PL/SQL URL decode function

I am looking for a pl/sql url decode function. Does not appear to be in owa_util or htp/htf. Does any one have one please?

You can use the utl_url package that provides public APIs for both encoding and recoding purposes.

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  • URL Decode function

    I am in need of a URL decode function. Can not find one in owa_utl, htp or htf. Is there one available please?

    Can you define "URL decode function"? Given the URL for this page
    URL Decode function
    what do you want the function to do?
    Justin

  • Comma delimited in Sql query decode function errors out

    Hi All,
    DB: 11.2.0.3.0
    I am using the below query to generate the comma delimited output in a spool file but it errors out with the message below:
    SQL> set lines 100 pages 50
    SQL> col "USER_CONCURRENT_QUEUE_NAME" format a40;
    SQL> set head off
    SQL> spool /home/xyz/cmrequests.csv
    SQL> SELECT
    2 a.USER_CONCURRENT_QUEUE_NAME || ','
    3 || a.MAX_PROCESSES || ','
    4 || sum(decode(b.PHASE_CODE,'P',decode(b.STATUS_CODE,'Q',1,0),0)) Pending_Standby ||','
    5 ||sum(decode(b.PHASE_CODE,'P',decode(b.STATUS_CODE,'I',1,0),0)) Pending_Normal ||','
    6 ||sum(decode(b.PHASE_CODE,'R',decode(b.STATUS_CODE,'R',1,0),0)) Running_Normal
    7 from FND_CONCURRENT_QUEUES_VL a, FND_CONCURRENT_WORKER_REQUESTS b
    where a.concurrent_queue_id = b.concurrent_queue_id AND b.Requested_Start_Date <= SYSDATE
    8 9 GROUP BY a.USER_CONCURRENT_QUEUE_NAME,a.MAX_PROCESSES;
    || sum(decode(b.PHASE_CODE,'P',decode(b.STATUS_CODE,'Q',1,0),0)) Pending_Standby ||','
    ERROR at line 4:
    ORA-00923: FROM keyword not found where expected
    SQL> spool off;
    SQL>
    Expected output in the spool /home/xyz/cmrequests.csv
    Standard Manager,10,0,1,0
    Thanks for your time!
    Regards,

    Get to work immediately on marking your previous questions ANSWERED if they have been!
    >
    I am using the below query to generate the comma delimited output in a spool file but it errors out with the message below:
    SQL> set lines 100 pages 50
    SQL> col "USER_CONCURRENT_QUEUE_NAME" format a40;
    SQL> set head off
    SQL> spool /home/xyz/cmrequests.csv
    SQL> SELECT
    2 a.USER_CONCURRENT_QUEUE_NAME || ','
    3 || a.MAX_PROCESSES || ','
    4 || sum(decode(b.PHASE_CODE,'P',decode(b.STATUS_CODE,'Q',1,0),0)) Pending_Standby ||','
    5 ||sum(decode(b.PHASE_CODE,'P',decode(b.STATUS_CODE,'I',1,0),0)) Pending_Normal ||','
    6 ||sum(decode(b.PHASE_CODE,'R',decode(b.STATUS_CODE,'R',1,0),0)) Running_Normal
    7 from FND_CONCURRENT_QUEUES_VL a, FND_CONCURRENT_WORKER_REQUESTS b
    where a.concurrent_queue_id = b.concurrent_queue_id AND b.Requested_Start_Date <= SYSDATE
    8 9 GROUP BY a.USER_CONCURRENT_QUEUE_NAME,a.MAX_PROCESSES;
    || sum(decode(b.PHASE_CODE,'P',decode(b.STATUS_CODE,'Q',1,0),0)) Pending_Standby ||','
    >
    Well if you want to spool query results to a file the first thing you need to do is write a query that actually works.
    Why do you think a query like this is valid?
    SELECT 'this, is, my, giant, string, of, columns, with, commas, in, between, each, word'
    GROUP BY this, is, my, giant, stringYou only have one column in the result set but you are trying to group by three columns and none of them are even in the result set.
    What's up with that?
    You can only group by columns that are actually IN the result set.

