Re: [SQL] Conversion from Sybase ASA

2003-09-09 Thread Ian Barwick
On Tuesday 09 September 2003 09:06, Richard Sydney-Smith wrote: > In sybase I can use the following syntax: > > select 'T' as src,(if tbon is null or tbon < '1900/12/12' or tbon > > '1900/9/30' then 'U' else 'P' endif) as pres from ftrans > > this returns two columns: src = 'T' and pres which has e

Re: [SQL] Conversion from Sybase ASA

2003-09-09 Thread Viorel Dragomir
;1900/9/30' THEN  'U' ELSE  'P' END) as pres from ftrans   I think it works in Oracle too :) Pay attention at tbon < '1900/12/12'. Try to use conversion on date formats like to_date() or to_timestamp().   Good luck - Original Message ----- From: Ri

[SQL] Conversion from Sybase ASA

2003-09-09 Thread Richard Sydney-Smith
In sybase I can use the following syntax:   select 'T' as src,(if tbon is null or tbon < '1900/12/12' or tbon > '1900/9/30' then 'U' else 'P' endif) as pres from ftrans this returns two columns: src = '' and pres which has either the value 'U' or 'P' how would I express this in postgresql