if-then-else in SELECT

  • From: "elain he" <elainhe@xxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Wed, 03 Mar 2004 13:32:49 -0500

Hi,
I would like to retrieve records based on the following if-then-else criteria.

for eg.
retrieve all empolyee names='AIMEE GORE'
if there is no exact match,
retrieve employee names='AIMEE' or employee_name='GORE'

How can I write the SQL?

DB - 8i

thanks.

elain

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