How do I select a 1 as a bit in a sql-server view?

sql sql-server-2000

You can use the CONVERT operator.

SELECT id, name, CONVERT(bit, 1) AS activeFROM users

CAST or CONVERT will work.

sql sql-server-2000

select id, name, CAST(1 AS bit) as activefrom users

1 is the display for a true bit. What are your trying to achieve.

Doing

select CAST('true' AS bit) as active

returns 1 also.

sql sql-server-2000

Yes, you cast it to bit:

select id, name, cast(1 as bit) as activefrom users

This can also be useful to improve performance when comparing to a bit value in some situations:

select id, namefrom userswhere active = cast(1 as bit)

(In this example it might make no practical difference, but I have seen an actual difference in more complicated queries.)

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