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&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Новая страница&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div&gt;== Decode as If statement==&lt;br /&gt;
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  &amp;lt;!-- start source code --&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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    &amp;lt;source lang=&amp;quot;sql&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; create table employees(&lt;br /&gt;
  2    empno      NUMBER(4)&lt;br /&gt;
  3  , ename      VARCHAR2(8)&lt;br /&gt;
  4  , init       VARCHAR2(5)&lt;br /&gt;
  5  , job        VARCHAR2(8)&lt;br /&gt;
  6  , mgr        NUMBER(4)&lt;br /&gt;
  7  , bdate      DATE&lt;br /&gt;
  8  , msal       NUMBER(6,2)&lt;br /&gt;
  9  , comm       NUMBER(6,2)&lt;br /&gt;
 10  , deptno     NUMBER(2) ) ;&lt;br /&gt;
Table created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; insert into employees values(1,&amp;quot;Jason&amp;quot;,  &amp;quot;N&amp;quot;,  &amp;quot;TRAINER&amp;quot;, 2,   date &amp;quot;1965-12-18&amp;quot;,  800 , NULL,  10);&lt;br /&gt;
1 row created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; insert into employees values(2,&amp;quot;Jerry&amp;quot;,  &amp;quot;J&amp;quot;,  &amp;quot;SALESREP&amp;quot;,3,   date &amp;quot;1966-11-19&amp;quot;,  1600, 300,   10);&lt;br /&gt;
1 row created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; insert into employees values(3,&amp;quot;Jord&amp;quot;,   &amp;quot;T&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;SALESREP&amp;quot;,4,   date &amp;quot;1967-10-21&amp;quot;,  1700, 500,   20);&lt;br /&gt;
1 row created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; insert into employees values(4,&amp;quot;Mary&amp;quot;,   &amp;quot;J&amp;quot;,  &amp;quot;MANAGER&amp;quot;, 5,   date &amp;quot;1968-09-22&amp;quot;,  1800, NULL,  20);&lt;br /&gt;
1 row created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; insert into employees values(5,&amp;quot;Joe&amp;quot;,    &amp;quot;P&amp;quot;,  &amp;quot;SALESREP&amp;quot;,6,   date &amp;quot;1969-08-23&amp;quot;,  1900, 1400,  30);&lt;br /&gt;
1 row created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; insert into employees values(6,&amp;quot;Black&amp;quot;,  &amp;quot;R&amp;quot;,  &amp;quot;MANAGER&amp;quot;, 7,   date &amp;quot;1970-07-24&amp;quot;,  2000, NULL,  30);&lt;br /&gt;
1 row created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; insert into employees values(7,&amp;quot;Red&amp;quot;,    &amp;quot;A&amp;quot;,  &amp;quot;MANAGER&amp;quot;, 8,   date &amp;quot;1971-06-25&amp;quot;,  2100, NULL,  40);&lt;br /&gt;
1 row created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; insert into employees values(8,&amp;quot;White&amp;quot;,  &amp;quot;S&amp;quot;,  &amp;quot;TRAINER&amp;quot;, 9,   date &amp;quot;1972-05-26&amp;quot;,  2200, NULL,  40);&lt;br /&gt;
1 row created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; insert into employees values(9,&amp;quot;Yellow&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;C&amp;quot;,  &amp;quot;DIRECTOR&amp;quot;,10,  date &amp;quot;1973-04-27&amp;quot;,  2300, NULL,  20);&lt;br /&gt;
1 row created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; insert into employees values(10,&amp;quot;Pink&amp;quot;,  &amp;quot;J&amp;quot;,  &amp;quot;SALESREP&amp;quot;,null,date &amp;quot;1974-03-28&amp;quot;,  2400, 0,     30);&lt;br /&gt;
1 row created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; select job, ename&lt;br /&gt;
  2  ,      decode(greatest(msal,2500),2500,&amp;quot;cheap&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;expensive&amp;quot;) as class&lt;br /&gt;
  3  from   employees&lt;br /&gt;
  4  where  bdate &amp;lt;date &amp;quot;1964-01-01&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
  5  order  by decode(job,&amp;quot;DIRECTOR&amp;quot;,1,&lt;br /&gt;
  6                       &amp;quot;MANAGER&amp;quot;,2,&lt;br /&gt;
  7                       3);&lt;br /&gt;
no rows selected&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; drop table employees;&lt;br /&gt;
Table dropped.&amp;lt;/source&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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== decode column data to output more meaningful information==&lt;br /&gt;
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  &amp;lt;!-- start source code --&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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    &amp;lt;source lang=&amp;quot;sql&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; create table gift(&lt;br /&gt;
  2           gift_id                integer         primary key&lt;br /&gt;
  3          ,emp_id                integer&lt;br /&gt;
  4          ,register_date              date not null&lt;br /&gt;
  5          ,total_price        number(7,2)&lt;br /&gt;
  6          ,deliver_date           date&lt;br /&gt;
  7          ,deliver_time           varchar2(7)&lt;br /&gt;
  8          ,payment        varchar2(2)&lt;br /&gt;
  9          ,emp_no                 number(3,0)&lt;br /&gt;
 10          ,deliver_name           varchar2(35)&lt;br /&gt;
 11          ,message        varchar2(100)&lt;br /&gt;
 12  );&lt;br /&gt;
Table created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; insert into gift(gift_id,emp_id,register_date,total_price,deliver_date,deliver_time,payment,emp_no,deliver_name,message)values&lt;br /&gt;
  2                 (1,1,&amp;quot;14-Feb-1999&amp;quot;, 123.12, &amp;quot;14-Feb-1999&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;12 noon&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;CA&amp;quot;,1, null, &amp;quot;Happy Birthday to you&amp;quot;);&lt;br /&gt;
1 row created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; insert into gift(gift_id  ,emp_id ,register_date ,total_price ,deliver_date ,deliver_time ,payment ,emp_no,deliver_name ,message)values&lt;br /&gt;
  2                 (2,1,&amp;quot;14-Feb-1999&amp;quot;, 50.98, &amp;quot;14-feb-1999&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;1 pm&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;CA&amp;quot;,7, &amp;quot;name1&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;Happy Birthday&amp;quot;);&lt;br /&gt;
1 row created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; insert into gift(gift_id  ,emp_id ,register_date ,total_price ,deliver_date ,deliver_time,payment ,emp_no,deliver_name ,message )values&lt;br /&gt;
  2                 (3, 2,&amp;quot;14-Feb-1999&amp;quot;, 35.99, &amp;quot;14-feb-1999&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;1 pm&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;VS&amp;quot;,2, &amp;quot;Tom&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;Happy Birthday&amp;quot;);&lt;br /&gt;
1 row created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; insert into gift(gift_id  ,emp_id ,register_date ,total_price ,deliver_date ,deliver_time,payment ,emp_no,deliver_name ,message )values&lt;br /&gt;
