Convert Float to Varchar

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SQL-Server-2008

I have a legacy table with a phone number as FLOAT. I would like to convert it to VARCHAR. Example:

SQL

SELECT
    [PhoneNumber01] AS FloatPhone,
    CONVERT(varchar(50), PhoneNumber01, 2) AS ConvertPhone,
    CAST([PhoneNumber01] AS VARCHAR(15)) AS CastPhone
FROM OurTable

with the output of:
<text>
FloatPhone ----- ConvertPhone --------------- CastPhone
9995553605 ---- 9.995553605000000e+009 ---- 9.99555e+009

Is there a one step solution or do I need to use string manipulation to remove extras (scientific notation)?

Thanks
djj

Posted 28-Jul-11 2:57am

Corporal Agarn

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saxenasanket · Answer 1 · 2011-07-28T03:43:00

Solution 1

Dear u can use replace and rtrim combination. surely this problem will resolve...

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Posted 28-Jul-11 3:43am

saxenasanket

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Corporal Agarn 28-Jul-11 9:45am

I was looking for a one function answer, however I had done what you suggested:
REPLACE(LEFT(CONVERT(varchar(50), PhoneNumber01, 2), 11), '.', '')