Re: MySQL and Numbers

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2005


It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 62820
interpreted = N
texte = I have a field called price setup as a float. An item costing $20.00 would show in the table as simply 20. I need to format the price to 2 decimal places. When I run the following query, I get a weird number like 1078034432: SELECT thumb,title,itemid,price FROM items where viewable='Yes' ORDER BY RAND() limit 2; When I try to format the field in the following query, I get nothing: SELECT thumb,title,itemid,price,FORMAT(price,2) FROM items where viewable='Yes' ORDER BY RAND() limit 2; On 8/21/05 6:21 AM, "Thierry Almy" wrote: > It worked for me, but the filed names are different: >> Select ean, format(preis,2) as myprice > > I even could to it like this: >> Select ean, format(preis,2) as preis > and then referring to the original filedname [preis] > > Maybe "price" is a reserved variablename or expression?! > > Post your SQL Query in here to verify! > Thierry > > >> I also have a field named "price" in a table. The field is spec'ed as FLOAT, >> and a price of $20.00 would show in the table as just 20. When I pull the >> price from the table, it displays some weird number like 1074987008. I tried >> the format code below, but it doesn't show anything when I insert [myprice] >> into the [founditems] loop. >> >> Any ideas? >> >>> Select ean, format(price,2) as myprice >>>> Where xxxxx >>>> >>>> Then get it within WebDNA as [myprice]. ------------------------------------------------------------- This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list . To unsubscribe, E-mail to: To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to Web Archive of this list is at: http://webdna.smithmicro.com/ Associated Messages, from the most recent to the oldest:

    
  1. Re: SM: MySQL and Numbers (BUG) ( Clint Davis 2005)
  2. Re: SM: MySQL and Numbers (BUG) ( Jesse Proudman 2005)
  3. Re: SM: MySQL and Numbers (BUG) ( Clint Davis 2005)
  4. Re: SM: MySQL and Numbers (BUG) ( Jesse Proudman 2005)
  5. SM: MySQL and Numbers (BUG) ( Clint Davis 2005)
  6. Re: MySQL and Numbers ( Clint Davis 2005)
  7. Re: MySQL and Numbers ( Thierry Almy 2005)
  8. Re: MySQL and Numbers ( Clint Davis 2005)
  9. Re: MySQL and Numbers ( nitai@computeroil.com 2005)
  10. Re: MySQL and Numbers ( Clint Davis 2005)
  11. Re: MySQL and Numbers ( Thierry Almy 2005)
  12. Re: MySQL and Numbers ( Clint Davis 2005)
  13. Re: MySQL and Numbers ( Thierry Almy 2005)
  14. Re: MySQL and Numbers ( nitai@computeroil.com 2005)
  15. MySQL and Numbers ( Thierry Almy 2005)
I have a field called price setup as a float. An item costing $20.00 would show in the table as simply 20. I need to format the price to 2 decimal places. When I run the following query, I get a weird number like 1078034432: SELECT thumb,title,itemid,price FROM items where viewable='Yes' ORDER BY RAND() limit 2; When I try to format the field in the following query, I get nothing: SELECT thumb,title,itemid,price,FORMAT(price,2) FROM items where viewable='Yes' ORDER BY RAND() limit 2; On 8/21/05 6:21 AM, "Thierry Almy" wrote: > It worked for me, but the filed names are different: >> Select ean, format(preis,2) as myprice > > I even could to it like this: >> Select ean, format(preis,2) as preis > and then referring to the original filedname [preis] > > Maybe "price" is a reserved variablename or expression?! > > Post your SQL Query in here to verify! > Thierry > > >> I also have a field named "price" in a table. The field is spec'ed as FLOAT, >> and a price of $20.00 would show in the table as just 20. When I pull the >> price from the table, it displays some weird number like 1074987008. I tried >> the format code below, but it doesn't show anything when I insert [myprice] >> into the [founditems] loop. >> >> Any ideas? >> >>> Select ean, format(price,2) as myprice >>>> Where xxxxx >>>> >>>> Then get it within WebDNA as [myprice]. ------------------------------------------------------------- This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list . To unsubscribe, E-mail to: To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to Web Archive of this list is at: http://webdna.smithmicro.com/ Clint Davis

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