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Database Programming
Sections 1 & 2 – Case and Character Manipulations, number functions, date functions, conversion functions, general functions, conditional expressions, Null functions
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DUAL function
The DUAL table has one row called "X" and one column called "DUMMY.“
The DUAL table is used to create SELECT statements and execute commands not directly related to a specific database table.
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Single Row Functions Single row functions are very powerful pre-
defined code that accepts arguments and returns a value. An argument can be defined as a column name, an expression, or a constant.
There are five single row functions groups: Character Date General Number Conversion
Case/Character Manipulation
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Single Row Functions
Single-row character functions are divided into two categories: functions that convert the case of
character strings functions that can join, extract, show,
find, pad, and trim character strings.
Single-row functions can be used in the SELECT, WHERE, and ORDER BY clauses.
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Single Row Functions Character Functions (Case manipulation)
LOWER converts character strings to all lower case.SELECT last_nameFROM employeesWHERE last_name = ‘king’WHERE LOWER(last_name) = ‘king’ (should be this way)
UPPER converts character strings to all upper case.
INITCAP converts the first letter of each word to upper case and the remaining letters to lower case.
Case Manipulation
LOWER(column|expression) converts alpha characters to lower-case.
UPPER(column|expression) converts alpha character to upper case
INITCAP(column|expression) converts alpha character values to uppercase for the first letter of each word. (Title Case)
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Character Functions Character Functions (Case manipulation)
Function Result
LOWER (‘I Love SQL’) i love sql
UPPER (‘I love SQL’) I LOVE SQL
INITCAP(‘I Love SQL’) I Love Sql
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DUAL examples
SELECT LOWER('Marge')FROM dual;
SELECT UPPER(‘Hello’)FROM dual;
SELECT SYSDATEFROM dual;
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LOWER examples Create a query that outputs the CD titles in the DJ on
Demand database in all lowercase letters.
SELECT LOWER(title)FROM d_cds;
Create a query that selects the first names of the DJ on Demand clients who have an "a" somewhere in their name. Output the results set in all uppercase letters. Ask students why UPPER was put in the SELECT statement and not in the WHERE clause.
SELECT UPPER(first_name)FROM d_clientsWHERE first_name LIKE '%a%';
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Using LOWER, UPPER & INITCAP
Use LOWER, UPPER, & INITCAP in SELECT statement to affect the output of the data
Use in WHERE & ORDER BY to determine how data is chosen not displayed
SELECT last_name,job_idFROM employeesWHERE LOWER(job_id) = ‘it_prog‘;
SELECT UPPER(last_name),job_idFROM employees;
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Character Functions Character Functions (Character manipulation)
CONCAT joins two values together. SUBSTR extracts a string of characters from
a value. LENGTH shows the length of a string as a
numeric value. LPAD/RPAD pads specified character to the
left or right. INSTR finds the numeric position of a named
character. TRIM trims leading, trailing, or both
characters from a string. REPLACE replaces a string of characters.
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Single Row Functions Character Functions (Character manipulation)
Function ResultCONCAT(‘ABC’, ‘DEF’) ABCDEF
SUBSTR(‘ABCDEF’,2,3) BCD
LENGTH(‘ABCDEF’) 6
INSTR(‘ABCDEF’,’C’) 3
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Try these
SELECT SUBSTR(hire_date, 2, 4)FROM employees;
SELECT LENGTH(last_name), last_nameFROM employees;
SELECT LPAD(‘123-56-8901’,15,’*’)FROM dual;
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Single Row Functions Character Functions (Character manipulation)
Function Result
LPAD (salary,9,’*’) ****15000
RPAD (salary,9,’*’) 15000****
TRIM (leading ‘A’ from ‘ABCA’)trailing or both
BC
REPLACE(‘ABC’,’B’,’*’) A*C
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Try These
SELECT LPAD(salary, 9, '*')FROM employees;
SELECT TRIM(trailing 'a’ from 'abbba')FROM dual;
SELECT TRIM(both 'a’ from 'abbba')FROM dual;
SELECT REPLACE('ABC', 'B','*')FROM dual;
Terminology Review DUAL- Dummy table used to view results from
functions and calculations Format-The arrangement of data for storage or
display. INITCAP-Converts alpha character values to
uppercase for the first letter of each word, all other letters in lowercase.
