ddf_ColumnType

This is the ddf_ColumnType script, needed in other scripts
IF EXISTS (SELECT *
    FROM   sysobjects
    WHERE  name = N'ddf_columnType')
 DROP FUNCTION ddf_columnType
GO
 
 
 
CREATE FUNCTION ddf_columnType
 (@ColumnType as nvarchar(256),@CHARACTER_MAXIMUM_LENGTH int, @intPrecision int , @intscale int)
 
 
RETURNS varchar(20)
 
AS
BEGIN
declare @out varchar(20)
 
select @out =
 case when @ColumnType = 'int' then 'int'
  when @ColumnType = 'tinyint' then 'tinyint'
  when @ColumnType = 'uniqueidentifier' then 'uniqueidentifier'
  when @ColumnType = 'smallint' then 'smallint'
  when @ColumnType = 'money' then 'money'
  when @ColumnType = 'bit' then 'bit'
  when @ColumnType = 'bit' then 'bit'
  when @ColumnType = 'float' then 'float'
  when @ColumnType = 'text' then 'text'
  when @ColumnType in ('datetime') then 'datetime'
  when @ColumnType in ('date') then 'date'
  when @ColumnType in ('time') then 'time'
  when @ColumnType = 'timestamp' then 'timestamp'
  when @ColumnType = 'nvar' then 'nvar(' + convert(varchar(4),@CHARACTER_MAXIMUM_LENGTH) + ')'
  when @ColumnType = 'nvarchar' then 'nvarchar(' + convert(varchar(4),@CHARACTER_MAXIMUM_LENGTH) + ')'
  when @ColumnType = 'binary' then 'binary(' + convert(varchar(4),@CHARACTER_MAXIMUM_LENGTH) + ')'
  when @ColumnType in ('char') then 'char(' + convert(varchar(4),@CHARACTER_MAXIMUM_LENGTH) + ')'
  when @ColumnType = 'varchar' and @CHARACTER_MAXIMUM_LENGTH = -1 then 'Varchar(MAX)'
  when @ColumnType = 'varchar' then 'varchar(' + convert(varchar(4),@CHARACTER_MAXIMUM_LENGTH) + ')'
  when @ColumnType in ('numeric') then 'numeric(' + convert(varchar(4),@intPrecision) + ',' + convert(varchar(4),@intscale) + ')'
  when @ColumnType in ('decimal') then 'decimal(' + convert(varchar(4),@intPrecision) + ',' + convert(varchar(4),@intscale) + ')'
  else 'unk - ' + convert(varchar(20),@ColumnType)
  end
 
 
 
 return @out
 
 
  
 
 
END
GO

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