JWColby
jwcolby at colbyconsulting.com
Tue May 8 12:04:36 CDT 2007
Well James, you da man today! Right answer. Thanks, John W. Colby Colby Consulting www.ColbyConsulting.com -----Original Message----- From: dba-sqlserver-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-sqlserver-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of James Barash Sent: Tuesday, May 08, 2007 12:27 PM To: dba-sqlserver at databaseadvisors.com Subject: Re: [dba-SQLServer] SQL Server - Turning comparisons into Booleans John: If you are trying to return a boolean value you need something like: (case when [SomeField]<=10 then 1 else 0 end) as MyAlias James Barash -----Original Message----- From: dba-sqlserver-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-sqlserver-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of JWColby Sent: Tuesday, May 08, 2007 11:21 AM To: 'Access Developers discussion and problem solving'; dba-sqlserver at databaseadvisors.com Subject: [dba-SQLServer] SQL Server - Turning comparisons into Booleans In Access you can do something like: MyAlias: [SomeField] <=10 Which translates into SQL that looks like: [SomeField]<=10 as MyAlias When I try move that (cut and paste) from Access into SQL Server I get a the infamous "syntax error somewhere near <" Question 1: What is wrong with that in SQL Server Question 2: How do I accomplish this directly in the query builder in SQL Server? John W. Colby Colby Consulting www.ColbyConsulting.com _______________________________________________ dba-SQLServer mailing list dba-SQLServer at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-sqlserver http://www.databaseadvisors.com _______________________________________________ dba-SQLServer mailing list dba-SQLServer at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-sqlserver http://www.databaseadvisors.com