SQL Server CONVERTWEIGHT Function

Updated 2024-02-13 19:19:13.390000

Description

Use the scalar function CONVERTWEIGHT to convert to and from drams, grains, grams, hundredweights, ounces, pennyweights, pounds, stones, tonnes, tons, troy pounds or troy ounces.

Syntax

SELECT [westclintech].[wct].[CONVERTWEIGHT] (
  <@Weight, float,>
 ,<@From_scale, nvarchar(4000),>
 ,<@To_scale, nvarchar(4000),>)

Arguments

@Weight

is any real number. @Weight 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 @Weight 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 @Weight 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

Weight unit representations:

Examples

select wct.CONVERTWEIGHT(16, 'oz', 'g');

Here is the result set.