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Bowled Over by SQL Window Functions
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In this chapter we will detect the Data Mining activity using SQL Server Profiler.
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Displaying Money
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Displaying Money
I want to get the currency sign displayed with my amount stored in a money type. Does this work?
DECLARE @Amount MONEY; SET @Amount = '?1500'; SELECT CAST( @Amount AS VARCHAR(30)) AS EurosSee possible answers