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sion_corn

Reputation: 3151

T-SQL SYNTAX ISSUE - using OR in CASE statement

i would like to build a CASE statement that incorporates the following logic, but the sql compiler does not like the 'OR' in my statement:

CASE expression
WHEN expression1 OR expression2
THEN <yadda yadda>
ELSE <yadda yadda>
END

more specific code below:

CASE @var1
WHEN '99' OR '22'   
            THEN        
                (CASE @var2
                WHEN 'All' THEN col1
                ELSE @var2
                END)
END

Upvotes: 12

Views: 18422

Answers (2)

Seth Flowers
Seth Flowers

Reputation: 9180

DECLARE @Variable INT;
SET @Variable = 1;

SELECT
    CASE
        WHEN @Variable = 1 OR @Variable = 2 THEN 'It is 1 or 2'
        WHEN @Variable = 3 THEN 'It is 3'
        ELSE 'It is not 1, 2, or 3'
    END AS [SomeField]

MSDN docs for CASE, OR, and Expressions.

Upvotes: 11

LittleBobbyTables - Au Revoir
LittleBobbyTables - Au Revoir

Reputation: 32720

Based on your edits, you don't even need an OR statement:

CASE 
    WHEN @var1 IN ('99', '22')                
    THEN                         
         (CASE @var2                 
          WHEN 'All' 
          THEN col1                 
          ELSE @var2                 
          END) 
    END

Upvotes: 6

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