RE: In-line Ifs in i-Series SQL

Assuming I'm understanding your question correctly, you want the CASE
expression.....


select field1,
   case field2
     when 0 then field3
     else field4
   end
from myfile
where 
   (case 
     when field5 = 'Something' then NULL
     else field6
    end) > 15
 and field7 = 5


Note: if you happen to be look for an "If column = NULL" then instead of
CASE you can use the IFNULL or COALESCE functions.

Here's a link to the manuals:
http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/iseries/v5r2/ic2924/info/db2/rbafzmstdatetimea
rith.htm#HDRCASEEXP


HTH,
Charles




> -----Original Message-----
> From: Paramasivam Murugesan , Gurgaon
> [mailto:ParamasivamM@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: Monday, April 19, 2004 2:24 AM
> To: RPG programming on the AS400 / iSeries
> Subject: In-line Ifs in i-Series SQL
> 
> 
> 
> Hi all,
>       Apologize for my earlier mail. Any Example, How are 
> 'In-line If's
> coded in SQL statements?.. I dont know whether this is 
> allowed in in SQL/400
> or not.
> 
> TIA,
> Murugesh
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