A Simple Insert statement in European version of SQL

I have a client that uses my utility program to insert a record into a
table. Once my program receives the values, creates an insert statement
with comma separated values. Ie:
Insert into T (a,b) values (1.578, 2)
I now understand that those numeric values could have ',' in place of
decimal point for European version. So, the above values would look like
1,578 and 2.
How does the insert statement would know ',' is not a separator in this
case ? Ie:
Insert into T (a,b) values (1,578, 2) --> resulting
into syntax error
Should I be using a different value separator character ?
TIA.
MacI am not the one producing the values with ',' in place of decimal points.
It is SQL Server of European version that returns the data I am collecting
with embedded comma. So, when I submit a query of "Select a from T"
( a is defined to be a real type number), it returns 2,476 instead of
2.476. So, my question is how do I take these returned value with
embedded comma and insert them back into say another field in a table ? I
do not have such SQL version in my site to see what is going on and how to
accomplish such inserts.
- Mac
""Bill Cheng [MSFT]"" <billchng@.online.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Hi Mac,
> Please do not use comma as decimal separator. It will cause problems. Use
> period as decimal point.
> Character expressions being converted to an exact numeric data type must
> consist of digits, a decimal point, and an optional plus (+) or minus (-).
> Leading blanks are ignored. Comma separators (such as the thousands
> separator in 123,456.00) are not allowed in the string.
>
> Bill Cheng
> Microsoft Online Partner Support
> Get Secure! - www.microsoft.com/security
> This posting is provided "as is" with no warranties and confers no rights.
> --
> | From: "Mac Vazehgoo" <mahmood.vazehgoo@.unisys.com>
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> | Subject: A Simple Insert statement in European version of SQL
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> | I have a client that uses my utility program to insert a record into a
> | table. Once my program receives the values, creates an insert
statement
> | with comma separated values. Ie:
> | Insert into T (a,b) values (1.578, 2)
> |
> | I now understand that those numeric values could have ',' in place of
> | decimal point for European version. So, the above values would look
> like
> | 1,578 and 2.
> |
> | How does the insert statement would know ',' is not a separator in this
> | case ? Ie:
> | Insert into T (a,b) values (1,578, 2) --> resulting
> | into syntax error
> |
> | Should I be using a different value separator character ?
> |
> | TIA.
> | Mac
> |
> |
> |
>|||Are you using Visual basic ?
VB does use the client-settings to format numbers, dates,...
You'll have to use a format function to convert to a propre string.
e.g. strsql = "insert into table1 (col1) values (" & Format(numcol,
"###0.00") & ")"
jobi
"Mac Vazehgoo" <mahmood.vazehgoo@.unisys.com> wrote in message
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> I am not the one producing the values with ',' in place of decimal points.
> It is SQL Server of European version that returns the data I am collecting
> with embedded comma. So, when I submit a query of "Select a from T"
> ( a is defined to be a real type number), it returns 2,476 instead of
> 2.476. So, my question is how do I take these returned value with
> embedded comma and insert them back into say another field in a table ?
I
> do not have such SQL version in my site to see what is going on and how to
> accomplish such inserts.
> - Mac
>
> ""Bill Cheng [MSFT]"" <billchng@.online.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:PyBEKO#aDHA.2108@.cpmsftngxa06.phx.gbl...
> > Hi Mac,
> >
> > Please do not use comma as decimal separator. It will cause problems.
Use
> > period as decimal point.
> >
> > Character expressions being converted to an exact numeric data type must
> > consist of digits, a decimal point, and an optional plus (+) or minus
(-).
> > Leading blanks are ignored. Comma separators (such as the thousands
> > separator in 123,456.00) are not allowed in the string.
> >
> >
> >
> > Bill Cheng
> > Microsoft Online Partner Support
> >
> > Get Secure! - www.microsoft.com/security
> > This posting is provided "as is" with no warranties and confers no
rights.