  2                 (4, 2,&amp;quot;14-Feb-1999&amp;quot;, 19.95, &amp;quot;14-feb-1999&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;5 pm&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;CA&amp;quot;,2, &amp;quot;Mary&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;Happy Birthday&amp;quot;);&lt;br /&gt;
1 row created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; insert into gift(gift_id  ,emp_id ,register_date ,total_price ,deliver_date ,deliver_time,payment ,emp_no,deliver_name ,message)values&lt;br /&gt;
  2                 (5, 6,&amp;quot;4-mar-1999&amp;quot;, 10.95, &amp;quot;5-mar-1999&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;4:30 pm&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;VS&amp;quot;, 2, &amp;quot;Jack&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;Happy Birthday&amp;quot;);&lt;br /&gt;
1 row created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; select gift_id, decode(payment,&lt;br /&gt;
  2  &amp;quot;VS&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;VISA Card Standard&amp;quot;,&lt;br /&gt;
  3  &amp;quot;VG&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;VISA Gold Card&amp;quot;,&lt;br /&gt;
  4  &amp;quot;AX&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;American Express&amp;quot;,&lt;br /&gt;
  5  &amp;quot;MC&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;Master Card&amp;quot;,&lt;br /&gt;
  6  &amp;quot;DI&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;Discover Card&amp;quot;,&lt;br /&gt;
  7  &amp;quot;CA&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;Cash&amp;quot;,&lt;br /&gt;
  8  &amp;quot;CK&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;Check&amp;quot;,&lt;br /&gt;
  9  &amp;quot;Unknown&amp;quot;)&lt;br /&gt;
 10    from gift ;&lt;br /&gt;
   GIFT_ID DECODE(PAYMENT,&amp;quot;VS&lt;br /&gt;
---------- ------------------&lt;br /&gt;
         1 Cash&lt;br /&gt;
         2 Cash&lt;br /&gt;
         3 VISA Card Standard&lt;br /&gt;
         4 Cash&lt;br /&gt;
         5 VISA Card Standard&lt;br /&gt;
5 rows selected.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; drop table gift;&lt;br /&gt;
Table dropped.&amp;lt;/source&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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== DECODE in the GROUP BY clause==&lt;br /&gt;
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  &amp;lt;!-- start source code --&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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    &amp;lt;source lang=&amp;quot;sql&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; create table emp(&lt;br /&gt;
  2           emp_no                 integer         primary key&lt;br /&gt;
  3          ,lastname               varchar2(20)    not null&lt;br /&gt;
  4          ,firstname              varchar2(15)    not null&lt;br /&gt;
  5          ,midinit                varchar2(1)&lt;br /&gt;
  6          ,street                 varchar2(30)&lt;br /&gt;
  7          ,city                   varchar2(20)&lt;br /&gt;
  8          ,state                  varchar2(2)&lt;br /&gt;
  9          ,zip                    varchar2(5)&lt;br /&gt;
 10          ,shortZipCode           varchar2(4)&lt;br /&gt;
 11          ,area_code              varchar2(3)&lt;br /&gt;
 12          ,phone                  varchar2(8)&lt;br /&gt;
 13          ,salary                 number(5,2)&lt;br /&gt;
 14          ,birthdate              date&lt;br /&gt;
 15          ,startDate              date&lt;br /&gt;
 16          ,title                  varchar2(20)&lt;br /&gt;
 17          ,dept_no                integer&lt;br /&gt;
 18          ,mgr                    integer&lt;br /&gt;
 19          ,region                 number&lt;br /&gt;
 20          ,division               number&lt;br /&gt;
 21          ,total_sales            number&lt;br /&gt;
 22  );&lt;br /&gt;
Table created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; -- emp Table Inserts:&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; insert into emp(emp_no, lastname, firstname, midinit, street, city, state, zip,shortZipCode, area_code, phone, birthdate, title)values&lt;br /&gt;
  2                      (1,&amp;quot;Z&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;Joy&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;R&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;1 Ave&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;New York&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;NY&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;12122&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;2333&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;212&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;200-1111&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;12-nov-1976&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;President&amp;quot;);&lt;br /&gt;
1 row created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; create or replace view avg_Sal&lt;br /&gt;
  2  as select trunc(avg(salary)) avg_sal&lt;br /&gt;
  3  from emp&lt;br /&gt;
  4  /&lt;br /&gt;
View created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; select&lt;br /&gt;
  2  decode(  sign( (salary - avg_sal ) ),&lt;br /&gt;
  3       1, &amp;quot;&amp;gt; Average of &amp;quot; || to_char(avg_sal, &amp;quot;99.99&amp;quot;) ,&lt;br /&gt;
  4       0, &amp;quot;= Average of &amp;quot; || to_char(avg_sal, &amp;quot;99.99&amp;quot;),&lt;br /&gt;
  5          -1, &amp;quot;&amp;lt; Average of &amp;quot; || to_char(avg_sal, &amp;quot;99.99&amp;quot;)  ) sal_desc,&lt;br /&gt;
  6   count(*)&lt;br /&gt;
  7  from emp, avg_sal&lt;br /&gt;
  8  group by&lt;br /&gt;
  9  decode(  sign( (salary - avg_sal ) ),&lt;br /&gt;
 10       1, &amp;quot;&amp;gt; Average of &amp;quot; || to_char(avg_sal, &amp;quot;99.99&amp;quot;) ,&lt;br /&gt;
 11       0, &amp;quot;= Average of &amp;quot; || to_char(avg_sal, &amp;quot;99.99&amp;quot;),&lt;br /&gt;
 12          -1, &amp;quot;&amp;lt; Average of &amp;quot; || to_char(avg_sal, &amp;quot;99.99&amp;quot;)  )&lt;br /&gt;
 13  /&lt;br /&gt;
                             1&lt;br /&gt;
1 row selected.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; drop table emp;&lt;br /&gt;
Table dropped.&amp;lt;/source&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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== Demo range comparison with DECODE==&lt;br /&gt;
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  &amp;lt;!-- start source code --&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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    &amp;lt;source lang=&amp;quot;sql&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; create table emp(&lt;br /&gt;
  2           emp_no                 integer         primary key&lt;br /&gt;
  3          ,lastname               varchar2(20)    not null&lt;br /&gt;
  4          ,firstname              varchar2(15)    not null&lt;br /&gt;
  5          ,midinit                varchar2(1)&lt;br /&gt;
  6          ,street                 varchar2(30)&lt;br /&gt;
