>>>>I'm "translating" an SQL statement from VFP and one of the fields I'm pulling needs to be nchar(3) left filled with '0'.
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>>>>In VFP it's PADL(alltrim(str(eclscore)),3,'0') - eclscore is a numeric, so I know I need to Cast(eclscore as nchar(3)), but I can't seem to find the PADL replacement - what should I be using to do the PADL?
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>>>Try
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>>>select RIGHT('000' + cast(EclScore as varchar(10)),3)

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>>Is there a specific reason you're casting as a varchar(10)? I'm asking for clarification, not to be a smart a$$.
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>It depends on what you want to achieve if the number has more than 3 digits:
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>select	RIGHT('000' + cast(3333 as varchar(10)),3)  -- 333
>	,	RIGHT('000' + cast(3333 as varchar(3)) ,3)   -- 00* 
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>SELECT	RIGHT('000' + cast(3333 as nvarchar(3)),3) -- Error 8115
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This field is a test score and ranges from 0-100, so I know that it will always be a max of 3 digits. Amazingly enough, I had to go with

Select Right('000 + cast(eclscore as nchar(3)),4)

to get the results I needed.

Select Right('000 + cast(eclscore as nchar(3)),3)

produced '68' from a score of 68. I got what I was expecting when I went to the 4 - '068' for 68.