Re: simple SQL question - Mailing list pgsql-novice

From Derrick Betts
Subject Re: simple SQL question
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Msg-id 467FD767.30402@blueaxis.com
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In response to simple SQL question  (Joshua <joshua@joshuaneil.com>)
List pgsql-novice
If the column type is a float4 or a float8 you can execute a query like
this:
   SELECT column_name/100 FROM table_name;

If the column type is other than that, you can cast it to a float and
then perform the query.
   SELECT (column_name::float4)/100 FROM table_name;

Joshua wrote:
> I have a column with the following values (example below)
>
> 5673
> 4731
> 4462
> 5422
> 756
> 3060
>
> I want the column to display the numbers as follows:
>
> 56.73
> 47.31
> 44.62
> 54.22
> 7.56
> 30.60
>
> I have been playing around with string functions but cannot seem to
> figure out a quick solution. Does anyone have any suggestions?
>
> Please let me know.
>
> Thanks.
>
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