Questions tagged [case]
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Comparing 2 count columns with case
I have 2 tables, size and cost. My query does a count with a greater than comparison of cost and counts different sizes.
table1: size u
table2: cred t
Here is my query:
select u.size as size
,...
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how to GROUP BY so that not all results are grouped
When I use my query to select all data from the table I have a problem with the custnumber field. If custnumber is returned within the same month then it should group the results but only then.
This ...
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Set variable on multiple case within each group
Say I have below table
cis
aid
cid
apid
ntime
buid
flg
jid
30
1208
229067737
1026
9
DDDD400C
0
0
30
1209
229067737
1026
11
DDDD400C
0
0
30
0
229067737
1026
12
DDDD400C
1
100
30
1210
229067737
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MySQL - multiple CASE ordering with joined table
I have two tables:
EVENTS
ID
Name
1
First event
2
Second event
3
Third event
4
Fourth event
5
Fifth event
EVENTS_META
ID
EventID
MetaKey
MetaValue
1
2
date_expired
2023-02-09 00:00:00
2
2
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SQL multiple condition case when
SQL Case When - I have a column with job status options B & D. I want to create a case when SQL statement that will check and retrieve employee IDs with both statuses in the column. In thise case ...
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Problem with case statement and dynamic table name
I have the following case statement
case %1$s::text
when ''lookup_relation_job'' then
case %1$s.relation
when ''followers'' then ''get-followers''
when ''following'' then ''get-...
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Replacing Part of a string within a group Concat
I have part of a string that I would like to remove when selecting. The Problem is that there are a few pieces within the string that changes. This is what I have so far.
Select
GROUP_CONCAT(...
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How to conditionally return multiple different columns in sqlite?
I am trying to return multiple columns only if a condition matches, else, return something else. Using Sqlite3, my understanding is that the way to do this is using CASE, so something like this:
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Limit my ticker count to maximum 12 Months
I'm trying to write a case expression where it looks at the due date and if it has passed chooses the upcoming or closest due date. Now due to certain database restriction I have to do this manually. ...
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SQL Server: left join resulting in multiple rows, want each row result in separate column in result
I need some logic help with a complex join situation. Here is an overall idea of the 3 tables I am working with
Table 1:
ID Number Type 1
A1
A2
Table 2:
ID Number Type 1
ID Number Type 2
A1
B1
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How to use a JOIN inside a CASE expression?
I have four tables like this:
company:
id
companyContactID
customerID
companyTeamID
1
12
21
54
2
14
12
78
document_associated_company:
id
companyID
documentID
1
2
98
2
1
12
document
id
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SQL Multiple CASE conditions with SUM and count Functions along with JOIN Condition
Kindly help me with the right syntax of mine, really appreciate it, if you could just edit my existing syntax into correct one without alternate options. thanks in advance
Table schema
CREATE TABLE ...
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A = 1 else 0 if B satisfy two conditions in ms sql server(azure data studio)
I am trying to get the distinguish column depending on another column's value.
I was trying to approach with CASE function but could not get exactly what I wanted.
Condition
if ColB has only 1 then ...
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How do I create a SQL loop that generates future dates based on different frequencies and intervals for each item until a specified end date?
I have a data set that appears like this:
next_generation_date
procedure
interval
frequency
2021-01-17 00:00:00.000
Clean Restroom
1
day
2021-01-17 00:00:00.000
Vacuum
2
week
2021-02-01 00:00:00....
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comparing a date value in one table against multiple values in another to categorise by age
I have created a form which allows users to enter multiple, unlimited month number values and label them to use against inventory to categorise the age of each item.
Table 1 - AgeConfig - Manually ...
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I have a table where where each project_id generates multiple rows
My table below shows the rows and columns where the column data is filtered using a CASE syntax to differentiate capital from expense. The problem is I am getting multiple rows per project_ID.
I need ...
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Can CASE be used to select which table to JOIN?
I'm attempting to use a CASE expression to select which table each row should be joined with.
Say I've got a table of item_instances in my game, of all the items in the game world, and some of the ...
