Just plug this into your Query Analyser and play. This code is an easier way of converting currency to English which can be altered easily to suit your needs.
I found that this script will help in avoiding the storage of Amount in Words everytime an amount is stored in applicatons that require the functionality.
CREATE FUNCTION dbo.ConvertDigit
(
@MyDigit VARCHAR(300)
)
RETURNS VARCHAR(300)
AS
BEGIN
DECLARE @DigitInWords VARCHAR(300)
SET @DigitInWords=
CASE
WHEN @MyDigit='1' THEN 'One'
WHEN @MyDigit='2' THEN 'Two'
WHEN @MyDigit='3' THEN 'Three'
WHEN @MyDigit='4' THEN 'Four'
WHEN @MyDigit='5' THEN 'Five'
WHEN @MyDigit='6' THEN 'Six'
WHEN @MyDigit='7' THEN 'Seven'
WHEN @MyDigit='8' THEN 'Eight'
WHEN @MyDigit='9' THEN 'Nine'
ELSE ''
END
RETURN @DigitInWords
END
GO
CREATE FUNCTION dbo.ConvertTens
(
@MyTens VARCHAR(300)
)
RETURNS VARCHAR(300)
AS
BEGIN
DECLARE @Result VARCHAR(300)
-- Is value between 10 and 19?
IF (LEFT(@MyTens, 1)) = '1'
BEGIN
SET @Result=
CASE
WHEN @MyTens ='10' THEN 'Ten'
WHEN @MyTens ='11' THEN 'Eleven'
WHEN @MyTens ='12' THEN 'Twelve'
WHEN @MyTens ='13' THEN 'Thirteen'
WHEN @MyTens ='14' THEN 'Fourteen'
WHEN @MyTens ='15' THEN 'Fifteen'
WHEN @MyTens ='16' THEN 'Sixteen'
WHEN @MyTens ='17' THEN 'Seventeen'
WHEN @MyTens ='18' THEN 'Eighteen'
WHEN @MyTens ='19' THEN 'Nineteen'
ELSE ''
END
END
ELSE
BEGIN
-- .. otherwise it's between 20 and 99.
SET @Result=
CASE
WHEN (LEFT(@MyTens, 1))='2' THEN 'Twenty '
WHEN (LEFT(@MyTens, 1))='3' THEN 'Thirty '
WHEN (LEFT(@MyTens, 1))='4' THEN 'Forty '
WHEN (LEFT(@MyTens, 1))='5' THEN 'Fifty '
WHEN (LEFT(@MyTens, 1))='6' THEN 'Sixty '
WHEN (LEFT(@MyTens, 1))='7' THEN 'Seventy '
WHEN (LEFT(@MyTens, 1))='8' THEN 'Eighty '
WHEN (LEFT(@MyTens, 1))='9' THEN 'Ninety '
ELSE ''
END
-- Convert ones place digit.
SET @Result =ISNULL(@Result,'') + dbo.ConvertDigit(RIGHT(@MyTens, 1))
END
RETURN @Result
END
GO
CREATE FUNCTION dbo.ConvertHundreds
(
@MyNumber VARCHAR(300)
)
RETURNS VARCHAR(300)
AS
BEGIN
DECLARE @Result VARCHAR(300)
-- Exit if there is nothing to convert.
IF ISNULL(@MyNumber,'')=''
BEGIN
RETURN ''
END
-- Append leading zeros to number.
SET @MyNumber = RIGHT('000' + @MyNumber, 3)
-- Do we have a hundreds place digit to convert?
IF LEFT(@MyNumber, 1) <> '0'
BEGIN
SET @Result = dbo.ConvertDigit(LEFT(@MyNumber, 1)) + ' Hundred '
END
-- Do we have a tens place digit to convert?
IF SUBSTRING(@MyNumber, 2, 1) <> '0'
BEGIN
SET @Result = ISNULL(@Result,'') + dbo.ConvertTens( SUBSTRING( @MyNumber, 2,LEN(@MyNumber) ) )
END
ELSE
BEGIN
-- If not, convert the ones place digit.
SET @Result = ISNULL(@Result,'') + dbo.ConvertDigit(SUBSTRING(@MyNumber, 3,LEN(@MyNumber)))
END
RETURN @Result
END
GO
CREATE FUNCTION ConvertCurrencyToEnglish
(
@MyNumber VARCHAR(200)
)
RETURNS VARCHAR(300)
AS
BEGIN
DECLARE @Temp VARCHAR(300)
DECLARE @Dollars VARCHAR(300), @Cents VARCHAR(300)
DECLARE @DecimalPlace INT, @Count INT
DECLARE @MultiplicationFactor VARCHAR(50)
-- Convert MyNumber to a string, trimming extra spaces.
SET @MyNumber = CAST(@MyNumber AS DECIMAL(18,2))
-- Find decimal place.
SET @DecimalPlace = CHARINDEX( '.' , @MyNumber)
-- If we find decimal place...
IF @DecimalPlace > 0
BEGIN
-- Convert cents
SET @Temp = LEFT(SUBSTRING(@MyNumber, @DecimalPlace + 1,LEN(@MyNumber)) + '00', 2)
SET @Cents = dbo.ConvertTens(@Temp)
-- Strip off cents from remainder to convert.
SET @MyNumber = RTRIM(LEFT(@MyNumber, @DecimalPlace - 1))
END
SET @Count = 1
WHILE ISNULL(@MyNumber,'') <> ''
BEGIN
-- Convert last 3 digits of MyNumber to English dollars.
SET @Temp = dbo.ConvertHundreds(RIGHT(@MyNumber, 3))
IF ISNULL(@Temp,'') <> ''
BEGIN
SET @MultiplicationFactor =
CASE
WHEN @Count=2 THEN ' Thousand '
WHEN @Count=3 THEN ' Million '
WHEN @Count=4 THEN ' Billion '
WHEN @Count=5 THEN ' Trillion '
ELSE ''
END
SET @Dollars = ISNULL(@Temp,'') + @MultiplicationFactor + ISNULL(@Dollars,'')
END
IF LEN(@MyNumber) > 3
BEGIN
-- Remove last 3 converted digits from MyNumber.
SET @MyNumber = LEFT(@MyNumber, LEN(@MyNumber) - 3)
END
ELSE
BEGIN
SET @MyNumber = ''
END
SET @Count = @Count + 1
END
-- Clean up dollars.
SET @Dollars=
CASE
WHEN ISNULL(@Dollars,'') = '' THEN 'No Dollars'
WHEN ISNULL(@Dollars,'') = 'One' THEN 'One Dollar'
ELSE ISNULL(@Dollars,'') + ' Dollars'
END
-- Clean up cents.
SET @Cents=
CASE
WHEN @Cents = '' THEN ' And No Cents'
WHEN @Cents = 'One' THEN ' And One Cent'
ELSE ' And ' + ISNULL(@Cents,'') + ' Cents'
END
--@MultiplicationFactor
RETURN ISNULL(@Dollars,'') + ISNULL(@Cents,'')
END
GO
SELECT dbo.ConvertCurrencyToEnglish('2115600000.14'),'2115600000.14'
SELECT dbo.ConvertHundreds('787'),'787'
SELECT dbo.ConvertTens('87'),'87'
SELECT dbo.ConvertDigit('9') 
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