Issue with cast and convert function in the update statement

• atlancharlo

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  November 7, 2011 at 11:15 am

  #262502

  Hi,

  I have a query with update statement

  UPDATE #Rpt

  SET Productfamily = PD.pt_sp_type_c

  FROM #Rpt s

  INNER JOIN #ProductDetails PD on PD.pt_sb_type_c = s.CONVERT(VARCHAR(10),productId) --03112011

  here pt_sp_type_c and pt_sb_type_c both are varchar(10) and productId is integer

  so when i am trying to execute teh query its showing that cannot convert varchar to int..i am changing productId to varchar for that i am using

  cast and convert for me its showing incorrect syntax near the keyword convert

  whern i use cast s.CAST(productId AS VARCHAR(10)) --here its showing incorrect syntax near keyword AS can anyone come with appropraite answer..

• Sean Lange

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  November 7, 2011 at 11:20 am

  #1404116

  Try CAST(s.productId AS VARCHAR(10)). The way you had it made it think that CAST is a column in s. Your convert would work the same way.

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  November 7, 2011 at 5:48 pm

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  shalini72011 (11/7/2011)

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  Hi,

  I have a query with update statement

  UPDATE #Rpt

  SET Productfamily = PD.pt_sp_type_c

  FROM #Rpt s

  INNER JOIN #ProductDetails PD on PD.pt_sb_type_c = s.CONVERT(VARCHAR(10),productId) --03112011

  here pt_sp_type_c and pt_sb_type_c both are varchar(10) and productId is integer

  so when i am trying to execute teh query its showing that cannot convert varchar to int..i am changing productId to varchar for that i am using

  cast and convert for me its showing incorrect syntax near the keyword convert

  whern i use cast s.CAST(productId AS VARCHAR(10)) --here its showing incorrect syntax near keyword AS can anyone come with appropraite answer..

  And what is the data-type of ProductFamily?

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