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SQL data manipulation

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  • 11-01-2011 12:13pm
    #1
    CountingCrows
    Registered Users Posts: 1,830 ✭✭✭


    I have a SQL statement, INSERT INTO.. (SELECT FROM...) which transfers information between two tables. Issue I have is that in the Source table the VAT column contains data in the format .21, .135 etc but in the target column I want the data in the format 21, 13.5 or (21.00, 13.50) etc.

    Both Source & Target columns are numeric, I've attempted to look at this in two ways;

    Can I format the data correctly as part of the INSERT INTO statement or
    Can I format the data post import with an UPDATE statement.

    Haven't come up with a solution either way. Is this possible with the limited amount of built in SQL (2008) functions?


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    komodosp
    Registered Users Posts: 1,657 ✭✭✭komodosp


    Can you not just add another statement to run afterwards:

    UPDATE newtable set VAT = VAT * 100

    ??


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    CountingCrows
    Registered Users Posts: 1,830 ✭✭✭CountingCrows


    komodosp wrote: »
    Can you not just add another statement to run afterwards:

    UPDATE newtable set VAT = VAT * 100

    ??

    Ah FFS!!! Can't see the wood from the tress - thanks.


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    kayos
    Registered Users Posts: 2,494 ✭✭✭kayos


    CountingCrows wrote: »
    I have a SQL statement, INSERT INTO.. (SELECT FROM...) which transfers information between two tables. Issue I have is that in the Source table the VAT column contains data in the format .21, .135 etc but in the target column I want the data in the format 21, 13.5 or (21.00, 13.50) etc.

    Both Source & Target columns are numeric, I've attempted to look at this in two ways;

    Can I format the data correctly as part of the INSERT INTO statement or
    Can I format the data post import with an UPDATE statement.

    Haven't come up with a solution either way. Is this possible with the limited amount of built in SQL (2008) functions?

    Ahhhhh multiply by 100 as your inserting... 
    INSERT
   TableA
   (VAT)
SELECT 
   VAT * 100 
FROM 
   TableB


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    mwrf
    Registered Users Posts: 523 ✭✭✭mwrf


    CountingCrows wrote: »
    Haven't come up with a solution either way. Is this possible with the limited amount of built in SQL Server (2008) functions?

    FYP
    Sorry, Gets my goat


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    amen
    Registered Users Posts: 2,781 ✭✭✭amen


    Is this possible with the limited amount of built in SQL (2008) functions

    what sort of statement is this? SQL 2008 most likely has all the statements you will ever need.
    What exactly can't you do in SQL 2008 that you can do in the other databases that you have extensive experience of?


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    CountingCrows
    Registered Users Posts: 1,830 ✭✭✭CountingCrows


    amen wrote: »
    what sort of statement is this? SQL 2008 most likely has all the statements you will ever need.
    What exactly can't you do in SQL 2008 that you can do in the other databases that you have extensive experience of?

    Problem is solved (see above) and was very basic. Until I saw the light I thought I would have to use string function to find the decimal point and then perform a calculation.


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