CEILING
SQL Server 2000
Returns the smallest integer greater than, or equal to, the given numeric expression.
Syntax
CEILING ( numeric_expression )
Arguments
numeric_expression
Is an expression of the exact numeric or approximate numeric data type category, except for the bit data type.
Return Types
Returns the same type as numeric_expression.
Examples
This example shows positive numeric, negative, and zero values with the CEILING function.
SELECT CEILING($123.45), CEILING($-123.45), CEILING($0.0)
GO
Here is the result set:
--------- --------- -------------------------
124.00 -123.00 0.00
(1 row(s) affected)
