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Select statement

eseosaoregie

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December 3, 2008 at 3:55 am

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I currently have a select where for one of the fields I need to change the output if it is null or contains the code 'v918899' For eveything else just display the contents. Effectively the logic I want is:
If code is null then change to '5K5'
If code is = 'V918899' THEN CHANGE TO '5k5'
ELSE display code.
I have tried to use a case statement but it dosen't seem to work. ANy ideas?

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ChrisM@Work SSC Guru Points: 186127 More actions · Answer 1

eseosaoregie (12/3/2008)
I currently have a select where for one of the fields I need to change the output if it is null or contains the code 'v918899' For eveything else just display the contents. Effectively the logic I want is:
If code is null then change to '5K5'
If code is = 'V918899' THEN CHANGE TO '5k5'
ELSE display code.
I have tried to use a case statement but it dosen't seem to work. ANy ideas?

You need a searched CASE like this:

CASE WHEN code IS NULL OR code = 'V918899' THEN '5K5' ELSE code END

Cheers

ChrisM

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grapefruitmoon SSCrazy Points: 2226 More actions · Answer 2

Try this...

select

case

when Code= 'V918899' or Code IS NULL then '5K5'

else Code

end

from YourTable

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eseosaoregie SSCertifiable Points: 6889 More actions · Answer 3

eseosaoregie

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December 3, 2008 at 4:26 am

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Cheers that works.

Dutta, Amartha SSC Eights! Points: 945 More actions · Answer 4

Try this alternate coding ...

Its only a way of rewriting existing formats suggested by other learned members from the forum :-

CASE WHEN ISNULL([FieldName], '5K5') = 'V918899'

THEN '5K5'

ELSE ISNULL([FieldName], '5K5')

END CASE

RBarryYoung SSC Guru Points: 143329 More actions · Answer 5

One more way: COALESCE(NULLIF(code,'V918899'), '5K5')

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