RE: rounding AVG in sql

["Matt Laskosky" <matt@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Ah yes, but this method can be used to round up for a non integer as
well. For instance if the variable is defined as decimal 7,2 you can
adjust the formula to ROUND(AVG(NULLIF(MPI5TMS,0)+.005),0) to ensure
that the 2nd decimal value is always rounded up (i.e. 2.113 is rounded
up to 2.12). I found this necessary for a process I was executing
recently.

Thanks.
Matt.

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Hi,

> > If you want to round up in all cases (i.e. round 1.1 to 2) update the
formula as follows; 
> > ROUND(AVG(NULLIF(MPI5TMS,0)+.5),0)

There is a scalar function Ceiling or Ceil that will always round up to
the
next integer:
Ceil(Avg(NullIf(MPI5TMS)))

Mit freundlichen Grüßen / Best regards

Birgitta Hauser

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If you want to round up in all cases (i.e. round 1.1 to 2) update the
formula as follows; ROUND(AVG(NULLIF(MPI5TMS,0)+.5),0)

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ROUND(AVG(NULLIF(MPI5TMS,0)),0)


Michael Schutte
Admin Professional




rpg400-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx wrote on 03/31/2008 03:26:07 PM:

> when executing the following command, it is producing 4.85 but putting
4
> into :WKAVERAGE... How do I get it to round up?
>
> EXEC SQL
>   SELECT AVG(NULLIF(MPI5TMS,0)) INTO :WKAVERAGE FROM MRSSTATSPF
>   WHERE MPDATE >= :YYYYMMDD AND MPDATE < :YYYYMMDD2
>   AND MPMRS = :WKMRS;
>
> Thanks,
>
> Jay Vaughn
> Senior I5 Programmer/Analyst
> RateWatch
> (P) 251.209.8968
> www.rate-watch.com
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