  7          ,city                   varchar2(20)&lt;br /&gt;
  8          ,state                  varchar2(2)&lt;br /&gt;
  9          ,zip                    varchar2(5)&lt;br /&gt;
 10          ,shortZipCode           varchar2(4)&lt;br /&gt;
 11          ,area_code              varchar2(3)&lt;br /&gt;
 12          ,phone                  varchar2(8)&lt;br /&gt;
 13          ,salary                 number(5,2)&lt;br /&gt;
 14          ,birthdate              date&lt;br /&gt;
 15          ,startDate              date&lt;br /&gt;
 16          ,title                  varchar2(20)&lt;br /&gt;
 17          ,dept_no                integer&lt;br /&gt;
 18          ,mgr                    integer&lt;br /&gt;
 19          ,region                 number&lt;br /&gt;
 20          ,division               number&lt;br /&gt;
 21          ,total_sales            number&lt;br /&gt;
 22  );&lt;br /&gt;
Table created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; -- emp Table Inserts:&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; insert into emp(emp_no, lastname, firstname, midinit, street, city, state, zip,shortZipCode, area_code, phone, birthdate, title)values&lt;br /&gt;
  2                      (1,&amp;quot;Z&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;Joy&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;R&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;1 Ave&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;New York&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;NY&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;12122&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;2333&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;212&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;200-1111&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;12-nov-1976&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;President&amp;quot;);&lt;br /&gt;
1 row created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; create or replace view avg_Sal&lt;br /&gt;
  2  as select trunc(avg(salary)) avg_sal&lt;br /&gt;
  3  from emp&lt;br /&gt;
  4  /&lt;br /&gt;
View created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; select lastname, salary,&lt;br /&gt;
  2  decode(  sign( salary - avg_sal ),&lt;br /&gt;
  3       1, &amp;quot;&amp;gt; Average of &amp;quot; || to_char(avg_sal, &amp;quot;99.99&amp;quot;) ,&lt;br /&gt;
  4       0, &amp;quot;= Average of &amp;quot; || to_char(avg_sal, &amp;quot;99.99&amp;quot;),&lt;br /&gt;
  5          -1, &amp;quot;&amp;lt; Average of &amp;quot; || to_char(avg_sal, &amp;quot;99.99&amp;quot;)  ) sal_desc&lt;br /&gt;
  6  from emp, avg_sal&lt;br /&gt;
  7  /&lt;br /&gt;
Z&lt;br /&gt;
1 row selected.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; drop table emp;&lt;br /&gt;
Table dropped.&amp;lt;/source&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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== Pass multiple search and result parameters to DECODE()==&lt;br /&gt;
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   &lt;br /&gt;
  &amp;lt;!-- start source code --&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
   &lt;br /&gt;
    &amp;lt;source lang=&amp;quot;sql&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; -- create demo table&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; create table Employee(&lt;br /&gt;
  2    ID                 VARCHAR2(4 BYTE)         NOT NULL,&lt;br /&gt;
  3    First_Name         VARCHAR2(10 BYTE),&lt;br /&gt;
  4    Last_Name          VARCHAR2(10 BYTE),&lt;br /&gt;
  5    Start_Date         DATE,&lt;br /&gt;
  6    End_Date           DATE,&lt;br /&gt;
  7    Salary             Number(8,2),&lt;br /&gt;
  8    City               VARCHAR2(10 BYTE),&lt;br /&gt;
  9    Description        VARCHAR2(15 BYTE)&lt;br /&gt;
 10  )&lt;br /&gt;
 11  /&lt;br /&gt;
Table created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; -- prepare data&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; insert into Employee(ID,  First_Name, Last_Name, Start_Date,                     End_Date,                       Salary,  City,       Description)&lt;br /&gt;
  2               values (&amp;quot;01&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;Jason&amp;quot;,    &amp;quot;Martin&amp;quot;,  to_date(&amp;quot;19960725&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;YYYYMMDD&amp;quot;), to_date(&amp;quot;20060725&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;YYYYMMDD&amp;quot;), 1234.56, &amp;quot;Toronto&amp;quot;,  &amp;quot;Programmer&amp;quot;)&lt;br /&gt;
  3  /&lt;br /&gt;
1 row created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; insert into Employee(ID,  First_Name, Last_Name, Start_Date,                     End_Date,                       Salary,  City,       Description)&lt;br /&gt;
  2                values(&amp;quot;02&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;Alison&amp;quot;,   &amp;quot;Mathews&amp;quot;, to_date(&amp;quot;19760321&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;YYYYMMDD&amp;quot;), to_date(&amp;quot;19860221&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;YYYYMMDD&amp;quot;), 6661.78, &amp;quot;Vancouver&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;Tester&amp;quot;)&lt;br /&gt;
  3  /&lt;br /&gt;
1 row created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; insert into Employee(ID,  First_Name, Last_Name, Start_Date,                     End_Date,                       Salary,  City,       Description)&lt;br /&gt;
  2                values(&amp;quot;03&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;James&amp;quot;,    &amp;quot;Smith&amp;quot;,   to_date(&amp;quot;19781212&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;YYYYMMDD&amp;quot;), to_date(&amp;quot;19900315&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;YYYYMMDD&amp;quot;), 6544.78, &amp;quot;Vancouver&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;Tester&amp;quot;)&lt;br /&gt;
  3  /&lt;br /&gt;
1 row created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; insert into Employee(ID,  First_Name, Last_Name, Start_Date,                     End_Date,                       Salary,  City,       Description)&lt;br /&gt;
  2                values(&amp;quot;04&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;Celia&amp;quot;,    &amp;quot;Rice&amp;quot;,    to_date(&amp;quot;19821024&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;YYYYMMDD&amp;quot;), to_date(&amp;quot;19990421&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;YYYYMMDD&amp;quot;), 2344.78, &amp;quot;Vancouver&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;Manager&amp;quot;)&lt;br /&gt;
  3  /&lt;br /&gt;
1 row created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; insert into Employee(ID,  First_Name, Last_Name, Start_Date,                     End_Date,                       Salary,  City,       Description)&lt;br /&gt;
