NULL is an undefined value and as such, it has a special status as values and datatypes go in SQL Server. There are quite a few potential pitfalls to watch out for when you’re dealing with data that can contain NULL values.
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Using NULLIF() to avoid division by zero
When you perform divisions, you need to make sure that the divisor, the number to the right of the division operator, isn’t zero. If it is, you will end up with a division-by-zero error message:
Msg 8134, Level 16, State 1, Line 1 Divide by zero error encountered.
Dividing by NULL, however, doesn’t. So to avoid division-by-zero errors, simply use NULLIF() to replace zeros in the divisor with a NULL value.
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