How to convert float having exponential to decimal(18,2) in sqlserver

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I want convert 1.28883736305216E+306 to decimal(18,2)

Posted 5-Aug-15 0:38am

manish.communityhub

Updated 5-Aug-15 0:39am

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[no name] 5-Aug-15 7:00am

SELECT CAST (1.28883736305216E+306 AS DECIMAL(18,2))
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Msg 8115, Level 16, State 6, Line 2
Arithmetic overflow error converting float to data type numeric.

Can you imagine why?

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Kornfeld Eliyahu Peter · Answer 1 · 2015-08-05T01:11:00

The scientific notation you used, means that the number has 307! significant digits (actually all digits BEFORE the decimal point are significant)...
A decimal type can hold up to a maximum of 38 digits[^] BEFORE the decimal point, so the maximum of the E value is 38!!!
For that a float with E value of 306 can not be converted to decimal!!!

Suket shah · Answer 2 · 2015-08-05T01:26:00

Solution 2

It's Not possible to convert into the decimal try to display in float only.

If you want to get more idea see below link:

http://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic1233290-391-1.aspx[^]

Posted 5-Aug-15 1:26am

Suket shah