  2                values(&amp;quot;05&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;Robert&amp;quot;,   &amp;quot;Black&amp;quot;,   to_date(&amp;quot;19840115&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;YYYYMMDD&amp;quot;), to_date(&amp;quot;19980808&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;YYYYMMDD&amp;quot;), 2334.78, &amp;quot;Vancouver&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;Tester&amp;quot;)&lt;br /&gt;
  3  /&lt;br /&gt;
1 row created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; insert into Employee(ID,  First_Name, Last_Name, Start_Date,                     End_Date,                       Salary, City,        Description)&lt;br /&gt;
  2                values(&amp;quot;06&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;Linda&amp;quot;,    &amp;quot;Green&amp;quot;,   to_date(&amp;quot;19870730&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;YYYYMMDD&amp;quot;), to_date(&amp;quot;19960104&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;YYYYMMDD&amp;quot;), 4322.78,&amp;quot;New York&amp;quot;,  &amp;quot;Tester&amp;quot;)&lt;br /&gt;
  3  /&lt;br /&gt;
1 row created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; insert into Employee(ID,  First_Name, Last_Name, Start_Date,                     End_Date,                       Salary, City,        Description)&lt;br /&gt;
  2                values(&amp;quot;07&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;David&amp;quot;,    &amp;quot;Larry&amp;quot;,   to_date(&amp;quot;19901231&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;YYYYMMDD&amp;quot;), to_date(&amp;quot;19980212&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;YYYYMMDD&amp;quot;), 7897.78,&amp;quot;New York&amp;quot;,  &amp;quot;Manager&amp;quot;)&lt;br /&gt;
  3  /&lt;br /&gt;
1 row created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; insert into Employee(ID,  First_Name, Last_Name, Start_Date,                     End_Date,                       Salary, City,        Description)&lt;br /&gt;
  2                values(&amp;quot;08&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;James&amp;quot;,    &amp;quot;Cat&amp;quot;,     to_date(&amp;quot;19960917&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;YYYYMMDD&amp;quot;), to_date(&amp;quot;20020415&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;YYYYMMDD&amp;quot;), 1232.78,&amp;quot;Vancouver&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;Tester&amp;quot;)&lt;br /&gt;
  3  /&lt;br /&gt;
1 row created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; -- display data in the table&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; select * from Employee&lt;br /&gt;
  2  /&lt;br /&gt;
ID   FIRST_NAME LAST_NAME  START_DAT END_DATE      SALARY CITY       DESCRIPTION&lt;br /&gt;
---- ---------- ---------- --------- --------- ---------- ---------- ---------------&lt;br /&gt;
01   Jason      Martin     25-JUL-96 25-JUL-06    1234.56 Toronto    Programmer&lt;br /&gt;
02   Alison     Mathews    21-MAR-76 21-FEB-86    6661.78 Vancouver  Tester&lt;br /&gt;
03   James      Smith      12-DEC-78 15-MAR-90    6544.78 Vancouver  Tester&lt;br /&gt;
04   Celia      Rice       24-OCT-82 21-APR-99    2344.78 Vancouver  Manager&lt;br /&gt;
05   Robert     Black      15-JAN-84 08-AUG-98    2334.78 Vancouver  Tester&lt;br /&gt;
06   Linda      Green      30-JUL-87 04-JAN-96    4322.78 New York   Tester&lt;br /&gt;
07   David      Larry      31-DEC-90 12-FEB-98    7897.78 New York   Manager&lt;br /&gt;
08   James      Cat        17-SEP-96 15-APR-02    1232.78 Vancouver  Tester&lt;br /&gt;
8 rows selected.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; SELECT id,&lt;br /&gt;
  2  DECODE(id, 1, &amp;quot;A&amp;quot;,&lt;br /&gt;
  3             2, &amp;quot;B&amp;quot;,&lt;br /&gt;
  4             3, &amp;quot;C&amp;quot;,&lt;br /&gt;
  5             4, &amp;quot;D&amp;quot;,&lt;br /&gt;
  6                &amp;quot;Default&amp;quot;)&lt;br /&gt;
  7  FROM employee;&lt;br /&gt;
ID   DECODE(&lt;br /&gt;
---- -------&lt;br /&gt;
01   A&lt;br /&gt;
02   B&lt;br /&gt;
03   C&lt;br /&gt;
04   D&lt;br /&gt;
05   Default&lt;br /&gt;
06   Default&lt;br /&gt;
07   Default&lt;br /&gt;
08   Default&lt;br /&gt;
8 rows selected.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; -- clean the table&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; drop table Employee&lt;br /&gt;
  2  /&lt;br /&gt;
Table dropped.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/source&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
    &lt;br /&gt;
   &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== SELECT DECODE( 3)==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
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   &lt;br /&gt;
  &amp;lt;!-- start source code --&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
   &lt;br /&gt;
    &amp;lt;source lang=&amp;quot;sql&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; SELECT DECODE(1, 2, 1, 3)&lt;br /&gt;
  2  FROM dual;&lt;br /&gt;
DECODE(1,2,1,3)&lt;br /&gt;
---------------&lt;br /&gt;
              3&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/source&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
    &lt;br /&gt;
   &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== The null may be made more explicit with a DECODE statement==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
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   &lt;br /&gt;
  &amp;lt;!-- start source code --&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
   &lt;br /&gt;
    &amp;lt;source lang=&amp;quot;sql&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; -- create demo table&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; create table Employee(&lt;br /&gt;
  2    ID                 VARCHAR2(4 BYTE)         NOT NULL,&lt;br /&gt;
  3    First_Name         VARCHAR2(10 BYTE),&lt;br /&gt;
  4    Last_Name          VARCHAR2(10 BYTE),&lt;br /&gt;
  5    Start_Date         DATE,&lt;br /&gt;
  6    End_Date           DATE,&lt;br /&gt;
  7    Salary             Number(8,2),&lt;br /&gt;
  8    City               VARCHAR2(10 BYTE),&lt;br /&gt;
  9    Description        VARCHAR2(15 BYTE)&lt;br /&gt;
 10  )&lt;br /&gt;
 11  /&lt;br /&gt;
Table created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; -- prepare data&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; insert into Employee(ID,  First_Name, Last_Name, Start_Date,                     End_Date,&lt;br /&gt;
                  Salary,  City,       Description)&lt;br /&gt;
  2               values (&amp;quot;01&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;Jason&amp;quot;,    &amp;quot;Martin&amp;quot;,  to_date(&amp;quot;19960725&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;YYYYMMDD&amp;quot;), to_date(&amp;quot;20060&lt;br /&gt;
725&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;YYYYMMDD&amp;quot;), 1234.56, &amp;quot;Toronto&amp;quot;,  &amp;quot;Programmer&amp;quot;)&lt;br /&gt;
  3  /&lt;br /&gt;
1 row created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; insert into Employee(ID,  First_Name, Last_Name, Start_Date,                     End_Date,&lt;br /&gt;
