Displaying text based on true/false

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Displaying text based on true/false

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sqlbug
Posting Yak Master

201 Posts

Posted - 2009-07-09 : 12:12:28

I have a varchar column with true or false values. The query was like
SELECT....isnull(MemberPlotLinks.Member, 'No')...
And the output was True or False.
Instead I want to display [Member] if it is true, nothing if false.

How do I do that?
Thanks.

senthil_nagore
Master Smack Fu Yak Hacker

1007 Posts

Posted - 2009-07-09 : 12:15:26

Select case when col1 is 'true' then Member else '' end from table

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sqlbug
Posting Yak Master

201 Posts

Posted - 2009-07-09 : 12:26:27

But I have other columns in the query like
SELECT FirstName + ' ' + LastName + ' ' + IsNull(MemberPlotLinks.Member, 'No')
So, how I do it?
Thanks.

webfred
Master Smack Fu Yak Hacker

8781 Posts

Posted - 2009-07-09 : 12:33:28

PLEASE

SHOW EXAMPLE DATA

AND

WANTED OUTPUT

That would really help to help you

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sqlbug
Posting Yak Master

201 Posts

Posted - 2009-07-09 : 12:37:35

SELECT FirstName + ' ' + LastName + ' Member: ' + IsNull(MemberPlotLinks.Member, 'No')

current output: Kelly Hops Member: True

desired output: 1. Kelly Hops [Member]
2. Fred Thompson

webfred
Master Smack Fu Yak Hacker

8781 Posts

Posted - 2009-07-09 : 12:47:01

Do you mean this?


SELECT 
FirstName + ' ' + 
LastName + 
case 
  when MemberPlotLinks.Member is null then ''
  when MemberPlotLinks.Member = 'false' then ''
  else '[Member]'
end
.
.
.

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sqlbug
Posting Yak Master

201 Posts

Posted - 2009-07-09 : 13:35:43

Thanks, its working...didn't know I can use case right after the plus.

webfred
Master Smack Fu Yak Hacker

8781 Posts

Posted - 2009-07-10 : 03:00:30

welcome

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