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SELECT CAST(totalamt AS DECIMAL(9,2)) AS TotalAmount<br />
FROM table1<br />
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OR<br />
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SELECT ROUND(totalamt, 2) AS TotalAmount<br />
FROM table1
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Brain,<br />
I need the output in varchar
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I first question is &quot;Why?&quot; since this should be handled at the presentation layer but just wrap it in a CONVERT/CAST to varchar.<br />
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SELECT CAST(ROUND(totalamt, 2) AS VARCHAR) AS TotalAmount<br />
FROM table1
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I am exporting the output to CSV. &nbsp;So the column should be string.
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I have used the below script. But the output still showing the third decimal 0 <br />
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SELECT &nbsp;CAST(ROUND(totalamt, 2) AS VARCHAR) &nbsp; AS &nbsp; TotalAmount<br />
FROM table1<br />
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Output:<br />
834.200<br />
3015.380
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if it is available to you (version SQL 2012 onward) try <a href="https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-AU/library/hh213505(v=sql.110).aspx" rel="ugc">FORMAT()</a><br />
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e.g.<br />
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FORMAT(totalamt,'0.00')
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select &nbsp;convert(varchar,totalamt ) as TotalAmount &nbsp; from table1<br />
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Output: &nbsp;18882.019<br />
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15882.050<br />
8078.816<br />
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I need the output in the following format &nbsp;(need only two decimal places). How do i achieve this ?<br />
18882.01<br />
15882.05<br />
8078.81
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select  convert(varchar,totalamt ) as TotalAmount   from table1

Output:  18882.019

15882.050
8078.816

I need the output in the following format  (need only two decimal places). How do i achieve this ?
18882.01
15882.05
8078.81

SQL query output only need  two decimal places

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