left, right and %

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  • Hrm, why did I do left 4!

    Ronald HensbergenHelp us, help yourself... Post data so we can read and use it: http://www.sqlservercentral.com/articles/Best+Practices/61537/-------------------------------------------------------------------------2+2=5 for significant large values of 2

  • excellent question using left and right and the modulus sign .only problem remember to take the remainder for the answer not the amount left after a divide to a whole integer

  • Nice question. One thing would have made it harder: having a fake string conversion error as an option. Honestly, I did not know that LEFT does an implicit conversion, but because there was no error as a choice, I figured it would convert correctly and then was able to work out the right - or should I say correct - answer.

    So I'm happy that I got the correct answer, but I'm not happy that I didn't know about the implicit conversion. I suppose I should be happy, though, because that means that there is always more to learn with SQL Server! :w00t:

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  • webrunner (4/21/2009)


    ...One thing would have made it harder: having a fake string conversion error as an option...

    I think that would have made the question worth the 2 points assigned to it. Not sure why a simple question like this is worth 2 points without it.

  • Chris Harshman (4/21/2009)


    webrunner (4/21/2009)


    ...One thing would have made it harder: having a fake string conversion error as an option...

    I think that would have made the question worth the 2 points assigned to it. Not sure why a simple question like this is worth 2 points without it.

    It was pay back for yesterday's question. Thanks Steve.

  • Implicit conversion to/from strings? I would have expected an error. But, since that wasn't a choice, I calc'd it and came up with the answer. It's always nice to learn something new.

  • I got the right and left part, I even figured it would convert as needed. What I couldn't do, was remember how Modulo worked. For some reason I thought to myself: 10 goes into 68 6 times, that must be correct. Then I got it wrong and immediately knew where I failed 🙁

  • I put this as two as I thought it was slightly more interesting, and required more thought, than lots of the T-SQL ones we have.

  • Steve Jones - Editor (4/21/2009)


    I put this as two as I thought it was slightly more interesting, and required more thought, than lots of the T-SQL ones we have.

    I'm not complaining, just saying I was suprised 😉

  • No worries. I understand, and it made me rethink it a bit. It's debatable if this is worth two points, and I'm happy to have the opinions. I just eyeball them, so having people question it helps me to be sure I'm paying attention.

    Memorization, and triva tend to be one point. Simple SQL as well.

    Go to 2 pts when it seems to require more thought. Beyond that I'm guessing.

  • Arrrg... it's a % and not a / ..... must drink more caffeine and get more sleep...

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  • I am surprised... how come right opertor on 568 with value 2 will return 68.In the end we will have 8 modulo 10 which will return 0.

    Please correct me if I am wrong.

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