# Use TRY_CAST to safely convert the message column to INTEGER from server_logs

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Domain: SQL · Difficulty: medium

## Problem

Use TRY_CAST to safely convert the message column to INTEGER from server_logs. Select log_id and name the result 'msg_as_int'. Non-numeric messages will appear as NULL.

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