PL/SQL TO_CHAR is an inbuilt function which is used to convert the datetime, interval, and numerical values in the string format. In addition, it converts the various data types like DATE, TIMESTAMP, etc., into the varchar data type. It is one of the important functions used widely by...
How do I use Len in a query? I am trying to run a select query against a table in Access 2007. I want to find out if there are any records if the length of a data value within a field is equal to 3. I have tried everything I can think of. Can it be done within a query...
I need to compare a date that I have converted to a character using the character function: CHAR(YEST2,ISO) (character version of yesterdays date) to an AS400 Date defined as DEC(8,0) also converted to Character. My reference book says that I should be able to use the CHAR function ...
and more to generate useful information that they can use to make decisions about their business. Forecasting trends, generating dashboards, and data analysis are important parts of keeping ahead of the competition. Other SQL users simply want more functionality than the basic SQL queries bring ...
A USE database statement is not allowed in a procedure, function or trigger. A week this year Against a week this time last year in SQL (NOT MDX) A WITH keyword and parenthesis are now required Accent Sensitivity Access Code - DELETE Statement with DISTINCTROW and T-SQL Access Now()...
When the number type in dbeaver is exported to xlsx, it will often exceed 15 bits, and the last few bits will automatically become 0. I need to automatically convert the type to a string like PL/SQL, instead of writing to manually_ char(XXX) eden000208 added feature request wait for ...
The first thing we did was add the$sign to the ARPPU value. Then we add a line with ‘per paying user’ in single quotes and use the||operator to concatenate the string value with the calculated ARPPU value. We don’t recommend formatting the data if you plan to furth...
The decode function can be used in SQL for and IF-THEN-ELSE construction. It's an alternative for the CASE statement which was introduced in Oracle 8. Syntax: decode( expression , compare_value, return_value, [,compare, return_value] ... [,default_return_value] ) ...
Recently, a reader asked me how to sort an alpha numeric field in SQL in natural order. When we have numeric fields, we expect values to be sorted in ordinal order, for example: 1,2,5,7,10,11,15,20,21. However when these numbers are in character field, such as char or varchar,...
For this problem, Microsoft SQL Server has an awesome function called isdate(). If correct time isdate() it give us 1 and for an incorrect time it gives us 0. Then we need to select our table for incorrect rows. CREATE TABLE #test (c1 char(8) NULL) ...