convert varchar to bigint getting error

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hi,

when i convert the varchar column to bigint it shows arithmetic overflow conversion
error , please help me how to convert a varchar column to bigint

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Ramesh.m

Posted 12-Dec-12 0:15am

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Updated 12-Dec-12 0:20am

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choudhary.sumit · Answer 1 · 2012-12-12T00:39:00

Solution 1

have a look at this:
arithmetic-overflow-error-converting-expression-to-data-type-int[^]

Posted 12-Dec-12 0:39am

choudhary.sumit

Aarti Meswania · Answer 2 · 2012-12-12T00:58:00

bigint allow range...

-9223372036854775808 through 9223372036854775807

so, you have larger value so,it will give this error

you can use numeric datatype as below...

SQL

select convert(numeric(38,0),'9999999999999999999')

note: 38 is max digits limit for numeric datatype

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