> Yes, it's a bit more complicated than that. I'm using an
expression
>so I don't want to have to repeat the whole expression all over again.
What's wrong with CAST( POWER( <expr>, 2 ) AS SIGNED )?
PB
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mos wrote:
At 05:43 PM 12/18/2005, James Harvard wrote:
Maybe I'm missing something, but can't you just multiply the number
by itself?
select (3 * 3);
select (int_col * int_col) as squared from table_name;
James H
James,
Yes, it's a bit more complicated than that. I'm using an
expression so I don't want to have to repeat the whole expression all
over again.
Mike
At 5:36 pm -0600 18/12/05, mos wrote:
>How do I square a number in MySQL 4.1? I thought it would be
something simple like:
>select 3**2
>but that produces a syntax error. I can use Pow(3,2) but that
produces a float. Is there a Square function?
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