how to get substring for int datatype

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districtid

2901
2906
2907

output

01
06
07

datatype is int

i tryed

select(substring(districtid,3,4) from tablename

but i am getting datatype error

can any one can suggest me.

Posted 3-Jan-13 18:12pm

Salt Pepper

Updated 3-Jan-13 19:20pm

Aarti Meswania

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Sandeep Mewara 4-Jan-13 0:28am

What datatype is 'districtid' in database?

Further, what error you get?

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Aarti Meswania · Answer 1 · 2013-01-03T19:22:00

Solution 2

This way...

SQL

select right(convert(varchar,districtid) ,2) 
FROM tablename

Happy Coding!
:)

Posted 3-Jan-13 19:22pm

Aarti Meswania

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__TR__ 4-Jan-13 1:26am

+5

Aarti Meswania 4-Jan-13 1:30am

Thank you!
:)

jayantbramhankar · Answer 2 · 2013-01-03T18:20:00

Solution 1

Try,

SQL

SELECT districtid % 100 AS id
    FROM tablename

Posted 3-Jan-13 18:20pm

jayantbramhankar

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Sandeep Mewara 4-Jan-13 0:29am

This would depend on the datatype of the column.

Salt Pepper 4-Jan-13 1:14am

ya i tryed ur query SELECT districtid % 100 AS id
FROM tablename this i getting output
1
6
7
but i need output
01
05
06

that dist id is int datatype

__TR__ · Answer 3 · 2013-01-03T19:25:00

Solution 3

Try

SQL

SELECT SUBSTRING(CAST(districtid AS VARCHAR),3,4) AS Output FROM TableName

Posted 3-Jan-13 19:25pm

__TR__