RE: ** is there PL/SQL for case

[A Joshi]

Guang,

  Thanks for your help. Do you have an example you can send me. I thought whatever one can do in sql one can do in pl/sql. meaning sql is a subset of pl/sql. Correct me if i am wrong. Thank You.

Guang Mei <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

I am not sure in 9i. But in 8i I think you can use "case" in sql but not in pl/sql. You have to use if elsif in pl/sql.

 

Guang 

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Sent: Thursday, August 07, 2003 4:24 PM
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Subject: ** is there PL/SQL for case

Hi,

  Is there a statement in pl/SQL like case or is if elsif the only way. Meaning if I need to transalate state depending on input number as follows :

 

1 - CA

2 - OR

3 - WA

4 - AR

 

Can I have one statement like case 'state# :

 

1: state := 'CA'

2: state := 'OR'

 

etc.

 

or do i have to do :

 

IF state# = 1 THEN

  state := 'CA';

ELSIF state# = 2 THEN

  state := 'OR';

 

etc

 

Thank You.

 

 

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