Skip to main content
cancel
Showing results for 
Search instead for 
Did you mean: 

Enhance your career with this limited time 50% discount on Fabric and Power BI exams. Ends August 31st. Request your voucher.

Reply
Betty888
Helper II
Helper II

Redshift : How to convert a varchar column to decimal?

I need to convert a varchar col to decimal, but I can't do that with the cast function as I usually do, any advice please? Thanks !

1 ACCEPTED SOLUTION
Betty888
Helper II
Helper II

Thanks a lot for your reply ! 

I was able to fix my issue by using the following statement in the "Source" : 

to_number(myColumn,'9999999999D99') and this vonverted my varchar col to decimal.

I hope this will help others. 

Thanks again ! 

View solution in original post

2 REPLIES 2
Betty888
Helper II
Helper II

Thanks a lot for your reply ! 

I was able to fix my issue by using the following statement in the "Source" : 

to_number(myColumn,'9999999999D99') and this vonverted my varchar col to decimal.

I hope this will help others. 

Thanks again ! 

BA_Pete
Super User
Super User

Hi @Betty888 ,

 

In Power Query you can either just change the data type of the VarChar column, or use Number.From([VarCharColumn]), assuming that every VarChar value can be converted to a number, of course.

 

Pete



Now accepting Kudos! If my post helped you, why not give it a thumbs-up?

Proud to be a Datanaut!




Helpful resources

Announcements
July 2025 community update carousel

Fabric Community Update - July 2025

Find out what's new and trending in the Fabric community.

July PBI25 Carousel

Power BI Monthly Update - July 2025

Check out the July 2025 Power BI update to learn about new features.

Join our Fabric User Panel

Join our Fabric User Panel

This is your chance to engage directly with the engineering team behind Fabric and Power BI. Share your experiences and shape the future.

Top Solution Authors
Top Kudoed Authors