Re: SQL CASE Statement

In 9i, the codebase should be the same, so syntax should be "portable".

Tanel.

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> Hi:
>
> Sql and pl/sql use different engine internally. I found this is true for
> "CASE" in oracle 8i.
>
> HTH.
>
> Guang
>
> On Mon, 29 Dec 2003, Pillai, Rajesh wrote:
>
> > Hi All,
> > Any clues on why does a CASE block does not work in an
INSERT-APPEND-SELECT statement called in a sql block in an UNIX script? If I replace the case block with a decode function then it works!!!! Whereas in a sql command prompt, both DECODE and CASE yields results.
> >
> > TIA for all ur hints.
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Rajesh
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