How do I lose the exponential display in Query Analyzer?

I have a SQL Server 2000 database with a table with a
field defined as simply [float]. I inserted several
values into the table for this field such as 0.0024.
My question is that when I query the table as follows:
select rcf from tableX
I get such values as 2.3999999999999998E-3. Is there
any reason why SQL Server simply does not display
0.0024? How can I prevent exponential display? Thanks!
GusFloat is an approximate data type and some values cannot be precisely
stored. QA is showing the actual value stored in the database. You can
cast the value to an exact type for display purposes:
DECLARE @.x float
SET @.x = 0.0024
SELECT @.x
SELECT CAST(@.x AS decimal(10,4))
See 'Approximate numeric data' in the SQL Server 2000 Books Online
<createdb.chm::/cm_8_des_04_82ic.htm> for more information.
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Hope this helps.
Dan Guzman
SQL Server MVP
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"Gus" <gcoll@.yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> I have a SQL Server 2000 database with a table with a
> field defined as simply [float]. I inserted several
> values into the table for this field such as 0.0024.
> My question is that when I query the table as follows:
> select rcf from tableX
> I get such values as 2.3999999999999998E-3. Is there
> any reason why SQL Server simply does not display
> 0.0024? How can I prevent exponential display? Thanks!
> Gus