Re: Converting between varchar and float when updating

On Apr 28, 2011, at 2:56 PM, Thomas Larsen Wessel wrote:

> UPDATE foo SET bar = TO_VARCHAR( TO_FLOAT(bar) * 2); -- INCORRECT!!!!

If you are sure bar contains float value, then try following:
UPDATE foo SET bar = bar::float * 2;

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