                  Salary,  City,       Description)&lt;br /&gt;
  2                values(&amp;quot;02&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;Alison&amp;quot;,   &amp;quot;Mathews&amp;quot;, to_date(&amp;quot;19760321&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;YYYYMMDD&amp;quot;), to_date(&amp;quot;19860&lt;br /&gt;
221&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;YYYYMMDD&amp;quot;), 6661.78, &amp;quot;Vancouver&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;Tester&amp;quot;)&lt;br /&gt;
  3  /&lt;br /&gt;
1 row created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; insert into Employee(ID,  First_Name, Last_Name, Start_Date,                     End_Date,&lt;br /&gt;
                  Salary,  City,       Description)&lt;br /&gt;
  2                values(&amp;quot;03&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;James&amp;quot;,    &amp;quot;Smith&amp;quot;,   to_date(&amp;quot;19781212&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;YYYYMMDD&amp;quot;), to_date(&amp;quot;19900&lt;br /&gt;
315&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;YYYYMMDD&amp;quot;), 6544.78, &amp;quot;Vancouver&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;Tester&amp;quot;)&lt;br /&gt;
  3  /&lt;br /&gt;
1 row created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; insert into Employee(ID,  First_Name, Last_Name, Start_Date,                     End_Date,&lt;br /&gt;
                  Salary,  City,       Description)&lt;br /&gt;
  2                values(&amp;quot;04&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;Celia&amp;quot;,    &amp;quot;Rice&amp;quot;,    to_date(&amp;quot;19821024&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;YYYYMMDD&amp;quot;), to_date(&amp;quot;19990&lt;br /&gt;
421&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;YYYYMMDD&amp;quot;), 2344.78, &amp;quot;Vancouver&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;Manager&amp;quot;)&lt;br /&gt;
  3  /&lt;br /&gt;
1 row created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; insert into Employee(ID,  First_Name, Last_Name, Start_Date,                     End_Date,&lt;br /&gt;
                  Salary,  City,       Description)&lt;br /&gt;
  2                values(&amp;quot;05&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;Robert&amp;quot;,   &amp;quot;Black&amp;quot;,   to_date(&amp;quot;19840115&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;YYYYMMDD&amp;quot;), to_date(&amp;quot;19980&lt;br /&gt;
808&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;YYYYMMDD&amp;quot;), 2334.78, NULL,&amp;quot;Tester&amp;quot;)&lt;br /&gt;
  3  /&lt;br /&gt;
1 row created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; insert into Employee(ID,  First_Name, Last_Name, Start_Date,                     End_Date,&lt;br /&gt;
                  Salary, City,        Description)&lt;br /&gt;
  2                values(&amp;quot;06&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;Linda&amp;quot;,    &amp;quot;Green&amp;quot;,   to_date(&amp;quot;19870730&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;YYYYMMDD&amp;quot;), to_date(&amp;quot;19960&lt;br /&gt;
104&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;YYYYMMDD&amp;quot;), 4322.78,&amp;quot;New York&amp;quot;,  &amp;quot;Tester&amp;quot;)&lt;br /&gt;
  3  /&lt;br /&gt;
1 row created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; insert into Employee(ID,  First_Name, Last_Name, Start_Date,                     End_Date,&lt;br /&gt;
                  Salary, City,        Description)&lt;br /&gt;
  2                values(&amp;quot;07&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;David&amp;quot;,    &amp;quot;Larry&amp;quot;,   to_date(&amp;quot;19901231&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;YYYYMMDD&amp;quot;), to_date(&amp;quot;19980&lt;br /&gt;
212&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;YYYYMMDD&amp;quot;), 7897.78,&amp;quot;New York&amp;quot;,  &amp;quot;Manager&amp;quot;)&lt;br /&gt;
  3  /&lt;br /&gt;
1 row created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; insert into Employee(ID,  First_Name, Last_Name, Start_Date,                     End_Date,&lt;br /&gt;
                  Salary, City,        Description)&lt;br /&gt;
  2                values(&amp;quot;08&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;James&amp;quot;,    &amp;quot;Cat&amp;quot;,     to_date(&amp;quot;19960917&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;YYYYMMDD&amp;quot;), to_date(&amp;quot;20020&lt;br /&gt;
415&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;YYYYMMDD&amp;quot;), 1232.78,NULL, &amp;quot;Tester&amp;quot;)&lt;br /&gt;
  3  /&lt;br /&gt;
1 row created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; -- display data in the table&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; select * from Employee&lt;br /&gt;
  2  /&lt;br /&gt;
ID   FIRST_NAME LAST_NAME  START_DAT END_DATE      SALARY CITY       DESCRIPTION&lt;br /&gt;
---- ---------- ---------- --------- --------- ---------- ---------- ---------------&lt;br /&gt;
01   Jason      Martin     25-JUL-96 25-JUL-06    1234.56 Toronto    Programmer&lt;br /&gt;
02   Alison     Mathews    21-MAR-76 21-FEB-86    6661.78 Vancouver  Tester&lt;br /&gt;
03   James      Smith      12-DEC-78 15-MAR-90    6544.78 Vancouver  Tester&lt;br /&gt;
04   Celia      Rice       24-OCT-82 21-APR-99    2344.78 Vancouver  Manager&lt;br /&gt;
05   Robert     Black      15-JAN-84 08-AUG-98    2334.78            Tester&lt;br /&gt;
06   Linda      Green      30-JUL-87 04-JAN-96    4322.78 New York   Tester&lt;br /&gt;
07   David      Larry      31-DEC-90 12-FEB-98    7897.78 New York   Manager&lt;br /&gt;
08   James      Cat        17-SEP-96 15-APR-02    1232.78            Tester&lt;br /&gt;
8 rows selected.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; SELECT count(*), DECODE(city,null,&amp;quot;Null&amp;quot;,city) CITY&lt;br /&gt;
  2  FROM employee&lt;br /&gt;
  3  GROUP BY city;&lt;br /&gt;
  COUNT(*) CITY&lt;br /&gt;
---------- ----------&lt;br /&gt;
         2 Null&lt;br /&gt;
         2 New York&lt;br /&gt;
         1 Toronto&lt;br /&gt;
         3 Vancouver&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; -- clean the table&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; drop table Employee&lt;br /&gt;
  2  /&lt;br /&gt;
Table dropped.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/source&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
    &lt;br /&gt;
   &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Use decode as if statement and output &amp;quot;high&amp;quot; or &amp;quot;low&amp;quot;==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
   &lt;br /&gt;
  &amp;lt;!-- start source code --&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
   &lt;br /&gt;
    &amp;lt;source lang=&amp;quot;sql&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; create table emp&lt;br /&gt;
  2  ( empno      NUMBER(4)    constraint E_PK primary key&lt;br /&gt;
  3  , ename      VARCHAR2(8)&lt;br /&gt;
  4  , init       VARCHAR2(5)&lt;br /&gt;
