formatting

[csupriest]

I want to format results in my query.
I want the length to be 6.
If its 5 in length I want to add a zero at the end
If the value is 4 in length I want to add a leading zero and a zero at the end.

Does some have an example of this.
Thanks

Select number from table

results "number":
2534
2521
15556
25111

I want the result to be:
025340
025210
155560
251110

 

[bborissov]

Isn't it a job for your front end?

DECLARE @test TABLE (results int)
INSERT INTO @Test VALUES (2534)
INSERT INTO @Test VALUES (2521)
INSERT INTO @Test VALUES (15556)
INSERT INTO @Test VALUES (25111)

SELECT RIGHT('000000'+LEFT(CAST(Results*10000 as varchar(10)),5),6) FROM @Test

But this code is valid if you don't have 6 or more digits value.

Borislav Borissov
VFP9 SP2, SQL Server

 

[csupriest]

This is for a backend process. This seems to work but not for values that are 5 in length

example 25111

need it to be: 251110

 

[DaveInIowa]

How about?

;WITH t AS (
SELECT Number, CAST(Number AS VARCHAR) String
  FROM (VALUES (2534), (2521), (15556), (25111), (123456)) v(Number)
)

SELECT *,
       CASE LEN(String)
	  WHEN 4 THEN '0' + String + '0'
	  WHEN 5 THEN String + '0'
	  ELSE String
       END FormattedString
  FROM t

 

[Olaf Doschke]

>This is for a backend process
Where does this end in? In a report? In generated data?
A report IS a frontend thing, even when reporting services are used. Output formatting is a feature there, which doesn't need the crappy string functionalities T-SQL only offers.
And if this data ends in more generated data in a backend, the need to format it that way would just delay to anywhere it will be shown or printed.

Besides left AND right padding is very unusual.

Bye, Olaf.

 

[johnherman]

Numbers, in relational databases, do not have leading zeros. When you add leading zeros, you are creating a string or character or varchar variable. what's wrong with DaveInIowa's solution? Seems straightforward and accurate.

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