  • SQL query, Decode function or Case

    Hi,
    I am writing a procedure, receiving IN parameter p_user_type_cd
    where p_user_type possibles values are = 'STUDENT','STAFF','PROVIDER'
    if p_user_type_cd = 'STUDENT' , I would like to select WHERE user_type_cd = 'STUDENT'
    if p_user_type_cd = 'ALL' , then I would like to select all records. i.e I like to select 'STUDENT','STAFF','PROVIDER'.
    SELECT user_type_cd, page_name_cd, access_mode, home_page
    FROM oua_user_page_access
    WHERE user_type_cd = p_user_type_cd
    ORDER BY user_type_cd,home_page;
    Will you pl. modify this query to meet the condition.
    Thanks,
    Murali

    Hi murali,
    I got your situation and its easy to write a decode for the following
    WHERE user_type_cd = p_user_type_cdWHERE user_type_cd = decode(:p_user_type_cd, 'STUDENT','STUDENT','STAFF','STAFF','PROVIDER','PROVIDER',
    p_user_type_cd)
    Here you write the above and you will get the data.
    Hope this helps you,
    Best Wishes,
    Kranthi.

  • Logical Operations in SQL decode function ?

    Hi,
    Is it possible to do Logical Operations in SQL decode function
    like
    '>'
    '<'
    '>='
    '<='
    '<>'
    not in
    in
    not null
    is null
    eg...
    select col1 ,order_by,decode ( col1 , > 10 , 0 , 1)
    from tab;
    select col1 ,order_by,decode ( col1 , <> 10 , 0 , 1)
    from tab;
    select col1 ,order_by,decode ( col1 , not in (10,11,12) , 0 , 1)
    from tab;
    select col1 ,order_by,decode ( col1 ,is null , 0 , 1)
    from tab;
    Regards,
    infan
    Edited by: user780731 on Apr 30, 2009 12:07 AM
    Edited by: user780731 on Apr 30, 2009 12:07 AM
    Edited by: user780731 on Apr 30, 2009 12:08 AM
    Edited by: user780731 on Apr 30, 2009 12:08 AM
    Edited by: user780731 on Apr 30, 2009 12:09 AM

    example:
    select col1 ,order_by,case when col1 > 10 then 0 else 1 end
    from tab;
    select col1 ,order_by,case when col1 &lt;&gt; 10 then 0 else 1 end
    from tab;
    select col1 ,order_by,case when col1 not in (10,11,12) then 0 else 1 end
    from tab;As for testing for null, decode handles that by default anyway so you can have decode or case easily..
    select col1 ,order_by,decode (col1, null , 0 , 1)
    from tab;
    select col1 ,order_by,case when col1 is null then 0 else 1 end
    from tab;

  • SQL Expression in decode function or case statement?

    Can I put SQL expressions in decode function or case statement?
    For example,
    select le.profile, decode( select count(1) from profile_data where NAME= 'XXXX_AFTER' and object_id = le.profile, 0, 'N', 'Y')
    from element le;
    or
    select le.profile, case WHEN ( select count(1) from profile_data where NAME= 'XXXX_AFTER' and object_id = le.profile) = 0 THEN 'N'
    ELSE 'Y'
    from element le;
    None of the above work.
    Can anyone tell me how to make it work?
    Is there any workaround?
    Thanks,
    J

    You simply needed and END to your CASE statement;
    SQL> with profile_data as (
       select 'XXXX_AFTER' name, 1 object_id from dual),
         element as (
       select 1 profile from dual union all
       select 2 from dual)
    select le.profile,
       case WHEN ( select count(1) from profile_data where NAME= 'XXXX_AFTER' and object_id = le.profile) = 0
       THEN 'N'
       ELSE 'Y'
       END new_col
    from element le
       PROFILE N
             1 Y
             2 N

  • SQL DECODE function

    Oracle version: 9.2.0.1.0
    Procob version: 9.2.0.1.0
    Cobol version: 3.1.11
    O.S. version: Windows XP
    We have a pro*cobol file with the next conversion rule into a select defined with a cursor.
    NVL(TO_CHAR(A.F_ALTA,'YYYYMMDD'),' '),     
    NVL(TO_CHAR(A.F_ESTADO,'YYYYMMDD'),' '),
    we store the result data through a fetch of the cursor into two variables (W-F-ALTA and W-F-ESTADO) When the program executes an insert of these two values in a target table, we define the next conversion rule:
    TO_DATE(DECODE(:W-F-ALTA,' ',NULL,:W-F-ALTA),'YYYYMMDD'),
    TO_DATE(DECODE(:W-F-ESTADO,' ',NULL,:W-F-ESTADO),'YYYYMMDD')
    Pro*Cobol and Cobol does not have errors when we precompile and compile the program but, when we execute the generated exe file, Oracle displays the next error:
    ORA-01841 (full) year must be between -4713 and +9999, and not be 0
    We think that the DECODE function is not understood by the cobol or pro*cobol interpreter. If we execute the same code without the DECODE function (only with TO_DATE function) there is no errors in the execution of the program
    somebody knows if there are reported problems with this DECODE function in Pro*Cobol or Cobol and how to solve them?
    Thanks

