Arithmetic overflow : Fit 100 into numeric (15,-2)

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Arithmetic overflow : Fit 100 into numeric (15,-2)

Jo Pattyn

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May 14, 2010 at 4:02 am

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Hello,
I'm having trouble to store (24.00 * 100 / 24.00) into a numeric (15,2) column.
Even with the ROUND I run into trouble.
Create table #test
(
value1 numeric (15,2)
,value2 numeric(15,2)
,myvalue numeric(15,12)
)
insert into #test
(value1,value2)
select 24.00,24.00
update #test
SET myvalue=value1*100/value2
select *
from #test
Sqlserver 2000:
24.0024.00100.000000000000
Sqlserver 2008 sp1 Cumulative hotfix 7:
Msg 8115, Level 16, State 7, Line 11
Arithmetic overflow error converting numeric to data type numeric.
update #test
SET myvalue=round(value1*100/value2,15,2)
Arithmetic overflow error converting numeric to data type numeric.

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Ben Teraberry SSChampion Points: 11845 More actions · Answer 1

I don't get an error running this on 2K8. I don't have a 2K box to test it on anymore.

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Jo Pattyn SSC-Dedicated Points: 32348 More actions · Answer 2

Thanks, I'll try uninstalling Cumulative 7 when I get approval.

Jo Pattyn SSC-Dedicated Points: 32348 More actions · Answer 3

It was the connection option numeric round_abort (Database Properties > Options > Numeric Round-Abort)

Would also work with end result numeric (30,18)

*Probably in combination with Cumulative hotfix 7

Jeff Moden SSC Guru Points: 1004362 More actions · Answer 4

Jo Pattyn (5/17/2010)
It was the connection option numeric round_abort (Database Properties > Options > Numeric Round-Abort)

That was the weirdest error I've seen in quite a while... thanks for posting what you found the problem to be.

--Jeff Moden

RBAR is pronounced "ree-bar" and is a "Modenism" for Row-By-Agonizing-Row.
First step towards the paradigm shift of writing Set Based code:
________Stop thinking about what you want to do to a ROW... think, instead, of what you want to do to a COLUMN.

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