SQL Server CONVERTLENGTH Function

Updated 2024-02-13 19:18:03.887000

Description

Use the scalar function CONVERTLENGTH to convert to and from fathoms, feet, furlongs, inches, meters, miles, nautical miles, pica, points or yards.

Syntax

SELECT [westclintech].[wct].[CONVERTLENGTH] (
  <@Length, float,>
 ,<@From_scale, nvarchar(4000),>
 ,<@To_scale, nvarchar(4000),>);

Arguments

@Length

is any real number. @Length is an expression of type float or of a type that can be implicitly converted to float.

@From_scale

is the description of the units @Length is being converted from. @From_scale must be a valid value as specified in area unit representations. @From_scale must be of a data type that is implicitly convertible to varchar.

@To_scale

is the description of the units @Length is being converted to. @To_scale must be a valid value as specified in area unit representations. @To_scale must be of a data type that is implicitly convertible to varchar.

Return Type

float

Remarks

Length unit representations:

Examples

select wct.CONVERTLENGTH(.001, 'in', 'µm');

Here is the result set.