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search a string to create dummy variables
I have a string variable I have created that is a concatenation of 12 columns, each of the 12 columns contains 4 or 5 digit character. I want to create a series of dummy variables, based on the ...
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Error while declaring procedure
When I run this query
it returns me a count of null values of the column country
(select
sum(case
when (country IS NULL) then 1
else 0 END)
as 'null_flag'
from city)
whereas ...
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CASE statement issue [duplicate]
Can anyone help with this error?
SQL:
SELECT
InvoiceDate,
BillingAddress,
BillingCity,
Total,
CASE
WHEN Total < 2.00 THEN 'Baseline Purchase'
WHEN Total BETWEEN ...
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PostgreSQL COALESCE arguments change resulting timezone for DateTime
I have strange behaviour of COALESCE function of PostgreSQL. Depending on arguments of this function the result is different:
SELECT
"CreatedOn", -- 7/24/2020 8:15:03 AM
COALESCE(&...
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MySQL - Update column based on multiple conditions
I have a table which has Rows like these:
+----------+--------------+---------------------+------+
| CASE_ID | CAT | BIRTH | TYPE |
+----------+--------------+------------------...
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Best approach to convert a non trivial function (CASE WHEN) into a lookup (decision) table?
Assume A, B, C etc are attribute values in the current rowset
Current function logic is similar to:
Case A = 'Y' then
Case B in (1,2,3,4,5) OR C in (3,4,5,6) then 'Sales'
Case B in (99,98,102) OR D ...
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Strange conditional Syntax in TSQL Query: "<=+" What does it do?
I am working on diagnosing a problem with a legacy query in TSQL. One of the returned columns in the query is:
CASE WHEN PaidDate >= '2021-01-01' AND PaidDate <=+'2021-10-31' THEN WO ELSE 0 END ...
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Avoiding a duplicate CASE expression
SELECT x, y, z,
CASE
WHEN COUNT (PH.header_id) OVER (PARTITION BY PL.header_id)
NOT IN (null,0) THEN L_Count
ELSE COUNT (PH.header_id) OVER (PARTITION BY PL.header_id)
END as quantity
Is there a ...
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Query with CASE in subquery join clause is very slow on PostgreSQL but fast on Oracle and MariaDB
We have an attribute-oriented data management system with bitemporality and flexible tenant priorization logic. Deletion of records is done by inserting the same row in DELETED status. Tenants may ...
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Query for getting the sum of all unique entries in a column
Currently I'm using mysql to return the sum of all data in a column that have the same word. To do this I'm using the following query:
SELECT SUM(CASE WHEN status_to = 'Draft' THEN 1 END) AS draft,
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Zero/NULL Case Trick
In the book Getting Started with SQL, Thomas Nield talks about a technique he calls the zero/null case trick:
There is a simple but powerful tool that can apply different filtering
conditions to ...
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Case statement syntax error [closed]
I am trying the code below but the SQL throws an error
case
when (b.ModuleType in (20) and rtrim(substring(a.PrdAcctId,1,8))='RD')
then (a.Balance1+(a.Balance2-(a.Balance3+a.Balance4))
when (b....
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Is it possible to nest CASE-statement into WHERE clause?
I am developing an application with FastAPI. It contains a function that brings two variables into a SQL query using the sqlalchemy.sql.text as shown here.
SELECT ATTR3
FROM TABLE
WHERE ATTR1 = ...
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Why do subsequent unmet conditions in my CASE statement affect my return data type?
I have the following variables and CASE statement:
DECLARE @DATE_VALUE VARCHAR(20) = '4/29/2021'
DECLARE @CONVERT_CODE VARCHAR(1) = 'I'
SELECT CASE @CONVERT_CODE WHEN 'I' THEN DATEDIFF(day, '04/21/...
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Limit rows in Correlated Subquery
I have one big and two small issues with my query I need help with.
First, I want a SQL (postgres if it matters) query that gets SUM of last two ratings of fruits and makes a new column for each fruit ...
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How to create a new column in SELECT CASE when string contains Arabic words?
I have a problem with a select case when statement, I would like to add a new column in the select case when statement, I got the result but with ????? because I have set the column to Arabic words, I ...
