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chris_cs
Posting Yak Master
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 Posted - 2010-11-26 : 08:57:58
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| I'm sure this is really simple, but if I use the following why do I get 0?select (50 / 200) * 100I'd expect to see 25 |
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chris_cs
Posting Yak Master
223 Posts |
Posted - 2010-11-26 : 09:02:50
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| Managed to figure this out althought it seems a bit strange to have to do this:select convert(decimal(18,2),(1.0 * 50/200 * 100)) |
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nigelrivett
Master Smack Fu Yak Hacker
3385 Posts |
Posted - 2010-11-26 : 09:03:27
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| integer arithmetic - both ints so result is truncated to inttryselect (50 / 200) * 100.0orselect 1.0 * (50 / 200) * 100==========================================Cursors are useful if you don't know sql.SSIS can be used in a similar way.Beer is not cold and it isn't fizzy. |
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madhivanan
Premature Yak Congratulator
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chris_cs
Posting Yak Master
223 Posts |
Posted - 2010-11-26 : 11:24:10
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| Thanks for the info guys! |
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Working out percentage