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duhaas
Constraint Violating Yak Guru
310 Posts |
 Posted - 2008-02-14 : 13:21:42
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| I have the following:isnull(b.NAME,ms.name) as SecurityDescriptionI want to add a second source if you will that says, if its still null after using ms.name, than grab a name from another field. Is it possible??? |
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tprupsis
Yak Posting Veteran
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Posted - 2008-02-14 : 13:27:36
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| Did you try nesting? isnull(b.NAME,isnull(ms.name,OtherField)) |
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duhaas
Constraint Violating Yak Guru
310 Posts |
Posted - 2008-02-14 : 13:32:01
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| I did not, but just did and it works, didnt realize it was possible. Thanks for your time |
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Page47
Master Smack Fu Yak Hacker
2878 Posts |
Posted - 2008-02-14 : 13:33:25
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| or coalesce()Jayto here knows when |
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Qualis
Posting Yak Master
145 Posts |
Posted - 2008-02-14 : 15:35:29
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| Coalesce(b.NAME, ms.name, ...)Where ... is as many other fields as you want to use! |
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isnull multiple conditions