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CASE Statement

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JeffS23
Posting Yak Master

212 Posts

Posted - 2007-12-27 : 12:42:22

I need to execute a simple Case Statement. Strangely, if I include a comparison operator I receive an error message showing a syntax error (Message 102, Level 15). But the same statement without the operator works jsut fine.

Works:

Select LastName, Group =
Case Age
When 15 Then '1'
When 18 Then '2'
Else '20'
From tblAgeGroup
End

Does Not Work:

Select LastName, Group =
Case Age
When <15 Then '1'
When <18 Then '2'
Else '20'
From tblAgeGroup
End

Also, I noticed that this does not work in any other combination of the "When.." clause.

Any help is appreciated.

Thanks

nr
SQLTeam MVY

12543 Posts

Posted - 2007-12-27 : 12:43:22

Select LastName, Group =
Case
When Age<15 Then '1'
When Age<18 Then '2'
Else '20'
From tblAgeGroup
End

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madhivanan
Premature Yak Congratulator

22864 Posts

Posted - 2007-12-28 : 01:38:20

Thats why I suggested to always use CASE WHEN Expression instead of CASE Expression WHEN

Madhivanan

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