[sql] Is there a way to cast float as a decimal without rounding and preserving its precision?

So it appears that if you

CAST(field1 as decimal) field1

this will automatically add rounding.

The original is defined as:

field1 type:float length:8 prec:53

I need to cast it to decimal, because I need my Entity Framework layer to generate this field as decimal (instead of double).

Is there a way to cast it as decimal, so that it preserves original precision, and doesn't round?

I would like to avoid having to declare the precision in the cast, because:

1. there are 100's of fields involved with varying precision, and;
2. if the underlying table changes in the future, it could cause unforeseen bugs to emerge, and;
3. makes the management more difficult.

cast (field1 as decimal(53,8)
) field 1

The default is: decimal(18,0)

Try SELECT CAST(field1 AS DECIMAL(10,2)) field1 and replace 10,2 with whatever precision you need.