I can just imagine this being construed as proof that you can solve problems by using money... (^_~)

>You can use CONVERT ( ,,1))
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>CONVERT ( varchar(20) , CAST(1234567.89  AS money ), 1 )  ;
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>>I used RTRIM(FORMAT(1234567.89, 'N', 'en-US')) to format a number with thousand separators and decimals. However this works only since SQL Server 2012 and above.
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>>So 1234567.89 should be "1,234,567.89" or 10.00 should be "10.00"
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>>Best alternative I found is LTRIM(STR(1234567.89,14,2)), but this of course does not produce thousands separators.
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>>I tried RTRIM(REPLACE(CONVERT(VARCHAR,CONVERT(MONEY,1234567.89),1), '.00','')), but this would cut off decimals if they are #.00.
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>>Is there another way to have the best of both worlds?