  5  , job        VARCHAR2(8)&lt;br /&gt;
  6  , mgr        NUMBER(4)&lt;br /&gt;
  7  , bdate      DATE&lt;br /&gt;
  8  , sal        NUMBER(6,2)&lt;br /&gt;
  9  , comm       NUMBER(6,2)&lt;br /&gt;
 10  , deptno     NUMBER(2)    default 10&lt;br /&gt;
 11  ) ;&lt;br /&gt;
Table created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; insert into emp values(1,&amp;quot;Tom&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;N&amp;quot;,   &amp;quot;Coder&amp;quot;, 13,date &amp;quot;1965-12-17&amp;quot;,  800 , NULL,  20);&lt;br /&gt;
1 row created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; insert into emp values(2,&amp;quot;Jack&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;JAM&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;Tester&amp;quot;,6,date &amp;quot;1961-02-20&amp;quot;,  1600, 300,   30);&lt;br /&gt;
1 row created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; insert into emp values(3,&amp;quot;Wil&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;TF&amp;quot; ,  &amp;quot;Tester&amp;quot;,6,date &amp;quot;1962-02-22&amp;quot;,  1250, 500,   30);&lt;br /&gt;
1 row created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; insert into emp values(4,&amp;quot;Jane&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;JM&amp;quot;,  &amp;quot;Designer&amp;quot;, 9,date &amp;quot;1967-04-02&amp;quot;,  2975, NULL,  20);&lt;br /&gt;
1 row created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; insert into emp values(5,&amp;quot;Mary&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;P&amp;quot;,  &amp;quot;Tester&amp;quot;,6,date &amp;quot;1956-09-28&amp;quot;,  1250, 1400,  30);&lt;br /&gt;
1 row created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; insert into emp values(6,&amp;quot;Black&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;R&amp;quot;,   &amp;quot;Designer&amp;quot;, 9,date &amp;quot;1963-11-01&amp;quot;,  2850, NULL,  30);&lt;br /&gt;
1 row created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; insert into emp values(7,&amp;quot;Chris&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;AB&amp;quot;,  &amp;quot;Designer&amp;quot;, 9,date &amp;quot;1965-06-09&amp;quot;,  2450, NULL,  10);&lt;br /&gt;
1 row created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; insert into emp values(8,&amp;quot;Smart&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;SCJ&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;Coder&amp;quot;, 4,date &amp;quot;1959-11-26&amp;quot;,  3000, NULL,  20);&lt;br /&gt;
1 row created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; insert into emp values(9,&amp;quot;Peter&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;CC&amp;quot;,   &amp;quot;Designer&amp;quot;,NULL,date &amp;quot;1952-11-17&amp;quot;,  5000, NULL,  10);&lt;br /&gt;
1 row created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; insert into emp values(10,&amp;quot;Take&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;JJ&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;Tester&amp;quot;,6,date &amp;quot;1968-09-28&amp;quot;,  1500, 0,     30);&lt;br /&gt;
1 row created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; insert into emp values(11,&amp;quot;Ana&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;AA&amp;quot;,  &amp;quot;Coder&amp;quot;, 8,date &amp;quot;1966-12-30&amp;quot;,  1100, NULL,  20);&lt;br /&gt;
1 row created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; insert into emp values(12,&amp;quot;Jane&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;R&amp;quot;,   &amp;quot;Manager&amp;quot;,   6,date &amp;quot;1969-12-03&amp;quot;,  800 , NULL,  30);&lt;br /&gt;
1 row created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; insert into emp values(13,&amp;quot;Fake&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;MG&amp;quot;,   &amp;quot;Coder&amp;quot;, 4,date &amp;quot;1959-02-13&amp;quot;,  3000, NULL,  20);&lt;br /&gt;
1 row created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; insert into emp values(14,&amp;quot;Mike&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;TJA&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;Manager&amp;quot;,   7,date &amp;quot;1962-01-23&amp;quot;,  1300, NULL,  10);&lt;br /&gt;
1 row created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; select job, ename&lt;br /&gt;
  2  ,      decode(greatest(sal,2500)&lt;br /&gt;
  3               ,2500,&amp;quot;cheap&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;expensive&amp;quot;) as class&lt;br /&gt;
  4  from   emp&lt;br /&gt;
  5  where  bdate &amp;lt;date &amp;quot;1964-01-01&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
  6  order  by decode(job,&amp;quot;Designer&amp;quot;,1,&amp;quot;Designer&amp;quot;,2,3);&lt;br /&gt;
JOB      ENAME    CLASS&lt;br /&gt;
-------- -------- ---------&lt;br /&gt;
Designer Black    expensive&lt;br /&gt;
Designer Peter    expensive&lt;br /&gt;
Tester   Mary     cheap&lt;br /&gt;
Manager  Mike     cheap&lt;br /&gt;
Coder    Smart    expensive&lt;br /&gt;
Coder    Fake     expensive&lt;br /&gt;
Tester   Wil      cheap&lt;br /&gt;
Tester   Jack     cheap&lt;br /&gt;
8 rows selected.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; drop table emp;&lt;br /&gt;
Table dropped.&amp;lt;/source&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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== Use decode create dynamic select statement==&lt;br /&gt;
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  &amp;lt;!-- start source code --&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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    &amp;lt;source lang=&amp;quot;sql&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; CREATE TABLE EMP(&lt;br /&gt;
  2      EMPNO NUMBER(4) NOT NULL,&lt;br /&gt;
  3      ENAME VARCHAR2(10),&lt;br /&gt;
  4      JOB VARCHAR2(9),&lt;br /&gt;
  5      MGR NUMBER(4),&lt;br /&gt;
  6      HIREDATE DATE,&lt;br /&gt;
  7      SAL NUMBER(7, 2),&lt;br /&gt;
  8      COMM NUMBER(7, 2),&lt;br /&gt;
  9      DEPTNO NUMBER(2)&lt;br /&gt;
 10  );&lt;br /&gt;
Table created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; INSERT INTO EMP VALUES(7369, &amp;quot;SMITH&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;CLERK&amp;quot;, 7902,TO_DATE(&amp;quot;17-DEC-1980&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;DD-MON-YYYY&amp;quot;), 800, NULL, 20);&lt;br /&gt;
1 row created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; INSERT INTO EMP VALUES(7499, &amp;quot;ALLEN&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;SALESMAN&amp;quot;, 7698,TO_DATE(&amp;quot;20-FEB-1981&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;DD-MON-YYYY&amp;quot;), 1600, 300, 30);&lt;br /&gt;
1 row created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; INSERT INTO EMP VALUES(7521, &amp;quot;WARD&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;SALESMAN&amp;quot;, 7698,TO_DATE(&amp;quot;22-FEB-1981&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;DD-MON-YYYY&amp;quot;), 1250, 500, 30);&lt;br /&gt;
