There's also convert(int, tblsearchlog.maxsize) that has a similar
effect IIRC

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Justin MacCarthy [mailto:macarthy@;iol.ie]
> Sent: 08 November 2002 12:44
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: RE: [ cf-dev ] OT: casting in SQL
> 
> 
> You can cast in SQL server
> 
> (CAST(tblsearchlog.maxsize AS int) +  
> CAST(tblsearchlog.minSize AS int)) /2
> > 500
> 
> I've sure access has something similar
> 
> Justin
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Giles Roadnight [mailto:giles@;roadnight.name]
> > Sent: 08 November 2002 12:36
> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Subject: [ cf-dev ] OT: casting in SQL
> >
> >
> > Hi guys
> >
> > I have this query:
> >
> > Select count(searchid) as searches
> > from tblsearchlog
> > where (tblsearchlog.minsize + tblsearchlog.maxsize) /2 > 500
> > and (tblsearchlog.minsize + tblsearchlog.maxsize) /2 < 1000
> >
> > which should work fine. The thing is that minsize and 
> maxsize (for some
> > strange reason) are text fields. Really these should be 
> changed but that
> > would be take forever. Can I cast the two fields to numbers 
> so that this
> > will work? I did try messing around with the eval function but if
> > I use this
> > in CF I get an unknown function error (is there any way of 
> using access
> > fuinctions in cf).
> >
> > I'll probably have to change the datatype on the field but 
> I really dont
> > want to.
> >
> > I'm, using CF 4.51 and access 2000.
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> > Giles
> >
> >
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