    TO_DATE(DECODE(:W-F-ALTA,' ',NULL,:W-F-ALTA),'YYYYMMDD'),
    TO_DATE(DECODE(:W-F-ESTADO,' ',NULL,:W-F-ESTADO),'YYYYMMDD')The problem is with the input values of :W-F-ALTA and :W-F-ESTADO. Using the first line as an example, what you are saying is if :W-F-ALTA is ' ', substitute it with NULL, any other value should be :W-F-ALTA, then output the TO_DATE value of whatever the result is.
    So if the value of :W-F-ALTA is the wrong charater or in the wrong input format, TO_DATE function does not understand it.
    See examples of success and failures below with your Bind variables substituted with typical values.
    SQL> select TO_DATE(DECODE(' ',' ',NULL,'20060830'),'YYYYMMDD') from dual;
    TO_DATE(D
    SQL> select TO_DATE(DECODE('1999-01-01',' ','NULL','20060830'),'YYYYMMDD') from dual;
    TO_DATE(D
    30-AUG-06
    SQL> select TO_DATE(DECODE('SHOULD_ERROR',' ','NULL','SHOULD_ERROR'),'YYYYMMDD') from dual;
    select TO_DATE(DECODE('SHOULD_ERROR',' ','NULL','SHOULD_ERROR'),'YYYYMMDD') from dual
    ERROR at line 1:
    ORA-01841: (full) year must be between -4713 and +9999, and not be 0
    SQL> select TO_DATE(DECODE('20060830',' ','NULL','20060830'),'YYYYMMDD') from dual;
    TO_DATE(D
    30-AUG-06
    SQL> select TO_DATE(DECODE('12345678',' ','NULL','12345678'),'YYYYMMDD') from dual;
    select TO_DATE(DECODE('12345678',' ','NULL','12345678'),'YYYYMMDD') from dual
    ERROR at line 1:
    ORA-01843: not a valid month
    SQL>

  • SQL*Loader and DECODE function

    Hi All,
    I am loading data from data files into oracle tables and while loading the data using SQL*Loader, the following requirement needs to be fulfilled.
    1) If OQPR < 300, RB = $ 0-299, SC = "SC1"
    2) If 300 < OQPR < 1200, RB = $ 300-1199, SC = "SC2"
    3) If 1200 < OQPR < 3000, RB = $ 1200-2999, SC = "SC3"
    4) If OQPR > 3000 USD, RB = > $3000, SC = "SC4"
    Here OPQR is a field in the data file.
    Can anyone suggest how do we handle this using DECODE function? Triggers and PL/SQL functions are not to be used.
    TIA.
    Regards,
    Ravi.

    The following expression gives you different values for your different intervals and boundaries :
    SIGN(:OQPR - 300) + SIGN(:OQPR - 1200) + SIGN(:OQPR - 3000)

  • SQL Loader : Trim and Decode functions help please

    Hi,
    I have to load data from a flat file, for some columns i need to use TRIM and DECODE functions.It is a pipe delimited file.
    I get syntax errors (one is below) same error listed for TRIM.
    SQL*Loader-350: Syntax error at line xx.
    Expecting "," or ")", found "DECODE".
    ===========
    ,FINAL_BILL_DATE CHAR(30) "TRIM(:FINAL_BILL_DATE)"
    ,BUSINESS_ID "DECODE(:BUSINESS_ID,'B',1,'C',2,'E',3,'G',4,'O',5,'R',6,'T',7,'U',8,'H',9,-1)"
    Can anyone please help.
    Thanks
    Cherrish

    Hello Cherrish.
    The error you are receiving leads me to believe that at some point prior to the DECODE on the line for BUSINESS_ID, probably some line even before the FINAL_BILL_DATE line, there a syntactical error causing the quotes before the DECODE to actually terminate some other syntax. Without all of the lines that could actually contribute to this, including the header details, this is the best I can advise.
    Hope this helps,
    Luke
    Please mark the answer as helpful or answered if it is so. If not, provide additional details.
    Always try to provide create table and insert table statements to help the forum members help you better.

