Arithmetic overflow error converting varchar to data type numeric. ’10’ <= 9.00

This generates an Arithmetic Overflow because it is trying to implicitly cast the Val column to a NUMERIC(3,2), which naturally will overflow on a 2-digit value like 10. It’s using NUMERIC(3,2) as the target type and size because that is the smallest numeric that 9.00 appears to fit into. The solution, of course, is to use explict CASTing instead … Read more

MySQL error: Unknown column in ‘where clause’

backticks (`) are used for identifiers, like table names, column names, etc. Single quotes(‘) are used for string literals. You want to do: Or, to be more explicit: When there is no chance of ambiguity, and when table/column names do not have special characters or spaces, then you can leave the ` off. Here is … Read more

What are database constraints?

Constraints are part of a database schema definition. A constraint is usually associated with a table and is created with a CREATE CONSTRAINT or CREATE ASSERTION SQL statement. They define certain properties that data in a database must comply with. They can apply to a column, a whole table, more than one table or an entire schema. A reliable … Read more

Is there a coalesce-like function in Excel?

This is an Array Formula. After entering the formula, press CTRL + Shift + Enter to have Excel evaluate it as an Array Formula. This returns the first nonblank value of the given range of cells. For your example, the formula is entered in the column with the header “a”