Question : TSQL- Arithmetic overflow error converting float to data type numeric.

I am migrating data from one table to a new table. The old table uses FLOAT, and in the new table I am using DECIMAL as the field attribute.

I am using the following statement which worked fine:
CAST(OLD_COLUMN_NAME as DECIMAL(9,2) AS 'NEW_COLUMN_NAME'

that works like a charm until I hit the bump in the road. The old data is defined as float,null, the new field is defined as decimal(5,5).

The input data from the old field is varied and looks like this: 5, 0.5, 0.5, 0.75, 2, and so forth.

The error I am receiving is Msg 8115, Level 16, State 6, Line 8  Arithmetic overflow error converting float to data type numeric.The statement has been terminated.

The code is against a SQL SERVER 2005 database using SQL SERVER 2008. Not sure this matters, but thought I would include this information.

Could someone shed some light on how to address this data conversion issue? Thank you!

Answer : TSQL- Arithmetic overflow error converting float to data type numeric.

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