> > --
> > | From: "Mac Vazehgoo" <mahmood.vazehgoo@.unisys.com>
> > | Newsgroups: microsoft.public.sqlserver.server
> > | Subject: A Simple Insert statement in European version of SQL
> > | Date: Mon, 25 Aug 2003 16:49:15 -0700
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> > | I have a client that uses my utility program to insert a record into a
> > | table. Once my program receives the values, creates an insert
> statement
> > | with comma separated values. Ie:
> > | Insert into T (a,b) values (1.578, 2)
> > |
> > | I now understand that those numeric values could have ',' in place of
> > | decimal point for European version. So, the above values would look
> > like
> > | 1,578 and 2.
> > |
> > | How does the insert statement would know ',' is not a separator in
this
> > | case ? Ie:
> > | Insert into T (a,b) values (1,578, 2) -->
resulting
> > | into syntax error
> > |
> > | Should I be using a different value separator character ?
> > |
> > | TIA.
> > | Mac
> > |
> > |
> > |
> >
>|||As jobi point out: You have to differentiate between input and output. Just because a client tool
formats something that SQL Server outputs with a comma doesn't mean that SQL Server accepts that as
a valid input format.
--
Tibor Karaszi, SQL Server MVP
Archive at: http://groups.google.com/groups?oi=djq&as ugroup=microsoft.public.sqlserver
"jobi" <jobi@.reply2.group> wrote in message news:bihkck$boq$1@.reader08.wxs.nl...
> Are you using Visual basic ?
> VB does use the client-settings to format numbers, dates,...
> You'll have to use a format function to convert to a propre string.
> e.g. strsql = "insert into table1 (col1) values (" & Format(numcol,
> "###0.00") & ")"
> jobi
> "Mac Vazehgoo" <mahmood.vazehgoo@.unisys.com> wrote in message
> news:big51p$5vu$1@.si05.rsvl.unisys.com...
> > I am not the one producing the values with ',' in place of decimal points.
> > It is SQL Server of European version that returns the data I am collecting
> > with embedded comma. So, when I submit a query of "Select a from T"
> > ( a is defined to be a real type number), it returns 2,476 instead of
> > 2.476. So, my question is how do I take these returned value with
> > embedded comma and insert them back into say another field in a table ?
> I
> > do not have such SQL version in my site to see what is going on and how to
> > accomplish such inserts.
> >
> > - Mac
> >
> >
> > ""Bill Cheng [MSFT]"" <billchng@.online.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > news:PyBEKO#aDHA.2108@.cpmsftngxa06.phx.gbl...
> > > Hi Mac,
> > >
> > > Please do not use comma as decimal separator. It will cause problems.
> Use
> > > period as decimal point.
> > >
> > > Character expressions being converted to an exact numeric data type must
> > > consist of digits, a decimal point, and an optional plus (+) or minus
> (-).
> > > Leading blanks are ignored. Comma separators (such as the thousands
> > > separator in 123,456.00) are not allowed in the string.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Bill Cheng
> > > Microsoft Online Partner Support
> > >
> > > Get Secure! - www.microsoft.com/security
> > > This posting is provided "as is" with no warranties and confers no
> rights.
> > > --
> > > | From: "Mac Vazehgoo" <mahmood.vazehgoo@.unisys.com>
> > > | Newsgroups: microsoft.public.sqlserver.server
> > > | Subject: A Simple Insert statement in European version of SQL
> > > | Date: Mon, 25 Aug 2003 16:49:15 -0700
> > > | Organization: Unisys - Roseville, MN
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> > > | I have a client that uses my utility program to insert a record into a
> > > | table. Once my program receives the values, creates an insert
> > statement
> > > | with comma separated values. Ie:
> > > | Insert into T (a,b) values (1.578, 2)
> > > |
> > > | I now understand that those numeric values could have ',' in place of
> > > | decimal point for European version. So, the above values would look
> > > like
> > > | 1,578 and 2.
> > > |
> > > | How does the insert statement would know ',' is not a separator in
> this
> > > | case ? Ie:
> > > | Insert into T (a,b) values (1,578, 2) -->
> resulting
> > > | into syntax error
> > > |
> > > | Should I be using a different value separator character ?
> > > |
> > > | TIA.
> > > | Mac
> > > |
> > > |
> > > |
> > >
> >
> >
>|||Mac,
I've checked my vb-code again, and found this extra.
