getting the varchar with specific number of digits

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getting the varchar with specific number of digits

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j0sh1984
Starting Member

2 Posts

Posted - 2008-11-25 : 21:46:37

Hi there, Is there a way to get the number with datatype varchar with specific number of digits?

This is the following data
70009488494
70009488242
70009482432
32323
94893

what i want to get is the numbers with 11 digits. I will appreciate your help.

pbguy
Constraint Violating Yak Guru

319 Posts

Posted - 2008-11-25 : 22:46:04

select Col1
from @t
where len(cast(col1 as varchar)) >= 11

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j0sh1984
Starting Member

2 Posts

Posted - 2008-11-25 : 23:03:37

Thank you So much!!!

visakh16
Very Important crosS Applying yaK Herder

52326 Posts

Posted - 2008-11-25 : 23:11:12

better to specify length while casting to varchar see this

http://sqlblogcasts.com/blogs/madhivanan/archive/2007/12/04/column-length-and-data-length.aspx

madhivanan
Premature Yak Congratulator

22864 Posts

Posted - 2008-11-26 : 02:01:58

or

select Col1
from @t
where col1+0 >= 9999999999

Madhivanan

Failing to plan is Planning to fail

webfred
Master Smack Fu Yak Hacker

8781 Posts

Posted - 2008-11-26 : 02:11:49

quote:
Originally posted by madhivanan

or

select Col1
from @t
where col1+0 >= 9999999999

Madhivanan

Failing to plan is Planning to fail

very lazy

No, you're never too old to Yak'n'Roll if you're too young to die.

SwePeso
Patron Saint of Lost Yaks

30421 Posts

Posted - 2008-11-26 : 02:22:26

What happens if some record is 11 characters but has non-numeric content?

SELECT	*
FROM	Table1
WHERE	Col1 LIKE REPLICATE('[0-9]', 11)

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madhivanan
Premature Yak Congratulator

22864 Posts

Posted - 2008-11-26 : 02:30:13

quote:
Originally posted by webfred

quote:
Originally posted by madhivanan

or

select Col1
from @t
where col1+0 >= 9999999999

Madhivanan

Failing to plan is Planning to fail

very lazy

No, you're never too old to Yak'n'Roll if you're too young to die.

Madhivanan

Failing to plan is Planning to fail

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