wct.FRAC2DEC
Updated: 30 April 2009
Use wct.FRAC2DEC to convert a fraction, as text, to a numeric value.
Syntax
SELECT [wctString].[wct].[FRAC2DEC] (
<@Frac, nvarchar(4000),>)
Arguments
@Frac
is the fraction value, as text, to be evaluated. The @Frac argument can be of data types that are implicitly convertible to nvarchar or ntext.
Return Types
float
Remarks
· FRAC2DEC always returns the floating point value of the fraction.
Examples
select wct.FRAC2DEC('355/113')
This produces the following result
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3.14159292035398
(1 row(s) affected)
select 355/113
This produces the following result
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3
(1 row(s) affected)
select cast(355 as float)/cast(113.00 as float)
This produces the following result
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3.14159292035398
(1 row(s) affected)