MySQL Cast (cantidad como flotante)
mysql> SELECT CAST(4 AS DECIMAL(4,3));
+-------------------------+
| CAST(4 AS DECIMAL(4,3)) |
+-------------------------+
| 4.000 |
+-------------------------+
1 row in set (0.00 sec)
mysql> SELECT CAST('4.5s' AS DECIMAL(4,3));
+------------------------------+
| CAST('4.5s' AS DECIMAL(4,3)) |
+------------------------------+
| 4.500 |
+------------------------------+
1 row in set (0.00 sec)
mysql> SELECT CAST('a4.5s' AS DECIMAL(4,3));
+-------------------------------+
| CAST('a4.5s' AS DECIMAL(4,3)) |
+-------------------------------+
| 0.000 |
+-------------------------------+
1 row in set, 1 warning (0.00 sec)
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