Hello All! left(),right(),mid(),etc functions + with fixed point return value for function (or out parameter for sp) --------------- result has been truncated
How to repeat: -------------------- mysql> drop function if exists test; mysql> drop function if exists test1; mysql> delimiter // mysql> create function test () returns numeric(7,2) return left('77.247',5)// mysql> create function test1 () returns numeric(7,2) return '77.247'// mysql> delimiter ; mysql> select test(),test1(); +--------+---------+ | test() | test1() | +--------+---------+ | 77.00 | 77.25 | +--------+---------+ 1 row in set (0.02 sec) How to correct: use global variable as intermediate storage (with side effect) -------------------- mysql> drop function if exists test; mysql> delimiter // mysql> create function test () returns numeric(7,2) return @z:=left('77.247',5)// mysql> delimiter ; mysql> select test(),test1(); +--------+---------+ | test() | test1() | +--------+---------+ | 77.24 | 77.25 | +--------+---------+ 1 row in set (0.00 sec) Is it a known bug? WBR, Juri. -- MySQL General Mailing List For list archives: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql To unsubscribe: http://lists.mysql.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]