how to subtract two strings in sql server

Question

how to subtract two strings in sql 9.15-1.15=8 i have a one table called samplein that table i have a column name is Workedhours workedhours 9.15 10.20 11.50 my expected result is subtract the workedhours 1.15 like 9.15-1.15 10.20-1.15 workedhours 8 9.05

Ranjeet Patra · Answer

Try doing like this: select CAST ( '9.15' As decimal ) - CAST ( '1.15' As decimal ) as output

Ramesh Palanivel · Answer

Hi Sivanathan Try to convert the varchar values which mean convert your two strings varchar to decimal type and subtract the strnig Try the below URL it shoudl help you!... https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/sql/t-sql/functions/try-convert-transact-sql