Question

I am having a little difficulty with the below code – it return the value I am after, but I need the value 3 digits long – i.e. it returns ‘1’ but I need ‘001’ – any help would be gratefully received

select convert(varchar(3),(select count(ptMatter) + 1 from lamatter where  
 convert(varchar(10), getdate(), 103)=convert(varchar(10), dateadd, 103)))

Answer 1

Select Right('000000' + convert(varchar(3), Result),3)
From yourTable

for your exact query:

Select Right('000000' + convert(varchar(3), (select count(ptMatter) + 1 from lamatter where convert(varchar(10), getdate(), 103)=convert(varchar(10), dateadd, 103)) ),3)