RE: More SQL fun...selective update

Thanks Vernon,

I'll give that a shot.  

Greg

>-----Original Message-----
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>[mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Vernon Hamberg
>Sent: Tuesday, September 13, 2005 11:16 PM
>To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion
>Subject: Re: More SQL fun...selective update
>
>
>You could use a CASE structure in your SQL, something like 
>this wherever 
>you have the need to use the date
>
>update mksrcw
>set d2fodt = (select
>case eve1dt = 0
>   then '1900-01-01'
>else
>    substr(char(eye1dt + 19000000),1,4) || '-' ||
>    substr(char(eye1dt + 19000000),5,2) || '-' ||
>    substr(char(eye1dt + 19000000),7,2)
>end
>from mssrc where mksrcw.d2comp = eycomp
>and mksrcw.d2srcd = eysjcd
>and eye1dt > 0)
>
>or use the case ... then ... else ... end construct in the SQL that 
>generates your output file - if it does.
>At 03:01 PM 9/13/2005, you wrote:
>