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decode command [message #373372] Fri, 13 April 2001 08:32 Go to next message
yonca
Messages: 3
Registered: April 2001
Junior Member
how can i use decode command like that

decode(name,'ay%','ayse')
Re: decode command [message #373374 is a reply to message #373372] Fri, 13 April 2001 08:56 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Madhav Kasojjala
Messages: 42
Registered: November 2000
Member
like this
select
DECODE(PassFailStatus,'X','N/A','Y','Yes','N','No') training_session_passed
from Results;

decode( column_value/expression, old_value1,
New_Value_u_want1, old_value2,
New_Value_u_want3,...., default_value)

HTH
Madhav
Re: decode command [message #373394 is a reply to message #373374] Fri, 13 April 2001 12:22 Go to previous message
Andrew again...
Messages: 270
Registered: July 2000
Senior Member
create table tst (id number, name varchar2(10));

insert into tst values (1, 'abc');
insert into tst values (2, 'ay');
insert into tst values (3, 'ayaaa');
insert into tst values (4, 'aybbb');
insert into tst values (5, 'ayse');

select id, name, decode(substr(name, 1, 2), 'ay', 'ayse', name) from tst;
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