1 row created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; INSERT INTO EMP VALUES(7566, &amp;quot;JONES&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;MANAGER&amp;quot;, 7839,TO_DATE(&amp;quot;2-APR-1981&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;DD-MON-YYYY&amp;quot;), 2975, NULL, 20);&lt;br /&gt;
1 row created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; INSERT INTO EMP VALUES(7654, &amp;quot;MARTIN&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;SALESMAN&amp;quot;, 7698,TO_DATE(&amp;quot;28-SEP-1981&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;DD-MON-YYYY&amp;quot;), 1250, 1400, 30);&lt;br /&gt;
1 row created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; INSERT INTO EMP VALUES(7698, &amp;quot;BLAKE&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;MANAGER&amp;quot;, 7839,TO_DATE(&amp;quot;1-MAY-1981&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;DD-MON-YYYY&amp;quot;), 2850, NULL, 30);&lt;br /&gt;
1 row created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; INSERT INTO EMP VALUES(7782, &amp;quot;CLARK&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;MANAGER&amp;quot;, 7839,TO_DATE(&amp;quot;9-JUN-1981&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;DD-MON-YYYY&amp;quot;), 2450, NULL, 10);&lt;br /&gt;
1 row created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; INSERT INTO EMP VALUES(7788, &amp;quot;SCOTT&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;ANALYST&amp;quot;, 7566,TO_DATE(&amp;quot;09-DEC-1982&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;DD-MON-YYYY&amp;quot;), 3000, NULL, 20);&lt;br /&gt;
1 row created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; INSERT INTO EMP VALUES(7839, &amp;quot;KING&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;PRESIDENT&amp;quot;, NULL,TO_DATE(&amp;quot;17-NOV-1981&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;DD-MON-YYYY&amp;quot;), 5000, NULL, 10);&lt;br /&gt;
1 row created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; INSERT INTO EMP VALUES(7844, &amp;quot;TURNER&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;SALESMAN&amp;quot;, 7698,TO_DATE(&amp;quot;8-SEP-1981&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;DD-MON-YYYY&amp;quot;), 1500, 0, 30);&lt;br /&gt;
1 row created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; INSERT INTO EMP VALUES(7876, &amp;quot;ADAMS&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;CLERK&amp;quot;, 7788,TO_DATE(&amp;quot;12-JAN-1983&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;DD-MON-YYYY&amp;quot;), 1100, NULL, 20);&lt;br /&gt;
1 row created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; INSERT INTO EMP VALUES(7900, &amp;quot;JAMES&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;CLERK&amp;quot;, 7698,TO_DATE(&amp;quot;3-DEC-1981&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;DD-MON-YYYY&amp;quot;), 950, NULL, 30);&lt;br /&gt;
1 row created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; INSERT INTO EMP VALUES(7902, &amp;quot;FORD&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;ANALYST&amp;quot;, 7566,TO_DATE(&amp;quot;3-DEC-1981&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;DD-MON-YYYY&amp;quot;), 3000, NULL, 20);&lt;br /&gt;
1 row created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; INSERT INTO EMP VALUES(7934, &amp;quot;MILLER&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;CLERK&amp;quot;, 7782,TO_DATE(&amp;quot;23-JAN-1982&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;DD-MON-YYYY&amp;quot;), 1300, NULL, 10);&lt;br /&gt;
1 row created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; create or replace function get_value_static( p_empno in number, p_cname in varchar2 ) return varchar2&lt;br /&gt;
  2  as&lt;br /&gt;
  3      l_value  varchar2(4000);&lt;br /&gt;
  4  begin&lt;br /&gt;
  5      select decode( upper(p_cname),&lt;br /&gt;
  6                    &amp;quot;ENAME&amp;quot;, ename,&lt;br /&gt;
  7                    &amp;quot;EMPNO&amp;quot;, empno,&lt;br /&gt;
  8                    &amp;quot;HIREDATE&amp;quot;, to_char(hiredate,&amp;quot;yyyymmddhh24miss&amp;quot;))&lt;br /&gt;
  9        into l_value&lt;br /&gt;
 10        from emp&lt;br /&gt;
 11       where empno = p_empno;&lt;br /&gt;
 12&lt;br /&gt;
 13      return l_value;&lt;br /&gt;
 14  end;&lt;br /&gt;
 15  /&lt;br /&gt;
Function created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; drop table emp;&lt;br /&gt;
Table dropped.&amp;lt;/source&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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== Use Decode in table column==&lt;br /&gt;
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  &amp;lt;!-- start source code --&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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    &amp;lt;source lang=&amp;quot;sql&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; -- create demo table&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; create table Employee(&lt;br /&gt;
  2    ID                 VARCHAR2(4 BYTE)         NOT NULL,&lt;br /&gt;
  3    First_Name         VARCHAR2(10 BYTE),&lt;br /&gt;
  4    Last_Name          VARCHAR2(10 BYTE),&lt;br /&gt;
  5    Start_Date         DATE,&lt;br /&gt;
  6    End_Date           DATE,&lt;br /&gt;
  7    Salary             Number(8,2),&lt;br /&gt;
  8    City               VARCHAR2(10 BYTE),&lt;br /&gt;
  9    Description        VARCHAR2(15 BYTE)&lt;br /&gt;
 10  )&lt;br /&gt;
 11  /&lt;br /&gt;
Table created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; -- prepare data&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; insert into Employee(ID,  First_Name, Last_Name, Start_Date,                     End_Date,                       Salary,  City,       Description)&lt;br /&gt;
  2               values (&amp;quot;01&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;Jason&amp;quot;,    &amp;quot;Martin&amp;quot;,  to_date(&amp;quot;19960725&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;YYYYMMDD&amp;quot;), to_date(&amp;quot;20060725&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;YYYYMMDD&amp;quot;), 1234.56, &amp;quot;Toronto&amp;quot;,  &amp;quot;Programmer&amp;quot;)&lt;br /&gt;
  3  /&lt;br /&gt;
1 row created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; insert into Employee(ID,  First_Name, Last_Name, Start_Date,                     End_Date,                       Salary,  City,       Description)&lt;br /&gt;
  2                values(&amp;quot;02&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;Alison&amp;quot;,   &amp;quot;Mathews&amp;quot;, to_date(&amp;quot;19760321&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;YYYYMMDD&amp;quot;), to_date(&amp;quot;19860221&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;YYYYMMDD&amp;quot;), 6661.78, &amp;quot;Vancouver&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;Tester&amp;quot;)&lt;br /&gt;
  3  /&lt;br /&gt;
1 row created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; insert into Employee(ID,  First_Name, Last_Name, Start_Date,                     End_Date,                       Salary,  City,       Description)&lt;br /&gt;
