How to implement a modulus function in SQL 7.0

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How to implement a modulus function in SQL 7.0

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Posted - 2002-06-24 : 09:08:48

Nuvera writes "I want to divide a number lets say 25 with 6. Keeping the integer part and discarding the fraction. Usually one can do this with MOD() but so far i have not been able to find this in SQL 7.0
Any Suggesstions!!"

robvolk
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Posted - 2002-06-24 : 09:10:03

Use the modulo operator % in SQL:

SELECT 25 % 6 --returns 1

nivaskhan
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Posted - 2002-06-24 : 09:54:22

you can also use FLOOR

SELECT FLOOR(25 % 6)

If u wanted it to be rounded off
u can use CEILING()

Regards,
Nivas

robvolk
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Posted - 2002-06-24 : 10:33:07

FLOOR or CEILING won't affect the modulo operation at all, there's no need to use either one of them. Also, 25 and 6 are both integers so there's nothing to round off.

nivaskhan
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Posted - 2002-06-24 : 11:31:49

"I want to divide a number lets say 25 with 6. Keeping the integer part and discarding the fraction"

Modulo will give the remainder part of the division
and not the integer part .

Since the requiment is only the Integer Part of the division
Floor() will give u the Integer Part Of the Division

SELECT FLOOR(25/6)
OR
SELECT CONVERT(INT,25/6)

Regards,
Nivas

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