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Terminology cont. Character functions-Functions that accept
character data as input and can return both character and numeric values.
TRIM-Removes all specified characters from either the beginning or the ending of a string.
Expression -A symbol that represents a quantity or a relationship between quantities
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Terminology cont. Single- row functions-Functions that operate on
single rows only and return one result per row UPPER-Converts alpha characters to upper case Input-Raw data entered into the computer CONCAT-Concatenates the first character value
to the second character value; equivalent to concatenation operator (||).
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Terminology cont. Output-Data that is processed into information LOWER-Converts alpha character values to
lowercase. LPAD-Pads the left side of a character, resulting
in a right-justified value SUBSTR-Returns specific characters from
character value starting at a specific character position and going specified character positions long
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Use Alias in Functions
Aliases can be used in commands to replace column name etc.
SELECT LOWER(SUBSTR(first_name,1,1)) ||LOWER(last_name) AS “User Name”FROM f_staffs;
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Terminology cont. REPLACE-Replaces a sequence of characters in
a string with another set of characters. INSTR-Returns the numeric position of a named
string. LENGTH-Returns the number of characters in
the expression RPAD-Pads the right-hand side of a character,
resulting in a left- justified value.
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Substitution Variables
To keep from running the same query multiple times and needing to edit it each time use a substitution variable
APEX supports substitution variables Variable format :named_variable APEX will ask you for the value each
time you run the query.
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Substitution Variables Examples
SELECT first_name, last_name, salary, department_idFROM employeesWHERE department_id = 10; (and then 20, 30, 40,….)
Rewrite using a substitution variable SELECT first_name, last_name, salary,
department_idFROM employeesWHERE department_id = :dept_id;
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Single Row Functions Number Functions
ROUND rounds a value to specified position. TRUNC truncates a value to a specified position. MOD returns the remainder of a divide
operation.
Single Row Functions Number Functions
ROUND rounds a value to specified position. ROUND(column|expression, decimal places) Default is 0 decimals
SELECT ROUND(45.927, 2), ROUND(45.927, 0), ROUND(45.927), ROUND(45.927, -1) FROM dual;
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Single Row Functions TRUNC truncates a value to a specified position.
TRUNC(column|expression, decimal places) SELECT TRUNC(45.927, 2),TRUNC(45.927,
0),TRUNC(45.927),TRUNC(45.927, -1) FROM dual;
TRUNC(45.927, 2) = 45.92 TRUNC(45.927, 0) = 45 TRUNC(45.927) = 45 TRUNC(45.927, -1) = 40
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Mod demo MOD returns the remainder of a divide operation.
MOD(1st value, 2nd value) The 1st value is divided by the 2nd value SELECT MOD(600, 500)
FROM dual; MOD(dividend, divisor) = remainder SELECT last_name, salary, MOD(salary, 2) AS
“Mod Demo”FROM f_staffsWHERE staff_type IN(‘Order Taker’, ‘Cook’, ‘Manager’);
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Single Row Functions Working with Dates
the default display and input format for any date is DD-MON-RR. For example: 12-OCT-05 (more on RR later)
SYSDATE is a date function that returns the current database server date and time.
the Oracle database stores dates in an internal numeric format. Which means arithmetic operations can be performed on dates.
default date DD-MON-RR. Oracle dates are between 1/1/4712 B.C. and 12/31/9999 A.D.
Stores year as a 4 digit value, 2 digit century, 2 digit year
Date Functions Example
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Examples SELECT SYSDATE
FROM DUAL; SELECT (SYSDATE - hire_date)/7 AS "No. of
Weeks“FROM employees;
SELECT MONTHS_BETWEEN(SYSDATE, '01-Jan-87') AS "no. of months“FROM dual;
SELECT ROUND(MONTHS_BETWEEN(SYSDATE, '01-Jan-87'),2) AS "no. of months“FROM dual;
SELECT NEXT_DAY('01-Sep-95','Friday')FROM dual;
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Date FunctionsFunctions Description
months_between # of months between 2 dates
add_months Add calendar months to date
next_day Next day of the date specified (like Friday)
last_date Last day of month (date)
ROUND Round date
TRUNC Truncate date
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Single Row Functions Working with Dates (a few examples)
SELECT last_name, hire_date + 60 AS "Review Date“FROM employees;
SELECT last_name, (SYSDATE-hire_date)/7FROM employees;
SELECT order_no,amt_due,purch_date + 30 AS "Due Date“FROM transactions;
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Single Row Functions Date Functions
MONTHS_BETWEEN returns the number of months between two dates.