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SQLite: How do I use the sum function
The code I am using is here
CREATE TABLE timecard (
id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY autoincrement,
clock_in REAL not null,
clock_out REAL,
lunch integer,
pay_type TEXT
);
INSERT INTO timecard ...
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Select Case Statement redundancy -- way to use a recurring expression WITH inequality?
I'm using SQL server.
I want to use a case statement to quickly 'bucket' a bunch of datediff results.
So---
case
when datediff(d,start_time,end_time) > 100 then '100+'
when datediff(d,start_time,...
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CASE statement not returning expected results [closed]
First time using Postgres and building a query with a CASE statement. I am trying to end up with a collection of data whereby one of the columns in the data (status) qualifies the row based on ...
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Function: if either x or y are null, return null
I'm looking for an Oracle 18c function that evaluates to null if either of two variables is null.
The Constraints: (details here)
The function/expression can't contain spaces (so CASE won't work).
I ...
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CASE expression with OR AND [closed]
I have 5 columns - Order, shipping, tracking, Delivery and Overallstauts.
I have have 4 status, Green means "good", Amber means "ok", Yellow means "average" and Red means ...
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Unusual behaviour of a query when using case expression in group by, some records are being missed
I have 4 table with below structure:
Table "Customer_Info"
create table Customer_Info
(
Customer_Number int,
Customer_Issued_Branch int,
<Other Columns related to customer&...
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A Query with a Dynamic Case clause or how to avoid Case When
Let's take an everyday query with a CASE clause so I can show you the problem, see how we'd have to change the query when a new Certification comes out:
select count(*) as "certCount",
CASE
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Preserve CASE WHEN output as new column in MySQL
I am new to MySQL and this question may look silly, but:
I have a dogs table and I categorize their size by their weight:
SELECT *,
CASE
WHEN weight < 15 THEN 'Small'
WHEN ...
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Oracle error 43914 in CASE WHEN expression: arguments have undefined collation
I want to know which is the difference between this query:
SELECT *
FROM TEST_TABLE
WHERE CHAR_FIELD = CASE WHEN KEY_FIELD = 'Q' THEN 'M'
ELSE CASE WHEN KEY_FIELD = 'T' THEN 'K' ...
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Creating a column in dataset for later filter use (mysql)
I have a date column (format: 14.05.2018) and a count of sales. I would like to create an extra column that from the current date perspective flags fields that are +/-6 days from today. The following ...
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MySQL CASE WHEN is not working as expected with user-defined variables?
i need help please with the following query. I am pulling zip codes (plz) along with user id (uid) from DB and ORDER them by zip (plz) and uid. Also I use a user-defined variable @prev to check if ...
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Case overcounting what is expected
So I am attempting to setup a query that can track actions that are automated within our web system.
The first thing I am attempting to check is the reminders we are sending out to customers.
I have ...
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Return single row with one to many relationship based on evaluated conditions
Database is Postgres.
I have an issue whereby I have a table with the following columns: ID, Product_ID Customer_ID, Price and Item_Type.
This table is joined on Product_ID to another table. For a ...
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PostgreSQL CASE expression
how to write a case expression with Postgres? I have this
case
when rc.stat = 0 Then unpaid
when rc.stat = 1 Then paid
when rc.stat = 2 Then dispute
else rc.stat
end
but when I go to run ...
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CASE in WHERE clause - retuns a single-row result instead of 4 rows?
Everyone,
I do not want to bother you with the whole tables schema so I will paste a couple of screenshot only so that my question becomes clear - I need to show all projects that are related to ...
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CASE WHEN DATE not providing correct results
When using the below query the "Result_field" returns "NO" even if the date is greater than 12/31/2020. How can I get it to show "YES" when the date is greater than 12/31/2020 and "NO" When Less Than?...
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Sql Statement to display multiple true statement
I have a sql statement that checks for certain special characters in a string and returns that.
SELECT
CASE
WHEN (LEN(DSC1) - CHARINDEX(char(1), DSC1)) <> LEN(DSC1) THEN '[DSC1 - NUL (null)], '...
