the WITH part just simulates the input table.
WITH myinp
AS (SELECT 2 ord, 'Y' flg FROM DUAL
UNION ALL
SELECT 4 ord, 'N' flg FROM DUAL
UNION ALL
SELECT 6 ord, 'Y' flg FROM DUAL
UNION ALL
SELECT 7 ord, 'N' flg FROM DUAL
UNION ALL
SELECT 8 ord, 'N' flg FROM DUAL)
SELECT CASE
WHEN (SELECT flg
FROM myinp r
WHERE NOT EXISTS
(SELECT 1
FROM myinp q
WHERE q.ord > r.ord)) = 'Y'
THEN
(SELECT TO_CHAR(ord)
FROM myinp w
WHERE flg = 'N'
AND NOT EXISTS
(SELECT 1
FROM myinp x
WHERE flg = 'N' AND w.ord > x.ord))
ELSE
(SELECT TO_CHAR(ord)
FROM myinp mm
WHERE ord > (SELECT ord
FROM myinp w
WHERE flg = 'Y'
AND NOT EXISTS
(SELECT 1
FROM myinp x
WHERE flg = 'Y' AND w.ord <
x.ord))
AND NOT EXISTS
(SELECT 1
FROM myinp g
WHERE ord > (SELECT ord
FROM myinp w
WHERE flg = 'Y'
AND NOT EXISTS
(SELECT 1
FROM myinp x
WHERE flg = 'Y'
AND w.ord < x.ord))
AND mm.ord > g.ord))
END
last_flg
FROM DUAL;
On Thu, Feb 17, 2011 at 2:08 PM, gayathri Dev <gd0...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi Avinash,
>
> it should pick 2
>
> thanks
>
> On Thu, Feb 17, 2011 at 1:56 PM, Avinash Naidu <avisna...@gmail.com>wrote:
>
>> order action_flag
>> 2 N
>> 4 Y
>> 6 N
>> 7 N
>> 8 Y
>> should pick 2 or 6??
>>
>> On Thu, Feb 17, 2011 at 1:31 PM, gayathri Dev <gd0...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Hi all,
>>>
>>> I am seriously thinking I need a good teacher who can teach me analytical
>>> functions.
>>> But with a min time i have got to resolve the hurdle I have.
>>> Below are the examples..
>>> basically I shld check the last order's action flag if it is Y, then I
>>> shld pick the min order whose action_flag is N
>>> else if the last order's action flag is N, then I shld pick the greatest
>>> order who has taken action(action_flag = 'Y')
>>> and choose the next order after him.
>>>
>>> order action_flag
>>> 2 Y
>>> 4 N
>>> 6 N
>>> 7 N
>>> 8 Y
>>> should pick 4
>>>
>>> order action_flag
>>> 2 Y
>>> 4 N
>>> 6 Y
>>> 7 N
>>> 8 N
>>> should select 7
>>>
>>> order action_flag
>>> 2 N
>>> 4 N
>>> 6 N
>>> 7 N
>>> 8 N
>>> should select 2
>>>
>>> order action_flag
>>> 2 N
>>> 4 Y
>>> 6 N
>>> 7 N
>>> 8 N
>>> 12 Y
>>> 14 N
>>> 15 N
>>> should select 14
>>>
>>> Please help me building this query.
>>>
>>> Thanks in advance
>>>
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