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Asked: June 9, 20262026-06-09T06:43:38+00:00 2026-06-09T06:43:38+00:00

when running query like: select sum(items) from my_table where … the result I am

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when running query like:

select sum(items) from my_table where ...

the result I am getting back (ruby) is of type BigDecimal. Is there any SQL magic I can apply to get back an int?

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    2026-06-09T06:43:39+00:00Added an answer on June 9, 2026 at 6:43 am
    select cast(sum(items) as binary) ...
    

    worked well for me

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