use a numeric datatype that can accept bigger values than int (bigint, real, ...)
good luck,
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Browse All Topicsthis function accepts a unix timestamp as a parameter and works flawlessly until the unix timestamp exceeds the limit for the integer value?
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CREATE FUNCTION convUnixDate (
@unixDate INT
)
RETURNS VARCHAR(24)
AS
BEGIN
RETURN CONVERT(CHAR(11), DATEADD(SECOND, @unixDate, '1970-01-01 00:00'), 101) + SUBSTRING(CONVERT(CHAR(20)
END --FUNCTION
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SELECT dbo.convUnixDate(813228779
returns:
Arithmetic overflow error converting expression to data type int.
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by: chaos_hooiPosted on 2003-06-23 at 21:54:07ID: 8786891
How about this?
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ALTER FUNCTION convUnixDate (
@unixDate BIGINT
)
RETURNS VARCHAR(24)
AS
BEGIN
DECLARE @tmpDate datetime
SET @tmpDate='1970-01-01 00:00'
WHILE @unixDate > 2000000000
BEGIN
SET @tmpDate=DATEADD(SECOND, 2000000000, @tmpDate)
SET @unixDate=@unixDate-200000
END
SET @tmpDate=DATEADD(SECOND, @unixDate, @tmpDate)
RETURN CONVERT(CHAR(11), @tmpDATE, 101) + SUBSTRING(CONVERT(CHAR(20)
END --FUNCTION