Re: simple sql problem

Raja:

Let me put my two cents into the idea bin. How about:

select decode(sign(num-1),-1,'0' || to_char(num), to_char(num)) as num   from t1;

Jon Walthour
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> Hello all,
>
> If I have a situation, where I have the following:-
>
> select x+y from blah
>
> and if x+y > 1, eg 5 then the output can be 5,
> but if x+y < 1, eg, .92, then I need the output as 0.92.
>
> How do I do this?
>
> rgds,
>
> raja
>
>
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