Questions tagged [case-expression]

SQL equivalent for IIf or Switch/case constructs

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How to return columns conditionally in SQL Server query?

Say I have columns is_return_foo, is_return_bar and is_return_baz. I need to return the foo, bar, baz columns if any of the above are respectively set to true... Is CASE WHEN the best option? Something like: SELECT CASE is_return_foo WHEN true…
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Conditional Date Comparison and Assignment using Case expression in Oracle SQL

I am new to the site and SQL. I need some help with a case expression. The requirement is as follows: I have a table T1 with two date columns - eff and disc; A second table T2 with 2 date columns - on_date & off_date; I am trying to build a single…
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How to understand the case expression?

This example is very intuitive. There are 3 cases for xs, which are empty list, list with only 1 element and list with more than 1 element. describeList :: [a] -> String describeList xs = "The list is " ++ case xs of [] -> "empty." …
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Using Keyword [IN] with Case Expression in a SQL Statement

I have an query like this , but it does not work , what's wrong with IN keyword with CASE EXPRESSION ? Select State = case c.addressId when in('2552','2478','2526') then 'IN' when in ('9999') then 'OUT' else 'UNKNOWN' end, name, time from…
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Rewriting case when in sql

Hi Im trying to rewrite the following code that uses CASE WHEN. I was thinking that I can instead use decode or something else? The code: create table want as select case when (Var1<20 ) then 1 when (40>Var1>=20 ) then 2 when (Var1>=40 ) then 3…
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How to write CASE statement with condition on values from Sub-query in SQLite

The Highschooler table has data in the below format: Highschooler ( ID, name, grade ) English: There is a high school student with unique ID and a given first name in a certain grade. The sample data in the table is: ID NAME GRADE 1510 …
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Case expression not working as expected with 'on duplicate key update' clause

Through the following query, I want to update the ConcurrentJobs column only when the value in MaxConcurrentJobs column is greater than or equal to the value of ConcurrentJobs being updated. insert into userjobinfo (UserId,ConcurrentJobs) values…
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Switch case expression for oracle database versions

I need to query the patch status on Oracle databases. Since Oracle version 12c the view sys.REGISTRY$HISTORY was replaced by the view DBA_REGISTRY_SQLPATCH. On older versions like 11g the view dba_registry_sqlpatch does not exist. The following…
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Case Expression throwing exception

Consider the following code: Select FLAGS, CASE FLAGS WHEN 0 THEN "10000000" WHEN 1 THEN "01000000" WHEN 2 THEN "00100000" WHEN 3 THEN "00010000" WHEN 4 THEN "00001000" WHEN 5 THEN "00000100" WHEN 6 THEN "00000010" WHEN 7 THEN "00000001" …
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Why is SQL Server not processing the codes correctly?

Here is my code: Select cname, case WHEN cid < 35 then 'Failed' WHEN cid > 35 AND < 50 then 'Below Average' WHEN cid > 50 AND < 60 then 'Average' WHEN cid > 60 AND < 70 then 'Good' WHEN cid > 70 AND < 85…
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Grouping within a SQL Statement?

I have a query in SQL in which I am presenting whether or not a person has payments or outstanding charges. In this query I have a case statement, but I need to group the records together to make sure payments are added together so that what I am…
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Case expression does not return the "else" value in Postgres query

I'm creating a SQL query with a lot of nested queries and I'm trying to use the CASE expression but it is behaving weirdly. This is my query at the moment: select t.fpl_id, t.team_name, sum(pf.points)as gwpts, ( select sum(transfers_malus) …
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How do I solve this subquery with case expression?

***Rules: --- Do not use a join of any kind and do not use a correlated subquery. --- Do not use a comma join. --- If you use a join, you will get no points for that task. A From clause will reference only one table. --- DO not use a…
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MYSQL retrieve data dependent on rows returned

I am working on a mysql query that will filter out certain occurrences dependent on how many rows are returned. I am trying to filter out any support categories when the number of rows returned are 1, however leave the support category in when the…
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Mysql logic - how to change the selected value based on the data?

I am trying to populate a table with phone number from a temp table. I have wrote the query with no problem. but my peoblem here is to know if the company already has a primary number or not so I select 2 fields from my temp table called…
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