mssql convert varchar to float

Question

I have a field value productlength of 0.123. This is from a view and has a data type of varchar.

I need to convert it to a float or numeric value so as o perform mat

Answer 1

Use

Try_convert(float,[Value])

See https://raresql.com/2013/04/26/sql-server-how-to-convert-varchar-to-float/