Hey guys solve decimal issue in SQL.

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SQL-Server-2005

I write this query

select hours*rate from expenses

hour = numeric(18,2)
rate = numeric(18,1)

I get result: 18.000
27.897
23.560
45.670

But i need only 2 digit after decimal (e.g 23.89). And i dnt want to change in data type. Anybody knows that how can i solve this by sql query.

Posted 15-Jun-12 1:14am

Mas11

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Solution 1

Hello,
Try ROUND function ...

select round((hours*rate),2) from expenses..

NB: Please confirm the syntax

Regards
Sebastian

Posted 15-Jun-12 1:18am

Sebastian T Xavier

Updated 15-Jun-12 1:19am

v3

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Mas11 15-Jun-12 7:27am

Thanks for reply..

Sandeep Mewara 15-Jun-12 11:51am

Yep. 5!

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Manas Bhardwaj · Accepted Answer · 2012-06-15T01:19:00

Solution 2

Something like this:

SQL

SELECT CAST(ROUND(27.897, 2, 1) as DECIMAL(18,2))

Look at documentation for ROUND[^].

Posted 15-Jun-12 1:19am

Manas Bhardwaj

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Mas11 15-Jun-12 7:27am

Thanks a lot Manas, It worked..

Manas Bhardwaj 15-Jun-12 7:30am

Glad it helped :)

VJ Reddy 15-Jun-12 7:28am

Good answer. 5!

Manas Bhardwaj 15-Jun-12 7:30am

thx!

Espen Harlinn 15-Jun-12 8:30am

5'ed!

Manas Bhardwaj 15-Jun-12 8:33am

thx!

Sandeep Mewara 15-Jun-12 11:50am

Correct. 5!

Manas Bhardwaj 15-Jun-12 17:07pm

thanks Sandeep!