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waterduck
Aged Yak Warrior

982 Posts

Posted - 2009-09-17 : 21:56:56
[code]UPDATE TABLE SET column_varbinary = @column_varbinary = CAST('abc123' AS VARBINARY)[/code]
how could i direct insert the varbinary data to it without converting?By using above statement, 'abc123' will be convert to varbinary again example 'def456'... i would like to insert 'abc123'



Hope can help...but advise to wait pros with confirmation...

Bustaz Kool
Master Smack Fu Yak Hacker

1834 Posts

Posted - 2009-09-18 : 11:59:44

Why don't you want to use the CAST function?

UPDATE TABLE SET column_varbinary = CAST('abc123' AS VARBINARY)



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