Convert sql_Varient to integers

Question

i want to convert the Server_Name value from actual server name to 1 or 2 based on output, which i am already able to do in the code below,now i want to convert the data type of column "Server_Name" to integer after updating the values to 1 or 2please assist.alter procedure ACtiveClusterNodeAOHC
AS
IF OBJECT_ID('tempdb..#tempvarienttype') IS NOT NULL
DROP TABLE ACtiveClusterNodeAOHC
create table #tempvarienttype(
Server_Name sql_variant
insert INTO #tempvarienttype
select ComputerName=SERVERPROPERTY('ComputerNamePhysicalNetBIOS')
update #tempvarienttype
set Server_Name=case
when server_Name='DBAOHC01A' then 1
when Server_Name='DBAOHC02A' then 2
end
select * from #tempvarienttype
exec ACtiveClusterNodeAOHC
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Answer 1

create one more column in your temporary table with integer datatype and update that column based on the value of servername column.
You can select that column instead of select * from
You wont have to convert then.
create table #tempvarienttype(
Server_Name sql_variant,
serverid int
insert INTO #tempvarienttype
select ComputerName=SERVERPROPERTY('ComputerNamePhysicalNetBIOS')
update #tempvarienttype
set serverid =case
when server_Name='DBAOHC01A' then 1
when Server_Name='DBAOHC02A' then 2
end
select serverid from #tempvarienttype
alternatively you can use this approach as well
declare @var sql_variant
declare @value int
set @var = SERVERPROPERTY('ComputerNamePhysicalNetBIOS')
if @var = 'DBAOHC01A'
set @value = 1
else if @var = 'DBAOHC02A'
set @value =2
select @value
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