ADD_MONTHS adds a number of months to a date.
NEXT_DAY returns the date of the next specified day of the week.
LAST_DAY returns the date of the last day of the specified month.
ROUND returns the date rounded to the unit specified.
TRUNC returns the date truncated to the unit specified.
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Single Row Functions Date Functions (a few examples)
Functions Result
MONTHS_BETWEEN(’01-SEP-92’,’01-JUN-91’)
15
ADD_MONTHS (’11-JAN-94’,6)
’11-JUL-94’
NEXT_DAY(’01-SEP-95’,’FRIDAY’)
‘08-SEP-95’
LAST_DAY(’01-FEB-95’) ’28-FEB-95’
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Single Row Functions Date Functions (a few more examples)
Assume SYSDATE = ’25-JUL-95’
Function Result
ROUND(SYSDATE,’MONTH’) ’01-AUG-95’
ROUND(SYSDATE,’YEAR’) ’01-JAN-96’
TRUNC(SYSDATE,’MONTH’) ’01-JUL-95’
TRUNC(SYSDATE,’YEAR’) ’01-JAN-95’
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Date Types
Data Typeconversion
Implicit data typeconversion
Explicit data typeconversion
Data Types VARCHAR2: Used for character data of variable length,
including numbers, special characters, and dashes. CHAR: Used for text and character data of fixed length,
including numbers, dashes, and special characters. NUMBER: Used to store variable-length numeric data.
No dashes, text, or other nonnumeric data are allowed. Currency is stored as a number data type.
DATE: Used for date and time values. Internally, Oracle stores dates as numbers and by default DATE information is displayed as DD-MON-YY (for example, 16-OCT-07).
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Implicit Data Type Conversion For assignments, the Oracle serve can
automatically convert the following:
From To
VARCHAR2 or CHAR NUMBER
VARCHAR2 or CHAR DATE
NUMBER VARCHAR2
DATE VARCHAR2
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Explicit Type Conversion
TO_NUMBER TO_DATE
CHARACTERNUMBER DATE
TO_CHAR TO_CHAR
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Using the TO_CHAR Function with Dates
The format model: TO_CHAR(date column name, ‘format model
you specify’) Must be enclosed in single quotation marks
and is case sensitive Can include any valid date format element Has an fm element to remove padded
blanks or suppress leading zeros Is separated from the date value by a
comma
Using the TO_CHAR Function with Dates
Use sp to spell out a number Use th to have the number appear as
an ordinal Use double quotation marks to add
character strings to format models
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Elements of the Date Format Model
YYYY YEAR MM MONTH MON
DY
DAY DD
Full year in numbers Year spelled out Two-digit value for month Full name of the month Three-letter abbreviation of the
month Three-letter abbreviation of the
day of the week Full name of the day of the week Numeric day of the month
Date Conversion to Character Data
HH24:MI:SS AM DD “of” MONTH DDspth Ddspth ddspth DDD or DD or D
15:45:32 PM 12 of October FOURTEENTH Fourteenth Fourteenth Day of year,
month or week
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Examples of Date formatting Date conversion to character data
June 19th, 2004 TO_CHAR(hire_date, 'Month ddth, YYYY')
January 1, 2000 TO_CHAR(hire_date, 'fmMonth dd, YYYY')
MAR 5, 2001 TO_CHAR(hire_date, 'fmMON dd, YYYY')
June 17th Wednesday Nineteen Eighty-Seven TO_CHAR(hire_date, 'Month ddth Day YYYYSP')
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Examples
Using the current SYSDATE display it in the following format August 6th, 2004 August 06, 2004 AUG 6, 2004 August 6th, Friday, Two Thousand Four
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Using Date Format SELECT employee_id,
TO_CHAR(hire_date,'MM/YY') Month_HiredFROM employeesWHERE last_name = 'Higgins';
EMPLOYEE_ID MONTH_HIRED
205 06/94
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Elements of the Date Format Model
Time elements format the time portion of the date.
