I am doing it in MS SQL Server, not Oracle, but thanks... Its similar, I'll try it now
-----Original Message----- From: Eddie [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, June 22, 2005 5:43PM To: CF-Talk Subject: Re: SQL On 6/22/05, Elena Aminova <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I have 2 integer columns, each has 3 digit numbers from 111 to 555. > I need to compare the 2 columns and in a third column display some kind of an indication whether the second column number is higher or lower then the first column number, saying higher, lower or equal. > > For example: > column1 column 2 newcolumnToAdd > 125 545 higher > 255 255 equal > 555 222 lower > 254 444 higher etc > Here is how you do it in Oracle (assuming that both column1 and column2 are not nulls): select column1, column2, case when column2 > column1 then 'higher' when column2 = column1 then 'equal' when column2 < column1 then 'lower' end newcolumnToAdd from yourTableName -- Eddie. http://awads.net/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Logware (www.logware.us): a new and convenient web-based time tracking application. Start tracking and documenting hours spent on a project or with a client with Logware today. Try it for free with a 15 day trial account. http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=67 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:210334 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.4 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
