Microsoft KB Archive/136532

= BUG: Convert From FLOAT to NUMERIC Causes Arithmetic Overflow =

Article ID: 136532

Article Last Modified on 3/1/2005

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft SQL Server 6.0 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft SQL Server 6.5 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q136532



BUG# NT: 11051 (6.00) BUG# NT: 16776 (6.50)



SYMPTOMS
Explicit conversion from a FLOAT datatype to a NUMERIC datatype can cause an Arithmetic Overflow Error when any specific precision value is specified.



WORKAROUND
Use the default precision associated with the NUMERIC Datatype (18,0) instead of specifying a specific precision.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft SQL Server versions 6.0 and 6.5. We are researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

Additional query words: sql6 6.50

Keywords: kbbug KB136532

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