'Aparently the format still uses the client-setting for decimal point !!!
replace$(string, ",",".")
so you'll have to come up to this :
e.g. strsql = "insert into table1 (col1) values (" &
Replace$(Format(numcol, "###0.00"),",",".") & ")"
I guess you don't need the ###-part, in fact, you only need the format if
you want control of the format, else you can use the cstr-function.
Replace$(CStr(numcol), ",", ".")
jobi
"Mac Vazehgoo" <mahmood.vazehgoo@.unisys.com> wrote in message
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> Jobi,
> Yes. I am using VB. Also when I am collecting the data, I use Format
> function to make sure I only get 2 digits decimal point. The format
> sysntax I use is following:
> Format(numValue, "0.00").
> Is this not correct ? Do I need the ### in front of them ? More like
aVB
> question...
> By using the Format function I thought I am also forcing the decimal point
> to show up as decimal point despite the local setting of the computer.
This
> way then I can turn around and use the result in another insert statement
> without further formatting.
> Thanks for the input.
> Mac
> "jobi" <jobi@.reply2.group> wrote in message
> news:bihkck$boq$1@.reader08.wxs.nl...
> > Are you using Visual basic ?
> >
> > VB does use the client-settings to format numbers, dates,...
> > You'll have to use a format function to convert to a propre string.
> >
> > e.g. strsql = "insert into table1 (col1) values (" & Format(numcol,
> > "###0.00") & ")"
> >
> > jobi
> > "Mac Vazehgoo" <mahmood.vazehgoo@.unisys.com> wrote in message
> > news:big51p$5vu$1@.si05.rsvl.unisys.com...
> > > I am not the one producing the values with ',' in place of decimal
> points.
> > > It is SQL Server of European version that returns the data I am
> collecting
> > > with embedded comma. So, when I submit a query of "Select a from
T"
> > > ( a is defined to be a real type number), it returns 2,476 instead
of
> > > 2.476. So, my question is how do I take these returned value with
> > > embedded comma and insert them back into say another field in a table
?
> > I
> > > do not have such SQL version in my site to see what is going on and
how
> to
> > > accomplish such inserts.
> > >
> > > - Mac
> > >
> > >
> > > ""Bill Cheng [MSFT]"" <billchng@.online.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > > news:PyBEKO#aDHA.2108@.cpmsftngxa06.phx.gbl...
> > > > Hi Mac,
> > > >
> > > > Please do not use comma as decimal separator. It will cause
problems.
> > Use
> > > > period as decimal point.
> > > >
> > > > Character expressions being converted to an exact numeric data type
> must
> > > > consist of digits, a decimal point, and an optional plus (+) or
minus
> > (-).
> > > > Leading blanks are ignored. Comma separators (such as the thousands
> > > > separator in 123,456.00) are not allowed in the string.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Bill Cheng
> > > > Microsoft Online Partner Support
> > > >
> > > > Get Secure! - www.microsoft.com/security
> > > > This posting is provided "as is" with no warranties and confers no
> > rights.
> > > > --
> > > > | From: "Mac Vazehgoo" <mahmood.vazehgoo@.unisys.com>
> > > > | Newsgroups: microsoft.public.sqlserver.server
> > > > | Subject: A Simple Insert statement in European version of SQL
> > > > | Date: Mon, 25 Aug 2003 16:49:15 -0700
> > > > | Organization: Unisys - Roseville, MN
> > > > | Lines: 20
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> > > > 2003 23:49:15 GMT)
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> > > > | I have a client that uses my utility program to insert a record
into
> a
> > > > | table. Once my program receives the values, creates an insert
> > > statement
> > > > | with comma separated values. Ie:
> > > > | Insert into T (a,b) values (1.578, 2)
> > > > |
> > > > | I now understand that those numeric values could have ',' in
place
> of
> > > > | decimal point for European version. So, the above values would
> look
> > > > like
> > > > | 1,578 and 2.
> > > > |
> > > > | How does the insert statement would know ',' is not a separator
in
> > this
> > > > | case ? Ie:
> > > > | Insert into T (a,b) values (1,578, 2) -->
> > resulting
> > > > | into syntax error
> > > > |
> > > > | Should I be using a different value separator character ?
> > > > |
> > > > | TIA.
> > > > | Mac
> > > > |
> > > > |
> > > > |
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>