  2                values(&amp;quot;03&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;James&amp;quot;,    &amp;quot;Smith&amp;quot;,   to_date(&amp;quot;19781212&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;YYYYMMDD&amp;quot;), to_date(&amp;quot;19900315&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;YYYYMMDD&amp;quot;), 6544.78, &amp;quot;Vancouver&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;Tester&amp;quot;)&lt;br /&gt;
  3  /&lt;br /&gt;
1 row created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; insert into Employee(ID,  First_Name, Last_Name, Start_Date,                     End_Date,                       Salary,  City,       Description)&lt;br /&gt;
  2                values(&amp;quot;04&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;Celia&amp;quot;,    &amp;quot;Rice&amp;quot;,    to_date(&amp;quot;19821024&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;YYYYMMDD&amp;quot;), to_date(&amp;quot;19990421&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;YYYYMMDD&amp;quot;), 2344.78, &amp;quot;Vancouver&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;Manager&amp;quot;)&lt;br /&gt;
  3  /&lt;br /&gt;
1 row created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; insert into Employee(ID,  First_Name, Last_Name, Start_Date,                     End_Date,                       Salary,  City,       Description)&lt;br /&gt;
  2                values(&amp;quot;05&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;Robert&amp;quot;,   &amp;quot;Black&amp;quot;,   to_date(&amp;quot;19840115&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;YYYYMMDD&amp;quot;), to_date(&amp;quot;19980808&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;YYYYMMDD&amp;quot;), 2334.78, &amp;quot;Vancouver&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;Tester&amp;quot;)&lt;br /&gt;
  3  /&lt;br /&gt;
1 row created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; insert into Employee(ID,  First_Name, Last_Name, Start_Date,                     End_Date,                       Salary, City,        Description)&lt;br /&gt;
  2                values(&amp;quot;06&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;Linda&amp;quot;,    &amp;quot;Green&amp;quot;,   to_date(&amp;quot;19870730&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;YYYYMMDD&amp;quot;), to_date(&amp;quot;19960104&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;YYYYMMDD&amp;quot;), 4322.78,&amp;quot;New York&amp;quot;,  &amp;quot;Tester&amp;quot;)&lt;br /&gt;
  3  /&lt;br /&gt;
1 row created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; insert into Employee(ID,  First_Name, Last_Name, Start_Date,                     End_Date,                       Salary, City,        Description)&lt;br /&gt;
  2                values(&amp;quot;07&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;David&amp;quot;,    &amp;quot;Larry&amp;quot;,   to_date(&amp;quot;19901231&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;YYYYMMDD&amp;quot;), to_date(&amp;quot;19980212&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;YYYYMMDD&amp;quot;), 7897.78,&amp;quot;New York&amp;quot;,  &amp;quot;Manager&amp;quot;)&lt;br /&gt;
  3  /&lt;br /&gt;
1 row created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; insert into Employee(ID,  First_Name, Last_Name, Start_Date,                     End_Date,                       Salary, City,        Description)&lt;br /&gt;
  2                values(&amp;quot;08&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;James&amp;quot;,    &amp;quot;Cat&amp;quot;,     to_date(&amp;quot;19960917&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;YYYYMMDD&amp;quot;), to_date(&amp;quot;20020415&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;YYYYMMDD&amp;quot;), 1232.78,&amp;quot;Vancouver&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;Tester&amp;quot;)&lt;br /&gt;
  3  /&lt;br /&gt;
1 row created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; -- display data in the table&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; select * from Employee&lt;br /&gt;
  2  /&lt;br /&gt;
ID   FIRST_NAME LAST_NAME  START_DAT END_DATE      SALARY CITY       DESCRIPTION&lt;br /&gt;
---- ---------- ---------- --------- --------- ---------- ---------- ---------------&lt;br /&gt;
01   Jason      Martin     25-JUL-96 25-JUL-06    1234.56 Toronto    Programmer&lt;br /&gt;
02   Alison     Mathews    21-MAR-76 21-FEB-86    6661.78 Vancouver  Tester&lt;br /&gt;
03   James      Smith      12-DEC-78 15-MAR-90    6544.78 Vancouver  Tester&lt;br /&gt;
04   Celia      Rice       24-OCT-82 21-APR-99    2344.78 Vancouver  Manager&lt;br /&gt;
05   Robert     Black      15-JAN-84 08-AUG-98    2334.78 Vancouver  Tester&lt;br /&gt;
06   Linda      Green      30-JUL-87 04-JAN-96    4322.78 New York   Tester&lt;br /&gt;
07   David      Larry      31-DEC-90 12-FEB-98    7897.78 New York   Manager&lt;br /&gt;
08   James      Cat        17-SEP-96 15-APR-02    1232.78 Vancouver  Tester&lt;br /&gt;
8 rows selected.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; SELECT id,&lt;br /&gt;
  2     DECODE(id, &amp;quot;01&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;id is 1&amp;quot;,&lt;br /&gt;
  3                      &amp;quot;id is not 1&amp;quot;)&lt;br /&gt;
  4  FROM employee;&lt;br /&gt;
ID   DECODE(ID,&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
---- -----------&lt;br /&gt;
01   id is 1&lt;br /&gt;
02   id is not 1&lt;br /&gt;
03   id is not 1&lt;br /&gt;
04   id is not 1&lt;br /&gt;
05   id is not 1&lt;br /&gt;
06   id is not 1&lt;br /&gt;
07   id is not 1&lt;br /&gt;
08   id is not 1&lt;br /&gt;
8 rows selected.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; -- clean the table&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; drop table Employee&lt;br /&gt;
  2  /&lt;br /&gt;
Table dropped.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/source&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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== Using the DECODE() Function==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;DECODE(value, search_value, result, default_value) compares value with search_value. If the values are equal, DECODE() returns result, otherwise default_value is returned. DECODE() allows you to perform if-then-else logic in SQL without having to use PL/SQL.&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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  &amp;lt;!-- start source code --&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
   &lt;br /&gt;
    &amp;lt;source lang=&amp;quot;sql&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; SELECT DECODE(1, 1, 2, 3)&lt;br /&gt;
  2  FROM dual;&lt;br /&gt;
DECODE(1,1,2,3)&lt;br /&gt;
---------------&lt;br /&gt;
              2&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/source&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Admin</name></author>	</entry>

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