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Thanks for the super-fast reply!
Now I wonder how the SQL Server value is converted to string to use in the script. In the programming language Python, they have two ways to show a string from a float - human readable (str) and suitable for re-creating the original value (repr).
Perhaps the Red Gate "float-to-string" logic is not quite right for this application -- there is another "decimal" representation of a given float that, when converted to binary, will give the original binary value.
Do a Google search for: burger indiana.edu float
"Printing Floating-Point Numbers Quickly and Accurately"
It is the 'Accurately' that may be the issue here.
Thanks for the help! / comments
Thanks for the super-fast reply!
Now I wonder how the SQL Server value is converted to string to use in the script. In the programming language Python, they have two ways to show a string from a f...
I did the SSMS > SQL Prompt 5 > Help > Check for Updates ...
and it says I have the latest version 5.1.8.2, and I unchecked
"Check for updates on startup"
but it still takes 30 seconds to start up SSMS.
One must use a proxy on our network to get outside, so that may interfere with phoning home. / comments
I did the SSMS > SQL Prompt 5 > Help > Check for Updates ...
and it says I have the latest version 5.1.8.2, and I unchecked
"Check for updates on startup"
but it still takes 30 seconds to start up ...