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accessdbguru
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Posted - 11/07/2012 :  17:03:58  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
I have the following CASE statement that needs to look at criteria on multiple columns and it is not working. Please help.


SELECT Invoice, Cost, Amount,
CASE Billed_Type
WHEN (dbo.SJC00999.Cost_Code_Number_1) ('LAK') THEN 'LAKA'
WHEN (dbo.SJC00999.Cost_Code_Number_2) ('LAK') THEN 'LAK1'
WHEN (dbo.SJC00999.Cost_Code_Number_3) ('UN') THEN 'UNBILLED'
WHEN (dbo.SJC00999.Cost_Code_Number_1) ('L3K') THEN 'LA3A'
ELSE 'BILLED' END

FROM dbo.tbl52908

sunitabeck
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Posted - 11/07/2012 :  17:12:17  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
You need to join the current FROM table that you have (dbo.tbl52908) to the table you are using in the case expression (dbo.SJC00999). How you would join depends on what column(s) can be used to join.

From the code you have written, I could not follow the logic you are trying to implement. Can you describe it?

Also, are you using Microsoft SQL Server? If not, this may not be the right forum.
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accessdbguru
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Posted - 11/07/2012 :  17:21:32  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Yes I am using SQL Server 2005. Sorry i am using only 1 table in the query. Here is the REVISED SQL:

SELECT Cost_Code_Description AS Description,

CASE BilledType =
WHEN (dbo.SSJC00701.Cost_Code_Number_3) ('UN') THEN 'UNBILLED'
WHEN (dbo.SSJC00701.Cost_Code_Number_1) ('PINK') THEN 'PINKR'
ELSE
'BILLED'
END
AS
Billed_Type
FROM dbo.SSJC00701

Please advise the correct SQL Statement????

thank you.
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sunitabeck
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Posted - 11/07/2012 :  17:36:16  Show Profile  Reply with Quote 
SELECT Cost_Code_Description AS [Description],
       CASE 
            WHEN Cost_Code_Number_3 = 'UN' THEN 'UNBILLED'
            WHEN Cost_Code_Number_1 = 'PINK' THEN 'PINKR'
            ELSE 'BILLED'
       END AS Billed_Type
FROM   dbo.SSJC00701
The case expression is like an if clause - i.e., if Cost_Code_Number_3 = 'UN' is true, then it would return 'UNBILLED' regardless of whether or not Cost_Code_Number_1 = 'PINK'
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accessdbguru
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Posted - 11/07/2012 :  17:52:46  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
That works perfect! THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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sunitabeck
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Posted - 11/07/2012 :  20:02:20  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
You are very welcome.
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