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Par2: SQL alternative to CHOOSE
2007-12-09 -- Jim Gambon
 
> I know that I can use Choose to return different fields from a TPS file on a
> condition.
>
> Is there a similar functionality that will work inside a Prop:SQL(Select ...
> operation?

Check out the use of "CASE" in a Select statement. It usually works something
like this (I may not have the syntax exactly correct):

SELECT
CASE "fieldToTest"
WHEN 'A' THEN 'Blah'
WHEN 'B' THEN 'BlahBlah'
WHEN 'C' THEN 'WhoZits'
ELSE 'Nada'
END AS "ColName"
FROM "tablename"



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