Data Conversion in SQL Server

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Published on Wed, 12 Jan 2011 07:00:00 UT Indexed on 2011/01/12 7:56 UTC
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Most of the time, you do not have to worry about implicit conversion in SQL expressions, or when assigning a value to a column. Just occasionally, though, you'll find that data gets truncated, queries run slowly, or comparisons just seem plain wrong. Robert Sheldon explains why you sometimes need to be very careful if you mix data types when manipulating values. SQL Backup Free trial of SQL Backup™
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