RE: ** is there PL/SQL for case

From: Guang Mei <gmei_at_incyte.com>
Date: Thu, 07 Aug 2003 13:24:24 -0800
Message-ID: <F001.005C984C.20030807132424@fatcity.com>

Below is an example (with Oracle 8173), "case" works in sql, not in pl/sql.

Guang

YPD_OWNER_at_essex-SQL> create table t1 (name varchar2(30), salary number );

Table created.

YPD_OWNER_at_essex-SQL> insert into t1 (name,salary) values ('Bill', 1000);

1 row created.

YPD_OWNER_at_essex-SQL> insert into t1 (name,salary) values ('George', 2000);

1 row created.

YPD_OWNER_at_essex-SQL> insert into t1 (name,salary) values ('Gore', 3000);

1 row created.

YPD_OWNER_at_essex-SQL> insert into t1 (name,salary) values ('Dick', 4000);

1 row created.

YPD_OWNER_at_essex-SQL> commit;

Commit complete.

YPD_OWNER_at_essex-SQL> select * from t1;

NAME                               SALARY
------------------------------ ----------
Bill                                 1000
George                               2000
Gore                                 3000
Dick                                 4000

YPD_OWNER_at_essex-SQL> select count(case when salary < 2000 then 1 else null end) poor,

       count(case when salary between 2000 and 3000 then 1 else null end) middle_class,

       count(case when salary > 3000 then 1 else null end) rich from t1;

      POOR MIDDLE_CLASS RICH
---------- ------------ ----------

         1 2 1

YPD_OWNER_at_essex-SQL> declare

  c1 number;
  c2 number;
  c3 number;

begin
  select count(case when salary < 2000 then 1 else null end) poor,

         count(case when salary between 2000 and 3000 then 1 else null end) middle_class,

         count(case when salary > 3000 then 1 else null end) rich   into c1,c2,c3
  from t1;
end;
/

  select count(case when salary < 2000 then 1 else null end) poor,

               *
ERROR at line 6:

ORA-06550: line 6, column 16:
PLS-00103: Encountered the symbol "CASE" when expecting one of the
following:

( * - + all mod null <an identifier>
<a double-quoted delimited-identifier> <a bind variable> avg
count current distinct max min prior sql stddev sum unique variance execute forall time timestamp interval date
<a string literal with character set specification>
<a number> <a single-quoted SQL string>

  -----Original Message-----
  From: ml-errors_at_fatcity.com [mailto:ml-errors_at_fatcity.com]On Behalf Of A Joshi
  Sent: Thursday, August 07, 2003 4:55 PM   To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L   Subject: RE: ** is there PL/SQL for case

  Guang,
    Thanks for your help. Do you have an example you can send me. I thought whatever one can do in sql one can do in pl/sql. meaning sql is a subset of pl/sql. Correct me if i am wrong. Thank You.

  Guang Mei <gmei_at_incyte.com> wrote:
    I am not sure in 9i. But in 8i I think you can use "case" in sql but not in pl/sql. You have to use if elsif in pl/sql.

    Guang

      -----Original Message-----
      From: ml-errors_at_fatcity.com [mailto:ml-errors_at_fatcity.com]On Behalf Of
A Joshi
      Sent: Thursday, August 07, 2003 4:24 PM
      To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L
      Subject: ** is there PL/SQL for case


      Hi,
        Is there a statement in pl/SQL like case or is if elsif the only

way. Meaning if I need to transalate state depending on input number as follows :

      1 - CA
      2 - OR
      3 - WA
      4 - AR

      Can I have one statement like case 'state# :

      1: state := 'CA'
      2: state := 'OR'

      etc.

      or do i have to do :

      IF state# = 1 THEN
        state := 'CA';
      ELSIF state# = 2 THEN
        state := 'OR';

      etc

      Thank You.




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