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assign Null value to a column

  • July 29, 2013 at 1:01 pm

    #281140

    In a result sql dataset if the value of a particular column is 0 i need to return Null, how do i approach write a query for that

    Let's say i have 3 columns, Dept Name, Dept Division, Dept Count...Let say in my sql query if the Dept Count return 0 i should assign Null to it

  • July 29, 2013 at 1:16 pm

    #1636751

    I would use a case statement to handle this.

  • July 29, 2013 at 1:16 pm

    #1636752

    You could use NULLIF(DeptCount, 0)

    EDIT: Add reference http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms177562%28v=sql.90%29.aspx

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