Converting a number to a positive number in MySQL

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Converting a number to a positive number in MySQL

dataguy

11:13 pm on May 19, 2011 (gmt 0)

This seems like it would be simple, but I can't figure out how to do it.

I have a value which may or may not be positive, but I need it to be positive every time. Is there a function for this?

whoisgregg

3:21 pm on May 20, 2011 (gmt 0)

You can get the absolute value using ABS():
http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.0/en/mathematical-functions.html#function_abs [dev.mysql.com]

dataguy

3:33 pm on May 20, 2011 (gmt 0)

Oh, that's exactly what I was looking for. I should have known that.

Thanks!

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