Add character strings by enclosing them in double quotation marks.
Number suffixes spell out numbers.
HH24:MI:SS AM 15:45:32 PM
Ddspth fourteenth
DD “of” MONTH 12 of OCTOBER
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Using the TO_CHAR Function with Dates
SELECT last_name, TO_CHAR(hire_date, 'fmDD Month YYYY') AS HIREDATEFROM employees;
LAST_NAME HIREDATEKing 17 June 1987
Kochhar 21 September 1989
De Haan 13 January 1993
Whalen 17 September 1987
Higgins 7 June 1994
Gietz 7 June 1994
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Using the TO_CHAR Function with Numbers TO_CHAR (number, ‘format_model’)
These are some of the format elements you can use with the TO_CHAR function to display a number value as a character:
9 Represents a number
0 Forces a zero to be displayed
$ Places a floating dollar sign
L Uses the floating local currency symbol
. Prints a decimal point
, Prints a thousand indicator
B Display zero values as blanks not 0
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Number conversions to Character (VARCHAR2)
Can you identify the format models used to produce the following output? $3000.00 4,500 9,000.00 0004422
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Using the TO_CHAR Function with Numbers
SELECT TO_CHAR(salary, '$99,999.00') SALARYFROM employeesWHERE last_name = 'Ernst‘;
SALARY
$6,000.00
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Using the TO_NUMBER and TO_DATE Functions
Convert a character string to a number format using the TO_NUMBER function:
TO_NUMBER(char[, ‘format_model’])
Convert a character string to a date format using the TO_DATE function:
TO_DATE(char[, ‘format_model’])
These functions have a fx modifier. This modifier specifies the exact matching for the character argument and date format model of a TO_DATE function
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Using fx modifier
Use the fx modifier to format dates exactly as follows June19 2004 July312004
Format your birth date use DUAL Example June 19, 1990
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RR Date Format-dates over 2 centuriesCurrent Date Specified Date RR Format YY Format
1995 27-OCT-95 1995 1995
1995 27-OCT-17 2017 1917
2008 27-OCT-17 2017 2017
2008 27-OCT-95 1995 2095
If the specified two-digit year is:
0-49 50-99
If two digits of the current year are:
0-49 The return date is in the current century
The return date is in the century before the current one
50-99 The return date is in the century after the current one
The return date is in the current century
RR or RRRR Simple Rules
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Example of RR Date Format To find employees hired prior to 1990, use the RR format,
which produces the same results whether the commands is run in 1999 or now:
SELECT last_name, TO_CHAR(hire_date, 'DD-Mon-YYYY')FROM employeesWHERE hire_date < TO_DATE('01-Jan-90', 'DD-Mon-RR');
LAST_NAME TO_CHAR(HIRE_DATE,'DD-MON-YYYY')
King 17-Jun-87
Kochhar 21-Sep-89
Whalen 17-Sep-87
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Try this
SELECT last_name, hire_date, TO_CHAR(hire_date, 'DD-Mon-RRRR')FROM employeesWHERE TO_DATE(hire_date, 'dd-mon-RR') < '01 Jan 1999‘;
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YY and RR SELECT TO_CHAR(TO_DATE(hire_date, 'DD-
Mon-RR'),'DD Mon YYYY') AS "RR Example“FROM employees;
SELECT TO_CHAR(TO_DATE(hire_date, 'DD-Mon-YY'),'DD Mon YYYY') AS "YY Example“FROM employees;
YY Example17 Jun 208721 Sep 208913 Jan 2093
RR Example17 Jun 198721 Sep 198913 Jan 1993
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Examples2. Convert January 3, 2004, to the default date format 03-
JAN-04.
4. Convert today's date to a format such as: "Today is the Twentieth of March, Two Thousand Four“
8. Create one query that will convert 25-DEC-04 into each of the following (you will have to convert 25-DEC-04 to a date and then to character data): December 25th, 2004 DECEMBER 25TH, 2004 december 25th, 2004
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Nested Functions
Nesting is allowed to any depth Evaluate from the inside out
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Null Functions
Null is unavailiable, unassigned, unknown, or inapplicable. NVL NVL2 NULLIF COALESCE
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NVL FUNCTION NVL function converts a null value to a
date, a character, or a number. The data types of the null value column and
the new value must be the same. NVL (value that may contain a null, value to
replace the null) can be used to convert column values
containing nulls to a number before doing calculations.
