T-Sql Remove Decimal Point From Money Data Type

Given the constraint of only using T-Sql in Sql Server 2005, is there a better way to remove the decimal point from a money datatype than a conversion to a varchar (here implicitly) and then a replace of the decimal point?

Here is what I have currently.

SELECT REPLACE(1.23, '.', ''), REPLACE(19.99, '.', '')

Which returns the desired 123 and 1999, but I was wondering if there was a better way. Any thoughts?

From stackoverflow Pete

• Multiply by 100 and then convert to an int.

  From Yaakov Ellis

• Could you be a little more specific about the use case? Removing the decimal point from the representation is a little unusual given that you'll lose all information about the scale. Are you assuming that there will always be two digits? If so, you could simplify multiply by 100 and then round before converting to a string.

  From Curt Hagenlocher

• @Curt Hagenlocher The data value would be ultimately used in a system that does not want decimal points (most file feeds operate this way). Thanks to you also for the x100 suggestion.

  @Yaakov Ellis Sometimes the simple answers can be the most elusive. Thanks.

  From Pete

• Keep in mind that the money data type can have up to 4 digits past the decimal. Values with more than two digits might not work as expected for either your original solution or the x100 trick.

  From Lance Fisher

• You should never ever use the money datatype to store monetary values. If you do any calculations you will get truncated results. Run the following to see what I mean

  DECLARE
  @mon1 MONEY,
  @mon2 MONEY,
  @mon3 MONEY,
  @mon4 MONEY,
  @num1 DECIMAL(19,4),
  @num2 DECIMAL(19,4),
  @num3 DECIMAL(19,4),
  @num4 DECIMAL(19,4)
  
  SELECT
  @mon1 = 100, @mon2 = 339, @mon3 = 10000,
  @num1 = 100, @num2 = 339, @num3 = 10000
  
  SET @mon4 = @mon1/@mon2*@mon3
  SET @num4 = @num1/@num2*@num3
  
  SELECT @mon4 AS moneyresult,
  @num4 AS numericresult
  

  Output: 2949.0000 2949.8525

  From SQLMenace

• here is the magic DataFormatString="{0:c0}

  this will remove the decimal places

  Pete : The original constraint was that it could only be in T-Sql. DataFormatString is a .Net thing.
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