>This point is not mute (and it's not even moot). As long as you need to show it only why should you burden SQL-Server with unnecessary datatype conversion? To be precise the most consistent way would be bringing real fields only (w/out concatenation) and then show them in a grid in the most suitable way.
Thanks, Ed. Especially for the "mute/moot" explanation :)
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