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| - | ====== Omnidex SQL Function: CASE ====== | ||
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| - | ===== Description ===== | ||
| - | The concatenation operator - || (two vertical bars) returns a single concatenated character string made up of two or more character strings. A concatenation operator on two character strings (CHAR_col2 || CHAR_col2) will return a CHAR string; everything else will return a C STRING. | ||
| - | All blanks are preserved during concatenation. Use the TRIM function to eliminate blanks if desired. | ||
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| - | ===== Syntax ===== | ||
| - | [ < column_spec | "string" > || < column_spec | "string " > | ||
| - | [ || <column_spec | "string "[...] ] | ||
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| - | ===== Examples ===== | ||
| - | ==== Example 1: Column + text + Column ==== | ||
| - | <code SQL> | ||
| - | select company, | ||
| - | CUSTOMERS.LASTNAME || ', ' || CUSTOMERS.FIRSTNAME | ||
| - | from customers | ||
| - | where company = 'systems' | ||
| - | </code> | ||
| - | ==== Example 2 ==== | ||
| - | <code SQL> | ||
| - | select | ||
| - | PRODUCTS.PRODUCT_NO || ' is the product number for ' || PRODUCTS.DESCRIPTION | ||
| - | from products | ||
| - | </code> | ||
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