Re: doing data conversions

yeah it was, i posted too soon, it all worked fine.

tks for the help.

In article <989506701.904901_at_sleeper.capgemini.nl>, Patrick Sinke says...
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>That should be easy, don't you think?
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>update table
>set state = decode (state,'ID','Indiana','PA','Pennsylvania')
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>Regards,
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>Patrick Sinke
>Cap Gemini Ernst & Young, sector Financial Services.
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>jayzhee <nospam_at_newsranger.com> schreef in berichtnieuws
>QcxK6.975$bi2.74513_at_www.newsranger.com...
>> If I use this syntax i get what I want displayed, how do you actually
 write this
>> to update the column?
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>> select state, decode (state,'ID','Indiana','PA','Pennsylvania') from user
>> /
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>> Thanks!!
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>> In article <989502911.131927_at_sleeper.capgemini.nl>, Patrick Sinke says...
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>> >It's gonna be a large piece of code, but you can do it with Decode!
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>> >select decode( 'AL', 'alabama'
>> > , 'CA', 'California'
>> > , ...... -- and so on
>> > , 'Unknown' -- value if none of the above match
>> > )
>> >from table
>> >
>> >Also, you could write a function that looks up the code and returns the
>> >description in a table.
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>> >This function has to be placed in a package then, and given a PRAGMA
>> >RESTRICT REFERENCES( function_name, WNDS, WNPS )
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>> >select package.function( 'abbreviation' )
>> >from table;
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>> >
>> >Good luck!
>> >
>> >Regards,
>> >
>> >Patrick Sinke
>> >Cap Gemini Ernst & Young, sector Financial Services.
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>> >jayzhee <nospam_at_newsranger.com> schreef in berichtnieuws
>> >8_vK6.817$bi2.63683_at_www.newsranger.com...
>> >> Hello all. I am looking for a little point in the right direction with
 data
>> >> conversions.
>> >>
>> >> I have a column that has state abbreviations (GA). I need to convert
 them
 to
>> >> the full name. Can regular SQL do this? Not sure if I somehow have to
 loop
>> >> through the rows and use if/then/else logic.
>> >>
>> >> Tks
>> >>
>> >> jz
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Received on Fri May 11 2001 - 05:55:46 CDT