  • Problem using DECODE() function with a Query of Queries

    I
    posted
    on my blog about an issue I was having trying to use the PL/SQL
    DECODE() function with a Coldfusion Query of Queries. This function
    works fine when you query a database for information. However, when
    you query another query, it seems that CF doesn't recognize it. I
    got errors stating that it found a left parenthesis where it
    expected a FROM key word. Here is a simplified version of what I am
    trying to do:
    quote:
    <!--- Simulated query; similar to what I was calling from
    my database --->
    <cfscript>
    qOriginal = queryNew("Name,Email,CountryCode",
    "VarChar,VarChar,VarChar");
    newRow = queryAddRow(qOriginal, 5);
    querySetCell(qOriginal, "Name", "Joe", 1);
    querySetCell(qOriginal, "Email", "[email protected]", 1);
    querySetCell(qOriginal, "CountryCode", "AMER", 1);
    querySetCell(qOriginal, "Name", "Sally", 2);
    querySetCell(qOriginal, "Email", "[email protected]", 2);
    querySetCell(qOriginal, "CountryCode", "AMER", 2);
    querySetCell(qOriginal, "Name", "Bob", 3);
    querySetCell(qOriginal, "Email", "[email protected]", 3);
    querySetCell(qOriginal, "CountryCode", "ASIA", 3);
    querySetCell(qOriginal, "Name", "Mary", 4);
    querySetCell(qOriginal, "Email", "[email protected]", 4);
    querySetCell(qOriginal, "CountryCode", "EURO", 4);
    querySetCell(qOriginal, "Name", "John", 5);
    querySetCell(qOriginal, "Email", "[email protected]", 5);
    querySetCell(qOriginal, "CountryCode", "EURO", 5);
    </cfscript>
    <cfquery name="qCountries" dbtype="query">
    SELECT DISTINCT(CountryCode) AS CountryCode,
    DECODE(states, "AMER", "North America &amp; Canada",
    "EURO", "Europe &amp; Africa", "ASIA", "Japan &amp;
    Asia","") CountryName
    FROM qOriginal
    ORDER BY CountryCode
    </cfquery>
    <cfdump var="#qCountries#">
    <!--- ========== END OF CODE ========== --->
    So running this returned the following error:
    Query Of Queries syntax error.
    Encountered "(. Incorrect Select Statement, Expecting a
    'FROM', but encountered '(' instead, A select statement should have
    a 'FROM' construct.
    Does anybody know why this doesn't work? Is it just not
    supported? Please note that I have also tried to use the CASE()
    function instead of DECODE() and that resulted in basically the
    same error. For now I an looping over my distinct query with a
    switch statement and manually loading a new query with the data how
    I want it. But it would be a lot cleaner and less code to have the
    DECODE() to work. Thx!

    DECODE() is an Oracle function, not generic SQL. Q-of-Q is a
    very limited subset of SQL and lacks many functions and clauses
    available in standard SQL, especially what you may be used to using
    in your particular RDBMS.
    See
    Query
    of Queries user guide
    Phil

  • Regarding decode function

    Hi all,
    i want to know abt decode function in oracle-sql
    i..e passing the parameters in decode using decode using ":" bind parameter
    select JOB, decode(:j,'CLERK','MANAGER','ANALYST','EXEC',JOB) FROM EMP;
    i declared the j variable in sql environment
    VARIABLE J VARCHAR2(20);
    i exec the query
    and passed as the clerk as input parameter
    but iam getting the o/p as
    JOB DECODE(:J
    MANAGER MANAGER
    MANAGER MANAGER
    MANAGER MANAGER
    SALESMAN SALESMAN
    SALESMAN SALESMAN
    SALESMAN SALESMAN
    CLERK CLERK
    SALESMAN SALESMAN
    ANALYST ANALYST
    CLERK CLERK
    ANALYST ANALYST
    JOB DECODE(:J
    CLERK CLERK
    12 rows selected.
    SQL> PRINT J;
    J
    im not getting o/p
    so please hlelp me only : should be used not &
    this is my first thread.
    execuse me if any mistakes
    tons of thanks in advance to all

