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  1. #1
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    Failed using NVL function

    Hi All,

    I have the following query (from Business Objects):
    SELECT
    T_HOUSEHOLD.HOUSEHOLD_ID,
    T_HOUSEHOLD.ST_NAME || ' ' || T_HOUSEHOLD.HOUSE_NUM || '/' || T_HOUSEHOLD.APART_NUM || ' ' || T_HOUSEHOLD.CITY_NAME || ', ' || T_HOUSEHOLD.POST_CODE "Address",
    count(T_ORDERS.order_id)
    FROM
    T_ORDERS,
    T_SUBS,
    T_HOUSEHOLD
    WHERE
    ( T_HOUSEHOLD.HOUSEHOLD_ID=T_SUBS.HOUSEHOLD_ID )
    AND ( T_SUBS.SUB_ID=T_ORDERS.SUB_ID )
    AND (
    to_date(to_char(T_ORDERS.ORDER_DATE,'dd/mm/rrrr'),'dd/mm/rrrr') >= '01-jan-00'
    AND to_date(to_char(T_ORDERS.ORDER_DATE,'dd/mm/rrrr'),'dd/mm/rrrr') <= '01-jan-09'
    AND ( T_ORDERS.ORIGINAL_ORDER_ID is null )
    )
    GROUP BY
    T_HOUSEHOLD.HOUSEHOLD_ID,
    T_HOUSEHOLD.ST_NAME || ' ' || T_HOUSEHOLD.HOUSE_NUM || '/' || T_HOUSEHOLD.APART_NUM || ' ' || T_HOUSEHOLD.CITY_NAME || ', ' || T_HOUSEHOLD.POST_CODE

    The result is:
    HOUSEHOLD_ID Address
    ------------ ----------------------------------------------------------
    10000 Sumsum 21/ NY, 1
    10043 rty 77/ NY,

    The problem is with rows that the POST_CODE is null and the comma sign is concatenated to the address.
    I've tried to use NVL to hide the comma sign but i failed:

    SQL> select nvl(', ' || T_HOUSEHOLD.POST_CODE,'') from T_HOUSEHOLD
    2 where HOUSEHOLD_ID=10043;

    NVL(','||T_HOUSEHOLD.POST_CODE,'')
    -----------------------------------------------
    ,

    What did i do wrong?

    Thanks in advance,
    Nir

  2. #2
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    You can use RTRIM(my_string,', ') to remove any stray commas and spaces from the end of my_string.
    David Aldridge,
    "The Oracle Sponge"

    Senior Manager, Business Intelligence Development
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  3. #3
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    Hi,

    Eventually i replaced the NVL with DECODE and it worked:
    SELECT
    T_HOUSEHOLD.HOUSEHOLD_ID,
    T_HOUSEHOLD.ST_NAME || ' ' || T_HOUSEHOLD.HOUSE_NUM || '/' || T_HOUSEHOLD.APART_NUM || ' ' ||
    T_HOUSEHOLD.CITY_NAME || decode(T_HOUSEHOLD.POST_CODE, null,null, ', '||T_HOUSEHOLD.POST_CODE) AS ADRESS
    ,count(T_ORDERS.order_id)
    FROM
    T_ORDERS,
    T_SUBS,
    T_HOUSEHOLD
    WHERE
    ( T_HOUSEHOLD.HOUSEHOLD_ID=T_SUBS.HOUSEHOLD_ID )
    AND ( T_SUBS.SUB_ID=T_ORDERS.SUB_ID )
    AND (
    to_date(to_char(T_ORDERS.ORDER_DATE,'dd/mm/rrrr'),'dd/mm/rrrr') >= '01-jan-00'
    AND to_date(to_char(T_ORDERS.ORDER_DATE,'dd/mm/rrrr'),'dd/mm/rrrr') <= '01-jan-09'
    AND ( T_ORDERS.ORIGINAL_ORDER_ID is null )
    )
    GROUP BY
    T_HOUSEHOLD.HOUSEHOLD_ID,
    T_HOUSEHOLD.ST_NAME || ' ' || T_HOUSEHOLD.HOUSE_NUM || '/' || T_HOUSEHOLD.APART_NUM || ' ' ||
    T_HOUSEHOLD.CITY_NAME || decode(T_HOUSEHOLD.POST_CODE, null,null, ', '||T_HOUSEHOLD.POST_CODE)
    /

    HOUSEHOLD_ID ADRESS
    ------------ ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
    10000 Sumsum 21/ NY, 1
    10043 rty 77/ NY

    Thanks any way,
    Nir

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