Doug Burns wrote a very informative paper on Decode, presented at an earlier UK-OUG meeting. Its available from his web site:
http://doug.burns.tripod.com/decode.html And the answer to the question posed below is 'yes'. peter edinburgh > -----Original Message----- > From: Droogendyk, Harry [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: 07 October 2002 23:59 > To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L > Subject: RE: SQL and case structure > > > Jesse: > > Can I also use the value of another column rather than a > literal like my > example coded? > > e.g. > > select acct_no, > decode(substr(acct_no,16,1),'1',field1 > '2',field2 > field3 ) as descr > from star.kills > ; > > > TIA > > > -----Original Message----- > Sent: Monday, October 07, 2002 5:28 PM > To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L > > > "CASE" in PL/SQL serves a slightly different function, but > DECODE should do > the trick. Try: > > select acct_no, > DECODE(substr(acct_no,16,1), > '1','one', > '2','two', > 'other') as DESCR > from star.kills; > > I also changed "desc" to "descr", since "desc" is a reserved word. > > HTH! GL! :) > > Rich Jesse System/Database Administrator > [EMAIL PROTECTED] Quad/Tech International, > Sussex, WI USA > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Droogendyk, Harry [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: Monday, October 07, 2002 3:39 PM > > To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L > > Subject: SQL and case structure > > > > > > Listers: > > > > I've used SAS's version of SQL and it allows the coding of > > conditional logic > > in the SELECT statement: > > > > proc sql; > > select acct_no, > > case substr(acct_no,16,1) > > when '1' then 'one' > > when '2' then 'two' > > else 'other' > > end as desc > > from star.kills; > > quit; > > > > The same syntax does not work in SQL*Plus for Oracle 8. Can > > someone point > > me to the correct syntax? > > > > Secondly, any URLs for this kind of information would be most > > appreciated. > > > > Regards, > > Harry > -- > Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com > -- > Author: Jesse, Rich > INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Fat City Network Services -- 858-538-5051 http://www.fatcity.com > San Diego, California -- Mailing list and web hosting services > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message > to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in > the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L > (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may > also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing). > -- > Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com > -- > Author: Droogendyk, Harry > INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Fat City Network Services -- 858-538-5051 http://www.fatcity.com > San Diego, California -- Mailing list and web hosting services > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message > to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in > the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L > (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may > also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing). > ********************************************************************* This e-mail message, and any files transmitted with it, are confidential and intended solely for the use of the addressee. If this message was not addressed to you, you have received it in error and any copying, distribution or other use of any part of it is strictly prohibited. Any views or opinions presented are solely those of the sender and do not necessarily represent those of the British Geological Survey. The security of e-mail communication cannot be guaranteed and the BGS accepts no liability for claims arising as a result of the use of this medium to transmit messages from or to the BGS. The BGS cannot accept any responsibility for viruses, so please scan all attachments. http://www.bgs.ac.uk ********************************************************************* -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com -- Author: Robson, Peter INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fat City Network Services -- 858-538-5051 http://www.fatcity.com San Diego, California -- Mailing list and web hosting services --------------------------------------------------------------------- To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing).
