Ed Leafe wrote: <snipped> > Also, CAST() only accepts a limited number of types: > > • BINARY[(N)] > • CHAR[(N)] > • DATE > • DATETIME > • DECIMAL[(M[,D])] > • SIGNED [INTEGER] > • TIME > • UNSIGNED [INTEGER] > > In your case, you probably want to use 'UNSIGNED' for your type. > > http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.5/en/cast-functions.html#function_cast
That was it. This worked: select CAST(2 as Signed Integer) as nresult Thanks Ed and Vince. -- Mike Babcock, MCP MB Software Solutions, LLC President, Chief Software Architect http://mbsoftwaresolutions.com http://fabmate.com http://twitter.com/mbabcock16 _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[email protected] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
