SQL divide two integers and get a decimal value error

Question

In an SQL statement, I am trying to divide two integers (integer 1 is \"abc\" in my code below, integer 2 is \"xyz\" in my code), and get a result as a decimal (def in my co

Answer 1

Convert to decimal before the divide, not after. The convert for answer format.

SELECT 
  CONVERT( DECIMAL(4,3)
         , ( CONVERT(DECIMAL(10,3), abc) / CONVERT(DECIMAL(10,3), xyz) ) 
         ) AS def