You want case:
select a,
case
when a=0 then 'Y'
else 'N'
end
from test;
On Fri, 23 May 2003, Cameron B. Prince wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I need to output a Y or N depending on a count being greater than 0 or not.
> I think I've seen a co-worker at a pervious job do something like this, but
> I am unable to find any examples on the list or in the docs.
>
> Here's my query:
>
> SELECT a.col, COUNT(DISTINCT b.col) AS col_count
> FROM table1 a
> LEFT OUTER JOIN table2 b
> ON a.col=b.col
> GROUP BY a.col
>
> So what I'm looking for is col_count to contain a Y if the count is greater
> than 0, else an N.
>
> Anyone know how to do this?
>
> Thanks,
> Cameron
>
>
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