RE: Decode function

  • From: "SHEEHAN, JEREMY" <Jeremy.Sheehan@xxxxxxx>
  • To: "Bellows, Bambi (Comsys)" <bbel5@xxxxxxxxxxxx>, Oracle L <oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Wed, 29 Jul 2009 16:36:23 -0400

That solves my problem!  Thanks!!

Jeremy
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From: Bellows, Bambi (Comsys) [mailto:bbel5@xxxxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: 29 July, 2009 4:34 PM
To: SHEEHAN, JEREMY; Oracle L
Subject: RE: Decode function

Not as such, but I do this all the time by use of the sign function.

For example, if you want to return X if val> 100, Y if it's less, and Z if it's 
equal , you can do:

select decode(sign(val-100),-1,'X',1,'Y',0,'Z','error') from dual;

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From: oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On 
Behalf Of SHEEHAN, JEREMY
Sent: Wednesday, July 29, 2009 3:29 PM
To: Oracle L
Subject: Decode function

I think the answer is no, but can you set greater than, less than conditions in 
a decode function?

TIA!!

Jeremy
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