The function returns 1 for numeric values, and 0 for non-numeric values.
CREATE TABLE #CustomerNames ( CustomerId int, CustomerName varchar(25) ) INSERT INTO #CustomerNames SELECT 1, 'Bob Johnson' UNION ALL SELECT 2, 'Al Riley' UNION ALL SELECT 3, 'Mike Henry' SELECT ISNUMERIC(CustomerID), ISNUMERIC(CustomerName) FROM #CustomerNames
Results
1 0
1 0
1 0