We have several options if we want to display numbers with a percentage sign in PostgreSQL.
We can use the TO_CHAR() function to format the number along with the percentage sign. Or we can simply concatenate the number with the percentage sign, either with the CONCAT() function or with the concatenation operator.
Below is a quick example of formatting a number as a percentage in MariaDB.
Continue readingBelow are examples of adding a leading zero to a number in SQL, using various DBMSs.
Continue readingEven though Oracle Database has a TO_CHAR(number) function that allows us to format numbers, it doesn’t provide a format element for the percentage sign.
Therefore, if we want to format a number as a percentage in Oracle Database, we need to concatenate the percentage sign and the number.
Continue readingIn MySQL, we can format a number as a percentage by concatenating the number with the percent sign.
The CONCAT() function concatenates its arguments. We can pass the number as the first argument, and the percent sign as the second.
Here are two ways to format a number as a percentage in SQLite.
Continue readingIn SQLite, we can use the PRINTF() function or FORMAT() function to format numbers with leading zeros.
MariaDB has an LPAD() function that allows us to pad the left part of a string or number with our chosen character or series of characters.
We can use this function on numeric values in order to add leading zeros.
Continue readingIn PostgreSQL, we can use the TO_CHAR() function to add leading zeros to a number. The function converts the number to a string, using the (optional) format we specify.
Another option is to use the LPAD() function to pad a number with leading zeros.
Azure SQL Edge uses a limited version of the SQL Server Database Engine. One of the limitations of Azure SQL Edge, is that it doesn’t currently support CLR-dependent T-SQL functions, such as the FORMAT() function.
This can be a problem when trying to format numbers.
However, there are often ways around such limitations. Here are examples of how we can pad numbers with leading and trailing zeros in SQL Edge.
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