When arithmetic calculation is performed with null, the result is null.
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NVL FUNCTION examples SELECT NVL(auth_expense_amt,0)
FROM d_partners; SELECT NVL(hire_date,'01-JAN-97')
FROM employees; SELECT NVL(specialty,'None Yet')
FROM d_partners; SELECT first_name,
last_name,NVL(auth_expense_amt, 0) * 1.05 AS ExpensesFROM D_Partners;
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NVL2 FUNCTION NVL2 (expression 1 value that may contain
a null, expression 2 value to return if expression 1 is not null, expression 3 value to replace if expression 1 is null)
SELECT last_name, salary, NVL2(commission_pct, salary + (salary * commission_pct), salary) incomeFROM employees;
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NULLIF FUNCTION NULLIF function compares two functions. If they are equal, the function returns null. If they are not equal, the function returns
the first expression. The NULLIF function is:
NULLIF(expression 1, expression 2) SELECT first_name, LENGTH(first_name) "Expression
1",last_name, LENGTH(last_name) "Expression 2", NULLIF(LENGTH(first_name), LENGTH(last_name)) AS "Compare Them“FROM D_PARTNERS;
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COALESCE FUNCTION
The COALESCE function is an extension of the NVL function, except COALESCE can take multiple values.
If the first expression is null, the function continues down the line until a not null expression is found.
Returns the first not null expression If the first expression has a value, the
function returns the first expression and the function stops.
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Examples Section 2 Lesson 2
2. Not all Global Fast Foods staff members receive overtime pay. Instead of displaying a null value for these employees, replace null with zero. Include the employee's last name and overtime rate in the output. Label the overtime rate as "Overtime Status."
4. Not all Global Fast Foods staff members have a manager. Create a query that displays the employee last name and 9999 in the manager ID column for these employees.
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Conditional Expressions Provide the use of IF-THEN-ELSE logic within a
SQL statement Use two methods:
CASE expressions DECODE function
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CASE Function – when – then - else
Facilitates conditional inquiries by doing the work of an IF-THEN-ELSE statement:
SELECT last_name, job_id, salary, CASE job_id WHEN 'IT_PROG' THEN 1.10*salary WHEN 'ST_CLERK' THEN 1.15*salary WHEN 'SA_REP' THEN 1.20*salary ELSE salary END "REVISED_SALARY“FROM employees;
DECODE format
DECODE (column1|expression, search1, result1, search2, result2,….., default)
SELECT id, loc_type,rental_fee,DECODE(loc_type,’Private Home’, ‘No increase’, ’Hotel’,’Increase 5%’, rental_fee)AS “Revised_Fees”FROM d_venues;
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DECODE Function Facilitates conditional inquires by doing the
work of a CASE or IF_THEN_ELSE statement:
SELECT last_name, job_id, salary, DECODE(job_id, 'IT_PROG',1.10*salary, 'ST_CLERK',1.15*salary, 'SA_REP',1.20*salary, salary) "REVISED_SALARY“FROM employees;
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DECODE ExampleSELECT last_name, salary, DECODE (TRUNC(salary/2000, 0), 0,0.00, 1,0.09, 2,0.20, 3,0.30, 4,0.40, 5,0.42, 6,0.44, 0.45) TAX_RATEFROM employeesWHERE department_id = 80;
Monthly Salary Range Rate$0.00 – 1999.99 00%$2,000.00 – 3,999.99 09%$4,000.00 – 5,999.99 20%$6,000.00 – 7,999.99 30%$8,000.00 – 9,999.99 40%$10,000.00 – 11,999.99 42%$12,200.00 – 13,999.99 44%$14,000.00 or greater 45%
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Practice1. For each Global Fast Foods promotional
menu, display the event name, and calculate the number of months between today and the ending date of the promotion. Round the months to a whole number. Label the column "Past Promos."
2. Use the Oracle database to write a query that returns the salary for employee 174 as:
Ellen Abel earns $11000.00 monthly but wants $14000.00