A SELECT statement that uses the CAST function
7>
8> create table Billings (
9> BankerID INTEGER,
10> BillingNumber INTEGER,
11> BillingDate datetime,
12> BillingTotal INTEGER,
13> TermsID INTEGER,
14> BillingDueDate datetime ,
15> PaymentTotal INTEGER,
16> CreditTotal INTEGER
17>
18> );
19> GO
1>
2> INSERT INTO Billings VALUES (1, 1, '2005-01-22', 165, 1,'2005-04-22',123,321);
3> GO
(1 rows affected)
1> INSERT INTO Billings VALUES (2, 2, '2001-02-21', 165, 1,'2002-02-22',123,321);
2> GO
(1 rows affected)
1> INSERT INTO Billings VALUES (3, 3, '2003-05-02', 165, 1,'2005-04-12',123,321);
2> GO
(1 rows affected)
1> INSERT INTO Billings VALUES (4, 4, '1999-03-12', 165, 1,'2005-04-18',123,321);
2> GO
(1 rows affected)
1> INSERT INTO Billings VALUES (5, 5, '2000-04-23', 165, 1,'2005-04-17',123,321);
2> GO
(1 rows affected)
1> INSERT INTO Billings VALUES (6, 6, '2001-06-14', 165, 1,'2005-04-18',123,321);
2> GO
(1 rows affected)
1> INSERT INTO Billings VALUES (7, 7, '2002-07-15', 165, 1,'2005-04-19',123,321);
2> GO
(1 rows affected)
1> INSERT INTO Billings VALUES (8, 8, '2003-08-16', 165, 1,'2005-04-20',123,321);
2> GO
(1 rows affected)
1> INSERT INTO Billings VALUES (9, 9, '2004-09-17', 165, 1,'2005-04-21',123,321);
2> GO
(1 rows affected)
1> INSERT INTO Billings VALUES (0, 0, '2005-10-18', 165, 1,'2005-04-22',123,321);
2> GO
(1 rows affected)
1>
2>
3> create table Bankers(
4> BankerID Integer,
5> BankerName VARCHAR(20),
6> BankerContactLName VARCHAR(20),
7> BankerContactFName VARCHAR(20),
8> BankerCity VARCHAR(20),
9> BankerState VARCHAR(20),
10> BankerZipCode VARCHAR(20),
11> BankerPhone VARCHAR(20)
12> )
13> GO
1>
2> insert into Bankers values (1, 'ABC Inc.','Joe','Smith','Vancouver','BC','11111','111-111-1111');
3> GO
(1 rows affected)
1> insert into Bankers values (2, 'DEF Inc.','Red','Rice', 'New York', 'DE','22222','222-222-2222');
2> GO
(1 rows affected)
1> insert into Bankers values (3, 'HJI Inc.','Kit','Cat', 'Paris', 'CA','33333','333-333-3333');
2> GO
(1 rows affected)
1> insert into Bankers values (4, 'QWE Inc.','Git','Black','Regina', 'ER','44444','444-444-4444');
2> GO
(1 rows affected)
1> insert into Bankers values (5, 'RTY Inc.','Wil','Lee', 'Toronto', 'YU','55555','555-555-5555');
2> GO
(1 rows affected)
1> insert into Bankers values (6, 'YUI Inc.','Ted','Larry','Calgary', 'TY','66666','666-666-6666');
2> GO
(1 rows affected)
1> insert into Bankers values (7, 'OIP Inc.','Yam','Act', 'San Franc','FG','77777','777-777-7777');
2> GO
(1 rows affected)
1> insert into Bankers values (8, 'SAD Inc.','Hit','Eat', 'Orland', 'PO','88888','888-888-8888');
2> GO
(1 rows affected)
1> insert into Bankers values (9, 'DFG Inc.','Sad','Lee', 'Wisler', 'PL','99999','999-999-9999');
2> GO
(1 rows affected)
1> insert into Bankers values (0, 'GHJ Inc.','Bit','Lee', 'Ticker', 'MN','00000','000-000-0000');
2> GO
(1 rows affected)
1>
2>
3> SELECT BillingDate, BillingTotal,
4> CAST(BillingDate AS varchar) AS varcharDate,
5> CAST(BillingTotal AS int) AS integerTotal,
6> CAST(BillingTotal AS varchar) AS varcharTotal
7> FROM Billings
8> GO
BillingDate BillingTotal varcharDate integerTotal varcharTotal
----------------------- ------------ ------------------------------ ------------ ------------------------------
2005-01-22 00:00:00.000 165 Jan 22 2005 12:00AM 165 165
2001-02-21 00:00:00.000 165 Feb 21 2001 12:00AM 165 165
2003-05-02 00:00:00.000 165 May 2 2003 12:00AM 165 165
1999-03-12 00:00:00.000 165 Mar 12 1999 12:00AM 165 165
2000-04-23 00:00:00.000 165 Apr 23 2000 12:00AM 165 165
2001-06-14 00:00:00.000 165 Jun 14 2001 12:00AM 165 165
2002-07-15 00:00:00.000 165 Jul 15 2002 12:00AM 165 165
2003-08-16 00:00:00.000 165 Aug 16 2003 12:00AM 165 165
2004-09-17 00:00:00.000 165 Sep 17 2004 12:00AM 165 165
2005-10-18 00:00:00.000 165 Oct 18 2005 12:00AM 165 165
(10 rows affected)
1>
2> drop table Billings;
3> drop table Bankers;
4> GO