Oracle-L: RE: DECODE AND SELECT

From: Kevin Lange <klange_at_ppoone.com>
Date: Fri, 11 Jul 2003 22:44:23 -0800
Message-ID: <F001.005C46C1.20030711224423@fatcity.com>

One thing you could consider is to make functions out of each of the sql statements in the case. Then, in your decode statement you could call the correct function based on the value of X. Either that or put the entire logic into a function that has all the case statement broken down into individual IF tests .

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To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L Sent: 7/11/03 11:39 PM

I am in urgent need of backporting oracle9i pl/sql to oracle8i.I have encountered some case satements like this

CASE
when x>0 then (select y from deptno)
else
(select Z from emp)
end

i need to convert them to decode statements.Can anybody tell me how to write a select statement within decode.

regards
Hrishy

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