2008/1/13, Sim Zacks <sim@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>: > How would you rewrite something like: > WHERE (COALESCE(b.quantity, 0) - COALESCE(b.deliveredsum, 0)) > 0; > I could write: > where case when b.quantity is null then 0 else b.quantity end - case when b.deliveredsum is null then 0 else b.deliveredsum end > 0 > > It is butt ugly, but is that the most efficient way to write it in 8.2.4? I don't know if the plan would be the same but this is a bit clearer: WHERE COALESCE(b.quantity, 0) > COALESCE(b.deliveredsum, 0) Regards, Clodoaldo Pinto Neto ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 5: don't forget to increase your free space map settings
