how to select decima precision and scale value from table?

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Hi how to select decimal precision and scale value from table?

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USE DBNAME SELECT column_name 'Column Name',data_type 'Data Type',CHARacter_maximum_length 'Maximum Length',data_decimal(p,s) 'DECIMAL PRECISION',COLUMNPROPERTY (OBJECT_ID(Table_Name),Column_Name,'IsIdentity') as FieldIdentity FROM information_schema.columns WHERE table_name = 'TBNAME' ;

with this if the data type is decimal i want that values also ..how to list .

eg:decimal(4,2)

how to select that precision and scale from table

[edit]Code blocks sorted out - OriginalGriff[/edit]

Posted 23-Jun-11 20:51pm

suryaswathi

Updated 23-Jun-11 20:52pm

OriginalGriff

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Prerak Patel · Accepted Answer · 2011-06-23T21:26:00

Solution 1

What is data_decimal(p,s)?

Check NUMERIC_PRECISION and NUMERIC_SCALE.

Posted 23-Jun-11 21:26pm

Prerak Patel

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suryaswathi 24-Jun-11 4:04am

Hi sir i got it the decimal value....now i am using this query

use regimen SET IDENTITY_INSERT data ON insert into data (firstname,lastname,quantity,rollno) values ('tiGzdrVVzyGzHGEOuRPBYwuFZpKaVYqQbSZYsEHyjRKt','PsqAmzUFTW','62313539.54','03615') SET IDENTITY_INSERT data OFF

to insert

but i got error

Arithmetic overflow error converting varchar to data type numeric.
The statement has been terminated.

what i mad mistake
can u say?

Prerak Patel 24-Jun-11 4:24am

Just try removing single quotes from '62313539.54','03615'
I mean, use 62313539.54,03615 instead.

suryaswathi 24-Jun-11 4:37am

i tried eventhough i got same error

Prerak Patel 24-Jun-11 4:49am

What are datatypes for firstname,lastname,quantity,rollno?

suryaswathi 24-Jun-11 4:44am

is any other way to do this