    SORRY DAVE,ROD FOR NOT BEING CLEAR,
    IAM WORKING WITH EMP TABLE THE DATA IN IT IS LIKE THIS
    EMPNO ENAME JOB MGR HIREDATE SAL COMM DEPTNO
    7698 BLAKE MANAGER 7839 01-MAY-81 2850 30
    7782 CLARK MANAGER 7839 09-JUN-81 2450 10
    7566 JONES MANAGER 7839 02-APR-81 2975 20
    7654 MARTIN SALESMAN 7698 28-SEP-81 1250 1400 30
    7499 chaitu SALESMAN 7698 20-FEB-81 1600 300 10
    7844 TURNER SALESMAN 7698 08-SEP-81 1500 0 30
    7900 JAMES CLERK 7698 03-DEC-81 950 30
    7521 WARD SALESMAN 7698 22-FEB-81 1250 500 30
    7902 FORD ANALYST 7566 03-DEC-81 3000 20
    7369 SMITH CLERK 7902 17-DEC-80 800 20
    7788 SCOTT ANALYST 7566 09-DEC-82 3000 20
    EMPNO ENAME JOB MGR HIREDATE SAL COMM DEPTNO
    7876 ADAMS CLERK 7788 12-JAN-83 1100 20
    AND I USED DECODE FUNCTION
    select JOB BEFOREPROMOTION, decode(job,'CLERK','MANAGER','ANALYST','EXEC') PROMOTION FROM EMP
    BEFOREPRO PROMOTI
    MANAGER
    MANAGER
    MANAGER
    SALESMAN
    SALESMAN
    SALESMAN
    CLERK MANAGER
    SALESMAN
    ANALYST EXEC
    CLERK MANAGER
    ANALYST EXEC
    I..E ALL THE CLERKS TO MANAGERS AND SAME THING WITH ANALYST
    OK
    NOW I WILL SHOW U ANOTHER QUERY
    select job,decode(job,'CLERK','MANAGER','ANALYST','EXEC',JOB) FROM EMP where job=&job;
    Enter value for job: 'CLERK'
    old 1: select job,decode(job,'CLERK','MANAGER','ANALYST','EXEC',JOB) FROM EMP where job=&job
    new 1: select job,decode(job,'CLERK','MANAGER','ANALYST','EXEC',JOB) FROM EMP where job='CLERK'
    JOB DECODE(JO
    CLERK MANAGER
    CLERK MANAGER
    CLERK MANAGER
    HERE OBSERVE THAT I PASSED JOB ='CLERKS AS PARAMETER AFTER EXECUTING THE QUERY
    IT ASKED LIKE THIS AND SHOWED THE REPLACED VALUES
    Enter value for job: 'CLERK'
    AS SHOWN ABOVE
    FOR THIS TO PASS VALUE
    IN TO THE QUERY BY USING AMPERSAND('&')
    TO TAKE INPUT AS CLERK
    IT CHECKED AND RETURNED THE VALUE
    IN THE SIMILAR WAY CAN I USE ":" COLON
    TO PASS PARAMETERS
    IN TO THE QUERY
    CAN I USE IT
    REGARDS,
    PHANI
    Edited by: user10652894 on Nov 26, 2008 3:24 AM

  • Using DECODE Function to change data

    I am trying to use the Decode function in a SQL statement to find a field that has a specific type, and when it finds that type, I want to blank out the results in a different field.
    For example:
    DECODE(ADDR_TYPE,'HOME',PHONE='') HOME_PHONE

    something like:
    SQL> with t as
      2   (select 219 id,
      3           'BUS' addr_type,
      4           '505-555-5555' phone
      5      from dual
      6    union
      7    select 219 id,
      8           'HOME' addr_type,
      9           null   phone
    10      from dual
    11    union
    12    select 220 id,
    13           'BUS' addr_type,
    14           '101-111-1111'   phone
    15      from dual
    16    union
    17    select 220 id,
    18           'HOME' addr_type,
    19           null   phone
    20      from dual
    21    union
    22    select 223 id,
    23           'BUS' addr_type,
    24           '202-222-2222'   phone
    25      from dual
    26    union
    27    select 224 id,
    28           'HOME' addr_type,
    29           '303-333-3333'   phone
    30      from dual
    31    union
    32    select 225 id,
    33           'BUS' addr_type,
    34           null   phone
    35      from dual
    36    union
    37    select 226 id,
    38           'HOME' addr_type,
    39           null   phone
    40      from dual)
    41  select a.id,
    42         a.addr_type,
    43         decode(a.addr_type,'BUS',phone,null) phone
    44    from (select id, addr_type, phone,
    45                 row_number() over (partition by id order by id, decode(addr_type,'BUS',1,2)) rn
    46            from t) a
    47   where a.rn = 1;
            ID ADDR PHONE
           219 BUS  505-555-5555
           220 BUS  101-111-1111
           223 BUS  202-222-2222
           224 HOME
           225 BUS
           226 HOME
    6 rows selected.
    SQL>

