RE: CASE in PL/SQL

just use the sql to assign value to your variable ... if you really want my advise, make this a function or a procedure so you can call it from where ever you want. As function can be completely written in pl/sql you should be okay ...

• this is a procedure ... create or replace PROCEDURE    dbp_calc_fin_qtr (pi_date in date, po_qtr number, po_year out number) is
    nCurrQtr      pls_integer := to_number(to_char(pi_date,'Q'));
    nFinQtr   pls_integer := 0;
    nFinYear  pls_integer := to_number(to_char(pi_date,'YYYY'));
  begin
    if nCurrQtr in (1,2) then
      nFinQtr  := nCurrQtr + 2;
    else
      nFinQtr  := nCurrQtr - 2;     nFinYear := nFinYear + 1;
    end if;
    --
  end dbp_calc_fin_qtr; /
• this functions returns following string ...
• QQYYYY where QQ is financial qtr and YYYY is financial year create or replace FUNCTION
    dbp_calc_fin_qtryr (pi_date in date, po_qtr number, po_year out number)
  return varchar2 is
    nCurrQtr      pls_integer := to_number(to_char(pi_date,'Q'));
    nFinQtr   pls_integer := 0;
    nFinYear  pls_integer := to_number(to_char(pi_date,'YYYY'));
  begin
    if nCurrQtr in (1,2) then
      nFinQtr  := nCurrQtr + 2;
    else
      nFinQtr  := nCurrQtr - 2;     nFinYear := nFinYear + 1;
    end if;
    --
    return (to_char(nFinQtr,'09') || to_char(nFinYear));
    --
  end dbp_calc_fin_qtryr; / Raj

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Hi George,

With this solution you can only find Quarter number. but I also need Year of that quarter number.
when you say to_char(date,'Q'), it might go next year or stay in current fiscal year depending on number of months we add to the date.

Thanks,
Surendra

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Sent: Wednesday, July 02, 2003 12:56 PM
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You don't need CASE.
try :
to_char( date , 'Q')

George

> Hello ALL,
>
> I am trying to find quarter number from a given date . Here is the
> description
>
>  Our Financial year runs from July thru June. So, Given any date between
> these dates I need to find 3 quarters(9 months)  from it.
>  July -Sep  -> 1st Quarter
>  Oct  -Dec  -> 2nd Quarter
>  Jan  -Mar  -> 3rd Quarter
>  Apr  -Jun  -> 4th Quarter
>
> I got this done using the following Select
>
> select decode(to_char(add_months(sysdate,9),'Q'),
>                                          '1','3',
> '2','4',
>          '3','1',
>          '4','2',
>               '')
>
> Decode function is used to change calender quarter to our Quarter.
>
> But I am unable to find the Year for that quarter.
> I was using Case statement to solve my problem,as below
>
>  Select case when decode(to_char(add_months(sysdate,9),'Q'),
>                                          '1','3',
> '2','4',
>          '3','1',
>          '4','2',
>               '') < 3
>              then to_number(to_char(main_rec.termination_date,''YYYY''))+1
>      else to_number(to_char(main_rec.termination_date,''YYYY''))
>
> P.S The reason for <3 condition check in CASE Statement is, if a
> sysdate+9months falls in next Financial year , I need to  change Year
> accordingly.
>
> But,this works only in SQL, in Procedures, i cannot do this using CASE
> Statement
>
> Can anybody give some ideas on how to approach this?. I have to use this

> a cursor (not in the body of my procedure, so  condition checking like "If
> then else " after fetching year is not possible)
>
> Any help would be greatly appreciated.
>
> Thanks,
> Surendra Tirumala
> Database Administrator
> Cabinet for Workforce Development
> Commonwealth of Kentucky
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