Replace and convert varchar to decimal

Hi all
What could be the easiest way to replace and convert varchar(50) to decimal
My string '21 807,00' Need to have it in db as 21807.00
Thanks
AKE

On any version you can use somple convert with replace:
declare @MyStr varchar(10) = '21 807,00'
SELECT CONVERT(decimal(10,2), REPLACE(REPLACE(@MyStr, ',','.'),' ',''))
but if there is a different format and the convert will not work, then you will get error. Therefore it is best (as mentioned) to use TRY_CONVERT on newer server or use Try block on old servers
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Convert varchar to decimal - arithmetic overflow

I'm using SQL Server 2014 and I'm trying to convert data from a staging table over to a production table. I seem to be getting an Arithmetic overflow error converting varchar to numeric on the decimal conversion. I'm sure I've overlooked something with the
syntax of the CONVERT.
This is the staging table:
CREATE TABLE [dbo].[staging_table](
[TimeIndex] [varchar](100) NULL,
[Cluster] [varchar](100) NULL,
[AvgMem] [varchar](100) NULL,
[AvgCPU] [varchar](100) NULL,
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[TotalCPU] [varchar](100) NULL,
[Datacenter] [varchar](100) NULL,
[vCenter] [varchar](100) NULL
) ON [PRIMARY]
This is the prod table I'm moving it to:
CREATE TABLE [dbo].[Clusters](
[ClusterID] [int] IDENTITY(1,1) NOT NULL,
[ClusterName] [varchar](25) NULL,
[DatacenterName] [varchar](25) NULL,
[TimeIndex] [datetime] NULL,
[AvgCPU] [decimal](5, 2) NULL,
[AvgMem] [decimal](5, 2) NULL,
[TotalCPU] [decimal](8, 2) NULL,
[TotalMem] [decimal](8, 2) NULL,
[vCenterID] [int] NULL,
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) ON [PRIMARY]
and here's an example INSERT INTO statement throwing the error:
INSERT INTO [dbo].[Clusters] (ClusterName,DatacenterName,TimeIndex,AvgCPU,AvgMem,TotalCPU,TotalMem,vCenterID)
SELECT SUBSTRING(Cluster,1,25) AS ClusterName,
SUBSTRING(Datacenter,1,25) AS DatacenterName,
CONVERT(datetime,TimeIndex,103) AS TimeIndex,
CONVERT(decimal(5,2),AvgCPU) AS AvgCPU,
CONVERT(decimal(5,2),AvgMem) AS AvgMem,
CONVERT(decimal(8,2),TotalCPU) AS TotalCPU,
CONVERT(decimal(8,2),TotalMemory) AS TotalMem,
'3' FROM [dbo].[staging_table]
Sample data is 0.00 to 100.00 in fields AvgCPU and AvgMem, and TotalCPU and TotalMem usually goes up to about 7 digits with no decimal (eg. 7543253) but could be 8 and although I've never seen a decimal I wouldn't rule it out so decided to account for it.
I assume it's something I've overlooked with the syntax but any ideas would help.
Thanks
Adam

The problem is your precision and scale you are assigning to your decimals.
decimal(5,2) = this is a total of 5 digits, 3 digits for the whole number and 2 for the fractional.
decimal(8,2) = this is a total of 8 digits, 6 digits for the whole number and 2 for the fractional.
So converting a varchar of 7 or 8 digits for TotalCPU or TotalMem will give you an error because your definition will actually only allow for 6 digits of storage. You could test this by doing decimal(8,0) or decimal(10,2) both which will allow for up to
8 whole numbers.
If you are worried about space Sql Server will allocate a set number of bytes for ranges based on the precision (first number in the parenthesis). See this page which explains in detail how much space each range takes up and also further details on
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Checking and Converting binary, octal, decimal, and hex

Hi,
I have a classroom project which will need to validate that data entered in a text is of a certain type with a keyListener, and then convert that value to the other 3 types.
I know character.isDigit will handle the decimal case, and that I can then use Integer.otString methods to convert to binary, octal, and hex, but what about the other cases?
Thanks

OK, this isn't working. If I've already established
that the string entered into, for example, the
integer-only textfield is a valid integer, I should be
able to simply use integer.parseint(s, 2) to convert
it into binary, right?Not exactly. You should be able to use Integer.parseInt(s, 2) to return the result of converting it from binary representation. You appear to think that this affects whatever "s" refers to, which is not the case. Note also, that method returns an int which is the decimal value in question.
When you are thinking of int variables, be careful not to think of them as "decimal" or "binary". They are neither. They are just numbers. "Decimal" and "binary" are text representations of numbers, so those concepts can only be applied to strings.
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If this was Oracle, I would point you at the to_number function, but since you seem to be using MS Sql Server, I suggest you ask in a Microsoft soecufic forum.
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Converting Binary to Decimal

I would like to convert 12 and 32 digit strings into decimal. Is there
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Hi Vinny,
Thanks for the posting Vinny (and Stu). I did figure it out. The
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loop. I can break the array into 1-D arrays and then change this into
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> hmmm, now I don't understand the question, because scan from string
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> %b format surely does take a string like "101101101110" and convert
it to
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and
> the expected result
> - Vinny Recca.
>
> [email protected] wrote:
>
> > I've tried that, but to no success (I first convert the array into a
> > sprea
d sheet string, and then use the scan from string function.
> >
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> > shift register and putting the converted bits into an array that's
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> >
> > The numbers look off. Does Labiew intrinsically change the bits
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> >
> > Thanks.
> >
> > -DG
> >
> > In article <_g3g6.76071$[email protected]>,
> > "Stu McFarlane" wrote:
> > > use the %b format string in the scan from string function (string
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> > > >
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> > > >
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> > > >
> > > >
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Convert hh:mm varchar to decimal

How do I convert varchar hh:mm (127:15) to a decimal (127.25)?
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<strike>
may be just replace
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I want to transfer data from a staging table to another table. The staging table has columns with datatypes I don't always want, and I'm converting them like so:
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I'm taking a course in Java programming and so far its been a great experience. I'm currently stumped on one of my assignments and I am kindly requesting some assistance.
Basically I have to convert a binary entry into its decimal comparison.
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i am working on a development where the selection screen has date and time as select options.
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