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Amazon S3 Select supports the following conversion function.
Topics
CAST
The CAST function converts an entity, such as an expression that
evaluates to a single value, from one type to another.
Syntax
CAST ( expression AS data_type )Parameters
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expression -
A combination of one or more values, operators, and SQL functions that evaluate to a value.
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data_type -
The target data type, such as
INT, to cast the expression to. For a list of supported data types, see Data types.
Examples
CAST('2007-04-05T14:30Z' AS TIMESTAMP)
CAST(0.456 AS FLOAT)