Hi,
U can do nested ifs in Mysql.
I am not sure if there is a limit in the no of levels it can go upto.
If U R going to do this for 1000's of records there may be a slight drop in
performance.
SELECT field1, if(field1="a",100,if(field1="b",200,"ERROR")) FROM table;
will do perfect.
Cheers!
Thiru
On Thu, 15 Feb 2001 16:32:25 -0700
John Halladay <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
-> If I am querying a field that has either "a" or "b" as a value and I want a
-> second field's value to be dependant on the first field's value, how would I
-> right that?
->
-> SELECT field1, IF(field1="a",100,IF(field1="b",200,"ERROR") FROM table;
->
-> The IF,THEN,ELSE is the only thing I can think of, but that is the Excel,
-> Access side of my brain talking. Sorry for the basis question. Any help
-> would be much appreciated.
->
-> Thanks.
->
-> John H.
->
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