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+/* This file contains helper functions.
+ */
+
+IF OBJECT_ID('dbo.variant_to_string', 'FN') IS NOT NULL
+  DROP FUNCTION dbo.variant_to_string;
+GO
+
+IF OBJECT_ID('dbo.string_to_variant', 'FN') IS NOT NULL
+  DROP FUNCTION dbo.string_to_variant;
+GO
+
+CREATE FUNCTION dbo.variant_to_string (@val SQL_VARIANT) RETURNS VARCHAR(max)
+AS
+BEGIN
+  RETURN CAST(SQL_VARIANT_PROPERTY(@val, 'BaseType') AS SYSNAME) + ' ' +
+    CAST(@val AS VARCHAR(max))
+END;
+GO
+
+CREATE FUNCTION dbo.string_to_variant (@val VARCHAR(max)) RETURNS SQL_VARIANT
+AS
+BEGIN
+  DECLARE @ret SQL_VARIANT
+
+  DECLARE @pos BIGINT
+  DECLARE @vtype SYSNAME
+  DECLARE @vtext VARCHAR(max)
+
+  SET @pos = CHARINDEX(' ', @val)
+  SET @vtype = SUBSTRING(@val, 1, @pos - 1)
+  SET @vtext = SUBSTRING(@val, @pos + 1, LEN(@val))
+
+       IF @vtype = 'tinyint'  SET @ret = CAST(@vtext AS TINYINT)
+  ELSE IF @vtype = 'smallint' SET @ret = CAST(@vtext AS SMALLINT)
+  ELSE IF @vtype = 'int'      SET @ret = CAST(@vtext AS INT)
+  ELSE IF @vtype = 'bigint'   SET @ret = CAST(@vtext AS BIGINT)
+  ELSE IF @vtype = 'char'     SET @ret = CAST(@vtext AS CHAR(8000))
+  ELSE IF @vtype = 'varchar'  SET @ret = CAST(@vtext AS VARCHAR(8000))
+
+  RETURN @ret
+END;
+GO