Update statement with Case syntax

Question

I want to put case statement in an update statement using Oracle 10g
I'm getting a syntax error on the last line Ora-00933: SQL command not properly ended
Help please
UPDATE EMP a
SET EMP.TYPE = CASE
WHEN 'Y' = 'A' THEN 'DIV'
WHEN 'Y' = '1' THEN 'DEF'
END CASE;

Answer 1

Hi,
Samim wrote:
I want to put case statement in an update statement using Oracle 10g
I'm getting a syntax error on the last line Ora-00933: SQL command not properly ended
Help please
UPDATE EMP a
SET EMP.TYPE = CASE
WHEN 'Y' = 'A' THEN 'DIV'
WHEN 'Y' = '1' THEN 'DEF'
END CASE;The closing keyword that corresponds to "CASE" is "END", not "END *CASE* ".
The string 'Y' is never equal to 'A', or to '1'.
If you have a column named y in the table, then you might want to say:
UPDATE EMP
SET EMP.TYPE = CASE
                    WHEN Y = 'A' THEN 'DIV'
                    WHEN Y = '1' THEN 'DEF'
              END;I hope this answers your question.
If not, post a little sample data (CREATE TABLE and INSERT statemnts to re-create your emp table as it exists before the UPDATE), and the results you want from that data (that is, the contents of the emp table after the UPDATE).