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jfm
Posting Yak Master
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 Posted - 2012-05-24 : 05:05:21
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| HI, I have an error in this query. Any idea why? USE my_databaseALTER TABLE my_tableADD New_column AS ((MONTH(REPARATION_DATE) AS varchar(2)) + '-' + YEAR(REPARATION_DATE) AS varchar(4)))Thanks |
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khtan
In (Som, Ni, Yak)
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Posted - 2012-05-24 : 05:08:54
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you need to use CONVERT() or CAST() to convert it to varcharADD New_column AS (CAST (MONTH(REPARATION_DATE) AS varchar(2)) + '-' + CAST (YEAR(REPARATION_DATE) AS varchar(4)))
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jfm
Posting Yak Master
145 Posts |
Posted - 2012-05-24 : 05:14:08
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Perfect!!!!Thanks so muchquote:
Originally posted by khtan
you need to use CONVERT() or CAST() to convert it to varcharADD New_column AS (CAST (MONTH(REPARATION_DATE) AS varchar(2)) + '-' + CAST (YEAR(REPARATION_DATE) AS varchar(4)))
KH[spoiler]Time is always against us[/spoiler]
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visakh16
Very Important crosS Applying yaK Herder
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Posted - 2012-05-24 : 15:42:39
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| why should you add this column to table itself? I would have stored only base column (REPARATION_DATE) in table and would have done this only at front end to display the data in required format using formatting functions.------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------SQL Server MVPhttp://visakhm.blogspot.com/ |
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madhivanan
Premature Yak Congratulator
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Posted - 2012-05-30 : 05:08:47
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| or use a computed column as part of SELECT statement to have thatMadhivananFailing to plan is Planning to fail |
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VARCHAR + '-' +