Re: How to include an IF() statement in SQL?

From: <nasof_at_hotmail.com>
Date: 1998/09/02
Message-ID: <6sju2o$vo8$1@nnrp1.dejanews.com>#1/1

Try:

SELECT DECODE(custid, parentid, '', name) parent_name FROM customers;

In article <35EC91AF.40041E9D_at_headroom.com>, Troy Perchotte <max_at_headroom.com> wrote:
> How do I include a condition within a select statement?
> Something like the following (only one that works):
>
> select if(customers.custid=customers.parentid,'',customers.name) as
> parent_name from customers;
>
> Troy Perchotte
>
>

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