Thanks Rick, that's handy. I'll "burn" it into my memory real quick, as that's one I been "customizing" for whatever DB i'm using at the time, for ages. Funny thing is, I used it before, why did I stop? Ah. the null in the name! Dang it.
etching on brainpan, :deN Woot for monday! I must've sent 20 communiques so far... *cough* [= On 6/5/06, Rick Root <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Here's an interested relating blog entry I found... > > > http://joseph.randomnetworks.com/archives/2006/03/15/nvl-isnull-ifnull-and-coalesce/ > > Question: "Why do folks even bother writing SQL that includes the use of > nvl, isnull and ifnull?" > > Answer: Cuz we didn't know about it! ;) > > Rick > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:242502 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
