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vax09
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Posted Thursday, September 20, 2012 9:33 AM
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Write the shortest code that produces results as 1 without using any numbers in the select statement. using sql
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SELECT CAST(634 AS VARCHAR(2))
why it display * in result
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Doesn't use a SELECT statement
Homework?
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SELECT LEN('a')
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SELECT LEN('a')
ha, thats what i came up with
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SELECT CAST(634 AS VARCHAR(2))
why it display * in result
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SELECT CAST(634 AS VARCHAR(2))
why it display * in result
Overflow, you are trying to convert the number 634 to a string but only giving the string 2 characters of space where 3 are needed.
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Someone else also asked this
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SELECT CAST(634 AS VARCHAR(2))
why it display * in result
String truncation.
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