SQL CAST(int as varchar) throws error

Question

Good evening,

I'm trying to convert an int to a varchar using the CAST() function but it gives me the following error:

syntax error, unexpected VARCHAR

and this is the code

CAST(p2v as varchar)

and i also tried

CAST(p2v as varchar(MAX))

I got the same problem when i try using CONVERT()

Answer 1

It must be char , not varchar

The type for the result can be one of the following values:

• BINARY[(N)]
• CHAR[(N)]
• DATE
• DATETIME
• DECIMAL[(M[,D])]
• SIGNED [INTEGER]
• TIME
• UNSIGNED [INTEGER]

From http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.5/en/cast-functions.html#function_cast