  • How can i use this expression in DECODE function?

    My PNO table formart is
    PNO PDate PCount
    P001 08/27/05 09:45 20
    P001 08/27/05 09:50 10
    P002 08/27/05 03:40 20
    P003 08/28/05 11:00 20
    P003 09/28/05 10:00 20
    P003 08/27/05 11:00 10
    P003 09/27/05 04:00 50
    I want to display total pcount for shift1(morning) and shift2(evening) & the date is 08/27/05
    PNO Shift1(08/27/2005 08:00 to 12:30) Shift2(08/27/2005 02:00 to 05:30)
    P001 30 0
    P002 0 20
    P004 10 50
    So for shift1 condition is:
    pdate>=08/27/2005 08:00 and pdate<=08/27/2005 12:30
    So for shift2 condition is:
    pdate>=08/27/2005 02:00 and pdate<=08/27/2005 05:30
    If i tried to give this expression in decode function , its not working.
    Please give me the sql query to solve this problem.
    Millions of thanks in advacne

    forgot to paste the output for a given date.
    SQL> create table pno
      2  (pno    varchar2(32)
      3  ,pdate  date
      4  ,pcount number)
      5  /
    Table created.
    SQL>
    SQL> insert into pno values('P001', to_Date('08/27/05 09:45', 'mm/dd/yy hh:mi') ,20)
      2  /
    1 row created.
    SQL> insert into pno values('P001', to_Date('08/27/05 09:50', 'mm/dd/yy hh:mi') ,10)
      2  /
    1 row created.
    SQL> insert into pno values('P002', to_Date('08/27/05 03:40', 'mm/dd/yy hh:mi') ,20)
      2  /
    1 row created.
    SQL>
    SQL> insert into pno values('P003', to_Date('08/28/05 11:00', 'mm/dd/yy hh:mi') ,20)
      2  /
    1 row created.
    SQL> insert into pno values('P003', to_Date('09/28/05 10:00', 'mm/dd/yy hh:mi') ,20)
      2  /
    1 row created.
    SQL> insert into pno values('P003', to_Date('08/27/05 11:00', 'mm/dd/yy hh:mi') ,10)
      2  /
    1 row created.
    SQL> insert into pno values('P003', to_Date('09/27/05 04:00', 'mm/dd/yy hh:mi') ,50)
      2  /
    1 row created.
    SQL> select pno,sum(pcount) "Morning Shift Count"
      2  from pno
      3  where to_char(pdate, 'mm/dd/yyyy hh:mi') >= '08/27/2005 08:00'
      4    and to_char(pdate, 'mm/dd/yyyy hh:mi') <='08/27/2005 12:30'
      5  group by pno
      6  /
    PNO                              Morning Shift Count                           
    P001                                              30                           
    P003                                              10                           
    SQL> select pno,sum(pcount) "Evening Shift Count"
      2  from pno
      3  where to_char(pdate, 'mm/dd/yyyy hh:mi') >= '08/27/2005 02:00'
      4    and to_char(pdate, 'mm/dd/yyyy hh:mi') <='08/27/2005 05:30'
      5  group by pno
      6  /
    PNO                              Evening Shift Count                           
    P002                                              20                           

  • Error while replacing IF statements with DECODE function in procedure

    Hi All,
    I have created a procedure which has nested IF statements. Now I want to replace the IF statements with DECODE functions to improve performance.
    Procedure:
    IF (var_int_sev = '0')
    THEN
    var_sev := '2';
    ELSE
    SELECT sev
    INTO var_int_sev
    FROM errorconfig
    WHERE errorcode = var_errorcode;
    var_sev := var_int_sev;
    END IF;
    I converted the above IF statement into DECODE function as mentioned below:
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