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# srv_willconvert (Extended Stored Procedure API)
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 Determines whether a specific data type conversion is available within the ODS Library.  
  
## Syntax  
  
```  
  
BOOL srv_willconvert (  
int  
srctype  
,  
int  
desttype   
);  
```  
  
## Arguments  
 *srctype*  
 Indicates the data type of the data to be converted. This parameter can be any of the Extended Stored Procedure API data types.  
  
 *desttype*  
 Indicates the data type to which the source data is converted. This parameter can be any of the Extended Stored Procedure API data types.  
  
## Returns  
 TRUE if the data type conversion is supported; FALSE if the data type conversion is not supported.  
  
## Remarks  
 For a description of each data type, see [Data Types (Extended Stored Procedure API)](../../relational-databases/extended-stored-procedures-reference/data-types-extended-stored-procedure-api.md).  
  
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## See Also  
 [srv_convert (Extended Stored Procedure API)](../../relational-databases/extended-stored-procedures-reference/srv-convert-extended-stored-procedure-api.md)