Re: ISNULL FUNCTION

From: Ludwig Lim <lud_nowhere_man(at)yahoo(dot)com>
To: "Hctor" Iturre <hhiturre(at)yahoo(dot)com(dot)ar>
Cc: PostgreSQL Mailing List <pgsql-sql(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: ISNULL FUNCTION
Date: 2002-12-09 14:42:20
Message-ID: 20021209144220.16180.qmail@web80313.mail.yahoo.com
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--- Hctor Iturre <hhiturre(at)yahoo(dot)com(dot)ar> wrote:
> HI,
> HERE IS AN ALTERNATIVE TO USE THE SQL SERVER
> ISNULL() FUNCTION
>
>
> select case when FIELD_NAME isnull then 'EXPRESION'
> else FIELD_NAME end
> from calfiscal
> where impuesto = 1

try using

SELECT coalesce(field_name,'EXPRESSION')
FROM calfiscal
WHERE impuestor = 1

OR

SELECT case when FIELD_NAME IS NULL then 'EXPRESION'
else FIELD_NAME end
from calfiscal
where impuesto = 1

regards,

ludwig

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