Hi, This is how I might do it in SQL Server:
SELECT SUM(CASE WHEN deliverymethod = 'F' THEN 1 ELSE 0 END) AS FAXES, SUM(CASE WHEN deliverymethod = 'E' THEN 1 ELSE 0 END) AS EMAILS FROM EReferralDailyMailoutHistory g INNER JOIN DeliveryStatusMaster d ON g.deliverystatus = d.statuscode AND g.deliverydate > #createodbcdate(arguments.argsStartDate)# AND g.deliverydate < #createodbcdate(arguments.argsEndDate)# perhaps this will give you an idea of an alternate method of using NULLIF and are now able to find the Oracle equivlalent of CASE. >>> "Mike Kear" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 08/05/2007 2:47 pm >>> I have a need to report on various statuses in a status field. The values in the field can be DX, EM, FX, PT and a few others and i need to have sql work out how many of each code are in the status field for a particular day. I can call all the status field, then loop over it using query of queries, but i managed ot do it all in one go in SQLServer useing the NULLIF function. Does anyone know if there's a similar function in Oracle? Here's the relevant query in SQLServer that givies what i want - it's the equivalient in oracle that eludes me right now: SELECT g.deliverydate, g.deliverystatus,d.statusdescription, faxes = ( count(*) - COUNT( NULLIF(deliverymethod, 'F')) ) , emails = ( count(*) - COUNT( NULLIF(deliverymethod, 'E')) ) , posts = ( count(*) - COUNT( NULLIF(deliverymethod, 'P')) ) , Phone = ( count(*) - COUNT( NULLIF(deliverymethod, 'T')) ) , ( COUNT (*) ) as total FROM EReferralDailyMailoutHistory g , DeliveryStatusMaster d WHERE g.deliverystatus = d.statuscode AND g.deliverydate > #createodbcdate(arguments.argsStartDate)# AND g.deliverydate < #createodbcdate(arguments.argsEndDate)# GROUP BY g.deliverystatus ,d.statusdescription, g.deliverydate order by g.deliverystatus desc, g.deliverydate This gives me a nice query with a count for each of the different status and delivery codes i want to report on. -- Cheers Mike Kear Windsor, NSW, Australia Adobe Certified Advanced ColdFusion Developer AFP Webworks http://afpwebworks.com ColdFusion, PHP, ASP, ASP.NET hosting from AUD$15/month --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "cfaussie" group. To post to this group, send email to cfaussie@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cfaussie?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---