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I keep getting this error message everytime I run this query:

Msg 8115, Level 16, State 8, Line 33
Arithmetic overflow error converting numeric to data type numeric.
The statement has been terminated.

But if I change the create table to (7,0), I don't get the error message.But I need my data to be displayed as a decimal. I have tried 8,3 does not work.

Is there any one who can help me work this?Any help will be greatly appreciated.

DECLARE @StartDate AS DATETIME
DECLARE @StartDate_y AS DATETIME
DECLARE @EndDate AS DATETIME
DECLARE @temp_y AS DATETIME

SET @temp_y = Dateadd(yy, Datediff(yy, 0, Getdate()), 0)
SET @StartDate_y = Dateadd(dd, 1 - Datepart(dw, Dateadd("ww", -2, @temp_y)),
                                      Dateadd("ww", -2, @temp_y))
SET @StartDate = Dateadd(dd, 1 - Datepart(dw, Dateadd("ww", -2, Getdate())),
                                  Dateadd("ww", -2, Getdate()))
SET @EndDate = Dateadd(dd, 6, @StartDate)

--temp table to hold all cities in list
CREATE TABLE ##temp
  (
     city VARCHAR(50)
  )

INSERT INTO ##temp
VALUES     ('ABERDEEN'),
            ('CHESAPEAKE'),
            ('Preffered-Seafood/CHICAGO'),
            ('Preffered-Redist/CHICAGO'),
            ('CLACKAMAS'),
            ('COLUMBUS'),
            ('CONKLIN'),
            ('DENVER'),
            ('FORT WORTH'),
            ('HANOVER PARK'),
            ('JACKSONVILLE'),
            ('LAKELAND'),
            ('MONTGOMERY'),
            ('PFW-NORTHEAST'),
            ('PFW-SOUTHEAST'),
            ('RIVERSIDE'),
            ('TRENTON,CANADA'),
            ('VERNON')

--temp to hold data for the cities
CREATE TABLE #temp
  (
     city            VARCHAR(50),
     ytdshipments    INT,
     ytdtotalweight  DECIMAL(7, 2) NOT NULL,
     ytdtotalcharges DECIMAL (7, 2) NOT NULL
  --YTDRevperPound decimal (7,2) not null
  )

INSERT INTO #temp
SELECT ##temp.city,
       0,
       0,
       0
FROM   ##temp

INSERT #temp
-- YTD shipments/Charges/Weight by city
SELECT city = CASE
                WHEN nameaddrmstr_1.city IN( 'ABERDEEN', 'CHESAPEAKE', 'CHICAGO'
                                             ,
                                             'CLACKAMAS',
                                             'COLUMBUS', 'CONKLIN', 'DENVER',
                                             'FORT WORTH',
                                             'HANOVER PARK', 'JACKSONVILLE',
                                             'LAKELAND'
                                             ,
                                             'MONTGOMERY'
                                                    ,
                                             'RIVERSIDE', 'TRENTON', 'VERNON' )
              THEN
                CASE
                  WHEN
              nameaddrmstr_1.city = 'CHICAGO'
              AND h.shipr = 'PREFRESVS' THEN 'Preffered-Redist/CHICAGO'
                WHEN
              nameaddrmstr_1.city = 'TRENTON'
              AND nameaddrmstr_1.city = 'CA' THEN 'TRENTON,CANADA'
                ELSE
              nameaddrmstr_1.city
                END
                ELSE 'Other'
              END,
       ytdshipments = COUNT(CONVERT(VARCHAR(10), h.dateshipped, 101)),
       ytdtotalweight =SUM(CASE
                             WHEN h.totaldimwgt > h.totalwgt THEN h.totaldimwgt
                             ELSE h.totalwgt
                           END),
       ytdtotalcharges = SUM (cs.totalestrevcharges)
--YTDRevperPound = convert(decimal(7,2),sum (cs.TotalEstRevCharges )/sum( CASE WHEN h.TotalDimWGT > > h.TotalWGT THEN h.TotalDimWGT ELSE h.TotalWGT END ))
FROM   as400.dbo.hawb AS h WITH(nolock)
       INNER JOIN as400.dbo.chargesummary AS cs
         ON h.hawbnum = cs.hawbnum
       LEFT OUTER JOIN as400.dbo.nameaddrmstr AS nameaddrmstr_1
         ON h.shipr = nameaddrmstr_1.nameaddrcode
WHERE  h.dateshipped >= '01/01/2010'
       AND h.dateshipped <= '12/19/2010'
       --WHERE H.DateShipped >= >= @StartDate_y AND H.dateshipped <= @EndDate 
       AND h.cust IN( 'DARDENREED', 'MAINEDARDE', 'MBMRIVRSDE', 'MBMCOLUMBS',
                      'MBMLAKELND', 'MBMFTWORTH', 'SYGMACOLUM', 'SYGMANETW6',
                      'MAI215', 'MBMMNTGMRY' )
GROUP  BY CASE
  WHEN nameaddrmstr_1.city IN( 'ABERDEEN', 'CHESAPEAKE', 'CHICAGO', 'CLACKAMAS',
                               'COLUMBUS', 'CONKLIN', 'DENVER', 'FORT WORTH',
                               'HANOVER PARK', 'JACKSONVILLE', 'LAKELAND',
                               'MONTGOMERY'
                                      ,
                               'RIVERSIDE', 'TRENTON', 'VERNON' ) THEN CASE
                                                                         WHEN
nameaddrmstr_1.city = 'CHICAGO'
AND h.shipr = 'PREFRESVS' THEN 'Preffered-Redist/CHICAGO'
                                                                         WHEN
nameaddrmstr_1.city = 'TRENTON'
AND nameaddrmstr_1.city = 'CA' THEN 'TRENTON,CANADA'
                                                                         ELSE
nameaddrmstr_1.city
                                                                       END
  ELSE 'Other'
END

