How to convert a Roman value to integer in SQL Server?

I have say MDCCCLXXXVIII which is 1888 in Arabic number or D in Roman is 500 in Arabic or MIV is 1004, e开发者_Python百科tc.

In a single TQL Query how can this be achieved?

Thanks

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Check out this set of UDF functions (see UDFs_Transact-SQL.zip). There is ROMANTOARAB function there that allows you to do this:

select ROMANTOARAB('MDCCCLXXXVIII') -- Displays 1888

Edit: Looks like the original Url has stopped working for some reason.. Luckily, I have that ZIP on my hard drive and just put it on Dropbox - you can download here.