RE: SQL user function to turn a decimal number to a fraction

I am curious. Are the numbers coming in always going to result in clean fractions?
What would be the resulting fraction if the incoming number was 0.03126? 1/31.98976; 1/31.99?; 1/32?


Paul


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Subject: Re: SQL user function to turn a decimal number to a fraction

I am looking for something that asks for a decimal (like 0.03125 and returns "1/32"

On Wed, Dec 21, 2016 at 12:27 PM, Birgitta Hauser <Hauser@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

May be I misunderstand the question
... but won't the following function return what you are looking for?

Create or Replace Function HSRRRPG/FRACTIONAL
(ParNumerator Integer Default 0,
ParDenominator Integer Default 1)
Returns Decimal(31, 9)
LANGUAGE SQL
MODIFIES SQL DATA
DETERMINISTIC
CALLED ON NULL INPUT
Begin
Declare Continue Handler For SQLEXCEPTION Return 0;
Return (Cast(ParNumerator as Dec(31, 9)) / ParDenominator); End;


Mit freundlichen Gr en / Best regards

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-----Original Message-----
From: MIDRANGE-L [mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of
Gerald Magnuson
Sent: Mittwoch, 21. Dezember 2016 18:01
To: midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: SQL user function to turn a decimal number to a fraction

I am looking for a sql function that would turn a decimal number to a
fraction.

I found the following, for ORACLE... and tried to make it work for DB2 for
i...
but I am not nearly capable for that...
https://asktom.oracle.com/pls/apex/f?p=100:11:0::::P11_
QUESTION_ID:410098200
346123548
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