Rounding up in oracle 9i

Question

Dear all;
I am looking for the best way to round up in all cases. In otherwords, if the result is 2.3333333 then it would round up to 3, or if the result is just 0.5, it should just round up to 1 or if the result is 1.1, it should round up to 2, the decimal place shouldnt matter. all help will greatly be appreciated.

Answer 1

Have a look at the CEIL function:
SQL> select ceil(2.333333) from dual;
      CEIL(2.333333)
                   3
SQL> select ceil(0.5) from dual;
           CEIL(0.5)
                   1
SQL> select ceil(1.1) from dual;
           CEIL(1.1)
                   2
SQL> select ceil(3) from dual;
             CEIL(3)
                   3
SQL> select ceil(-3.1) from dual;
          CEIL(-3.1)
                  -3
SQL> select ceil(-2.9) from dual;
          CEIL(-2.9)
                  -2