Re: SQL and boolean stuff

From: Pizza Goldberg <PizzaGoldberg_at_hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 1 Mar 2004 15:11:47 -0500
Message-ID: <e_Gdnb2pSYVfBd7dRVn-gg@comcast.com>

"Syltrem" <syltremzulu_at_videotron.ca> wrote in message news:mlO%b.357$Xy3.1178_at_tor-nn1.netcom.ca...
> Hi
>
> Is it possible to do something like this:
>
> select decode(1=1, true, 'true', 'false') from dual;
>
> instead of 1=1, in real life I would do something like "colum1 < 10" or
> "column2 > 'G'", for example
>
> I don't want to have to write a function, etc.
> I just want to know if getting a true or false boolean value is possible
>
> Thanks for suggestions
> Oracle 817 or +
>
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>
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Yes, if you can not use CASE, do it this way:

select
decode(

            sign  (column1 - 10)
           ,1, 'Greater_then_VAL'
           ,0, 'Equal_VAL'
           ,-1, 'Less_then_VAL')

from dual

You can set GT and LT and EQ to what you want....in your case

GT and LT would be 'FALSE' and EQ would be 'TRUE' Received on Mon Mar 01 2004 - 14:11:47 CST