SELECT #temp.city                 AS city,
       MAX(#temp.ytdshipments)    AS ytdshipments,
       MAX(#temp.ytdtotalweight)  AS ytdtotalweight,
       MAX(#temp.ytdtotalcharges) AS ytdtotalcharges
FROM   #temp WITH(nolock)
       LEFT OUTER JOIN ##temp
         ON ##temp.city = #temp.city
GROUP  BY #temp.city

DROP TABLE #temp

DROP TABLE ##temp  
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I'm not even going to start tidying that up –  m.edmondson Jan 12 '11 at 16:03
    
I chucked your SQL through the online formatter here. dpriver.com/pp/sqlformat.htm Could still do with a manual tidy up though. –  Martin Smith Jan 12 '11 at 16:35

3 Answers 3

My guess is that you're trying to squeeze a number greater than 99999.99 into your decimal fields. Changing it to (8,3) isn't going to do anything if it's greater than 99999.999 - you need to increase the number of digits before the decimal by increasing the precision, or total number of digits. Try decimal(9,2) or decimal(10,2) or whatever.

You can test this by commenting out the insert #temp and see what numbers the select statement is giving you and see if they are bigger than your column can handle.

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I got it to work with (11,2). Thanks for your help. –  user572984 Jan 12 '11 at 17:18
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@user572984 so why not mark this as the answer! –  nvrtheless May 3 '13 at 5:12
1  
I wouldn't bother replying to questions from people with auto-generated accounts; they don't understand where they are and they don't come back once they've had their fix. @user572984: HELLO!? ANYONE HOME? <taps screen> Nope, didn't think so. –  Ola Tuvesson Jun 13 '13 at 12:57
    
I had taken off the dot of decimal number, so it got bigger. Thanks! –  Wellington Lorindo Dec 17 '14 at 16:15

I feel I need to clarify one very important thing, for others (like my co-worker) who came across this thread and got the wrong information.

The answer given ("Try decimal(9,2) or decimal(10,2) or whatever.") is correct, but the reason ("increase the number of digits before the decimal") is wrong.

decimal(p,s) and numeric(p,s) both specify a Precision and a Scale. The "precision" is not the number of digits to the left of the decimal, but instead is the total precision of the number.

For example: decimal(2,1) covers 0.0 to 9.9, because the precision is 2 digits (00 to 99) and the scale is 1. decimal(4,1) covers 000.0 to 999.9 decimal(4,2) covers 00.00 to 99.99 decimal(4,3) covers 0.000 to 9.999

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By increasing the precision and leaving the scale the same, you are increasing the number of digits before the decimal. So what I said is not wrong, but I do see how it could be misunderstood. I said it that way because the OP was originally trying to fix the problem by just increasing the scale, but you are correct; it's the total precision that needs to be increased. –  adam0101 Jan 21 at 16:02
    
I updated my answer to reflect this. –  adam0101 Jan 21 at 16:10

If you want to reduce the size to decimal(7,2) from decimal(9,2) you will have to account for the existing data with values greater to fit into decimal(7,2). Either you will have to delete those numbers are truncate it down to fit into your new size. If there was no data for the field you are trying to update it will do it automatically without issues

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