank you so much it worked smoothly.

Have you read webfred's reply?

Madhivanan

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