Re: If statements on select - Mailing list pgsql-general

From Alvaro Herrera
Subject Re: If statements on select
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Msg-id 20050415124841.GB31521@dcc.uchile.cl
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In response to If statements on select  ("Alejandro D. Burne" <alejandro.dburne@gmail.com>)
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On Fri, Apr 15, 2005 at 09:13:40AM -0300, Alejandro D. Burne wrote:
> Hi, I'm translating an app made with visual foxpro and mysql as rdbms
> to postgres.
> I've got many querys with this sintax:
>
> select code1, sum(if(cond1, price,0)), sum(if(cond2,price,0)) from ...

Use CASE WHEN cond1 THEN price ELSE 0 END.

But note that if your condition is to test price for NULL, it's easier to do

COALESCE(price, 0)

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Alvaro Herrera (<alvherre[@]dcc.uchile.cl>)
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