number_format() with MySQL

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hey i need a way to get a formated number from my column decimal(23,2) NOT NULL DEFAULT '0.00'

in php i could use this function number_format('1111.00', 2, ',', '.'); it would return 1.111,00 (in Germany we use , to define decimal numbers)

how would i do this in mysql? with string replaces?

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http://blogs.mysql.com/peterg/2009/04/

In Mysql 6.1 you will be able to do FORMAT(X,D [,locale_name] )

As in

 SELECT format(1234567,2,’de_DE’);

For now this ability does not exist, though you MAY be able to set your locale in your database my.ini check it out.

With performance penalty and if you need todo it only in SQL you can use the FORMAT function and 3 REPLACE : After the format replace the . with another char for example @, then replace the , with a . and then the chararacter you choose by a , which lead you for your example to 1.111,00

SELECT REPLACE(REPLACE(REPLACE(FORMAT("1111.00", 2), ".", "@"), ",", "."), "@", ",")

FORMAT(X,D) Formats the number X to a format like '#,###,###.##', rounded to D decimal places, and returns the result as a string. If D is 0, the result has no decimal point or fractional part.

 SELECT FORMAT(12332.123456, 4);
        -> '12,332.1235'
CREATE DEFINER=`yourfunctionname`@`%` FUNCTION `money`(
     `betrag` DECIMAL(10,2)

 )
 RETURNS varchar(128) CHARSET latin1
 LANGUAGE SQL
 NOT DETERMINISTIC
 CONTAINS SQL
 SQL SECURITY DEFINER
 COMMENT ''
 return(
     select replace(format(cast(betrag as char),2),',',"'") as betrag
 )

will creating a MySql-Function with this Code:

 select replace(format(cast(amount as char),2),',',"'") as amount_formated
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