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JP
7/2/2006 10:38:02 PM

sql server programming: Hi,

Is there any alternative function for to_char in sql server 2005(T-SQL) that
converts numeric to character in the specified format?

to_char(5,'09')
will result in 05 (in oracle)

to_char(10,'09')
will result in 10 (in oracle)

Thanks

RE: alternative function for to_char in sql server

Omnibuzz
7/2/2006 11:04:02 PM

You dn't have a direct function.
Maybe you can use something like this

declare @a int ,@no_of_digits int

set @a = 10 -- value
set @no_of_digits = 2 -- No of digits you want to have in the final string

select right(replicate('0',@no_of_digits) + cast(@a as
varchar(30)),@no_of_digits)

Hope this helps.
--
-Omnibuzz (The SQL GC)

http://omnibuzz-sql.blogspot.com/

Re: alternative function for to_char in sql server

Uri Dimant
7/3/2006 8:57:12 AM

JP
No, there isn't

DECLARE @c AS INT
SET @c=9

SELECT CASE WHEN LEN(@c)=1 THEN '0'+ CAST(@c AS VARCHAR(2))
ELSE CAST(@c AS VARCHAR(2)) END

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