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Re: Question on Decode Versus Case

From: Tim Marshall <TIMMY!_at_PurplePandaChasers.Moertherium>
Date: Mon, 19 Sep 2005 11:24:03 -0230
Message-ID: <dgmftr$v21$1@coranto.ucs.mun.ca>


Tim Marshall wrote:
> am learning on my own, the author stated "Oracle is planning to drop the
> DECODE function in future releases and to replace the function with the
> CASE statement...."
>

Thanks to Daniel & Doug. I'd kept away from decode, but will probably try utilizing it, now as an alternative to case statements when it seems approriate to do so.

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