CONVERTLENGTH
Updated: 01 December 2008
Use CONVERTLENGTH to convert to and from fathoms, feet, furlongs, inches, meters, miles, nautical miles, pica, points, or yards.
Syntax
SELECT [westclintech].[wct].[CONVERTLENGTH] (
<@Length, float,>
,<@From_scale, nvarchar(4000),>
,<@To_scale, nvarchar(4000),>)
Arguments
@Length
is any real number. @Length is an expression of type float or of a type that can be implicitly converted to float.
@From_scale
is the description of the units @Length is being converted from. @From_scale must be a valid value as specified in area unit representations. @From_scale must be of a data type that is implicitly convertible to varchar.
@To_scale
is the description of the units @Length is being converted to. @To_scale must be a valid value as specified in area unit representations. @To_scale must be of a data type that is implicitly convertible to varchar.
Return Types
float
Remarks
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inches
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in, inch, inches
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feet
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ft, foot, feet
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yards
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yd, yard, yards
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miles
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mi, mile, miles
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nautical miles
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nmi, nautical mile, nautical miles
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furlongs
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fur, furlong, furlongs
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fathoms
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fath, fathom, fathoms
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angstroms
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å, angstrom, angstroms, ångström, ångströms
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picas
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pica, picas, pc
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points
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point, points, pt
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kilometers
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km, kilometer, kilometers, kilometre, kilometres
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hectometers
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hm, hectometer, hectometers, hectometre, hectometres
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decameters
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dam, decameter, decameters, decametre, decametres
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meters
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m, meter, meters, metre, metres
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decimeters
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dm, decimeter, decimeters, decimetre, decimetres
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centimeters
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cm, centimeter, centimeters, centimetre, centimetres
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millimeters
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mm, millimeter, millimeters, millimetre, millimetres
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microns
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µm, micron, microns,
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nanometers
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nm, nanometer, nanometers, nanometre, nanometres
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picometers
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pm, picometer, picometers, picometre, picometres
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femtometers
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fm, femtometer, femtometers, femtometre, femtometres
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attometers
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am, attometer, attometers, attometre, attometres
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zeptometers
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zm, zeptometer, zeptometers, zeptometre, zeptometres
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yoctometers
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ym, yoctometer, yoctometers, yoctometre, yoctometres
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Example
select wct.CONVERTLENGTH(.001, 'in', 'µm')
Here is the result set
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25.4
(1 row(s) affected)