CONVERTTEMP
Updated: 01 December 2008
Use CONVERTTEMP to convert to and from Celsius, Fahrenheit, Kelvin, or Rankine.
Syntax
SELECT [westclintech].[wct].[CONVERTTEMP] (
<@Temperature, float,>
,<@From_scale, nvarchar(4000),>
,<@To_scale, nvarchar(4000),>)
Arguments
@Temperature
is any real number. @Temperature 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 @Temperature 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 @Temperature 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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Celsius
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C
|
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Kelvin
|
K
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Fahrenheit
|
F
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Rankine
|
R
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Example
select wct.CONVERTTEMP(100, 'C', 'F')
Here is the result set
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212
(1 row(s) affected)