Formatting columns in query analyzer

• david.farnsworth

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  October 19, 2007 at 10:06 am

  #199329

  I have a query where I am doing a select on three columns that have a DB defined varchar(50). I want to put the results in a text file. I totally forgot how to reformat the columns so I can get the lengths to varchar(10).

  I know I can do a "select blahblah as blah" How can I make blah a varchar(10)? Blahblah is the name from the table(in my mind only).

  Thanks,

  Dave

• Johan Bijnens

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  October 19, 2007 at 10:34 am

  #743713

  select cast(yourcolumn as char(10)) as yourchar10

  from ...

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• Joel Ewald

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  October 19, 2007 at 10:34 am

  #743714

  select left(col1, 10) as col1,

  left(col2, 10) as col2,

  left(col3, 10) as col3

• david.farnsworth

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  October 19, 2007 at 10:38 am

  #743717

  Thanks!! Those will work. I'm glad it's Friday. I need a beer or three after this week.