The error message “Divide by zero error encountered” means that your SQL query is trying to divide a number by zero, which is not allowed in mathematics.
To avoid this error, you can use the NULLIF
function in your SQL query to return NULL
instead of performing the division when the divisor is zero. Here’s an example:
SELECT column1 / NULLIF(column2, 0) AS result
FROM your_table;
In this example, if column2
is zero, NULLIF(column2, 0)
will return NULL
, and the division will also return NULL
, avoiding the divide by zero error. If column2
is not zero, NULLIF(column2, 0)
will return column2
, and the division will be performed as usual.
Replace column1
, column2
, and your_table
with your actual column names and table name.