BorlandTalk.com Borland discussion newsgroups   Archives   FAQ   Search   Memberlist   Usergroups   Register   Profile   Log in to check your private messages   Log in  DECODE in MSSQL Server          BorlandTalk.com Forum Index -> Delphi Databases (SQL Servers) View previous topic :: View next topic   Author Message CrOri Chris Guest Posted: Thu Feb 09, 2006 11:03 am    Post subject: DECODE in MSSQL Server Is there an SQL command like oracle's DECODE in MSSQL? i am trying to run this query SELECT LEFT (NAME,CHARINDEX(' - ',NAME)-1), RIGHT(NAME,LEN(NAME)-CHARINDEX(' - ',NAME,0)-2) FROM STOCK but it seems that there are lines where CHARINDEX(' - ',NAME) returns 0, in these lines i want '0' as a result and not '-1', and i can't find a way to do this.... i am going to use this in a migrator so plz don't comment the stupidity of having 2 rows in one.... thanks Back to top Arthur E.F.Heinrich Guest Posted: Thu Feb 09, 2006 7:03 pm    Post subject: Re: DECODE in MSSQL Server The decode can be translated to case decode(a,b,c,d,e,f) can be case a when b then c when d then e else f end But this will not help you in this query. []s Arthur "CrOri Chris" <crori49 (AT) hotmail (DOT) com> wrote in message news:43eb1bfd (AT) newsgroups (DOT) borland.com... Quote: Is there an SQL command like oracle's DECODE in MSSQL? i am trying to run this query SELECT LEFT (NAME,CHARINDEX(' - ',NAME)-1), RIGHT(NAME,LEN(NAME)-CHARINDEX(' - ',NAME,0)-2) FROM STOCK but it seems that there are lines where CHARINDEX(' - ',NAME) returns 0, in these lines i want '0' as a result and not '-1', and i can't find a way to do this.... i am going to use this in a migrator so plz don't comment the stupidity of having 2 rows in one.... thanks Back to top Sunil Furtado Guest Posted: Fri Feb 10, 2006 5:03 am    Post subject: Re: DECODE in MSSQL Server "CrOri Chris" <crori49 (AT) hotmail (DOT) com> wrote in message news:43eb1bfd (AT) newsgroups (DOT) borland.com... Quote: Is there an SQL command like oracle's DECODE in MSSQL? i am trying to run this query SELECT LEFT (NAME,CHARINDEX(' - ',NAME)-1), RIGHT(NAME,LEN(NAME)-CHARINDEX(' - ',NAME,0)-2) FROM STOCK but it seems that there are lines where CHARINDEX(' - ',NAME) returns 0, in these lines i want '0' as a result and not '-1', and i can't find a way to do this.... You could try something like this: LEFT (name,case when CHARINDEX(' - ',name)-1<0 then 0 else CHARINDEX(' - ',name)-1 end) Sunil Back to top CrOri Chris Guest Posted: Fri Feb 10, 2006 9:03 am    Post subject: Re: DECODE in MSSQL Server it worked!!!! LEFT (name,case when CHARINDEX(' - ',name)=0 then 0 else CHARINDEX(' - ',name)-1 end) gave the result, there was a problem with the negative comparing but this worked fine, Thank you Chris "Sunil Furtado" <sunil (AT) furtado (DOT) de> wrote in message news:43ec133a (AT) newsgroups (DOT) borland.com... Quote: "CrOri Chris" <crori49 (AT) hotmail (DOT) com> wrote in message news:43eb1bfd (AT) newsgroups (DOT) borland.com... Is there an SQL command like oracle's DECODE in MSSQL? i am trying to run this query SELECT LEFT (NAME,CHARINDEX(' - ',NAME)-1), RIGHT(NAME,LEN(NAME)-CHARINDEX(' - ',NAME,0)-2) FROM STOCK but it seems that there are lines where CHARINDEX(' - ',NAME) returns 0, in these lines i want '0' as a result and not '-1', and i can't find a way to do this.... You could try something like this: LEFT (name,case when CHARINDEX(' - ',name)-1<0 then 0 else CHARINDEX(' - ',name)-1 end) Sunil Back to top Sunil Furtado Guest Posted: Fri Feb 10, 2006 10:03 am    Post subject: Re: DECODE in MSSQL Server "CrOri Chris" <crori49 (AT) hotmail (DOT) com> wrote in message news:43ec5359$1 (AT) newsgroups (DOT) borland.com... Quote: it worked!!!! LEFT (name,case when CHARINDEX(' - ',name)=0 then 0 else CHARINDEX(' - ',name)-1 end) gave the result, there was a problem with the negative comparing but this worked fine, Thank you Chris Use +2 instead of -2 for the second part of the name. 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