Converting a number to feet & inches

Question

I want to take a number from a table ( using sql server 2008 ) such as 720 and convert it to feet and inches with this:

Format(Val(Length) \\ 12, \"00\' \") &a         


        

Answer 1

I think you are looking for this

DECLARE @value INT = 720
SELECT CONVERT(VARCHAR(20),@value /12) + '''' + CONVERT(VARCHAR(20),@value %12)+'"'

Answer 2

Although you can use format() for this, it is not necessary.

When creating strings with a particular format, I like to use replace() with wildcards in the string. This lets me easily control the format to see what is being produced:

select replace(replace('<feet>'' <inches>"',
                       '<feet>', val(length) / 12),
               '<inches>', val(length) % 12)

This assumes that the expression val(length) returns an integer. If the column is just called length, then you would use length instead of val(length).