Using case in a function

Question

Hi,
I have a fuction that accepts one input parameter, called v_inp. And this is the code of the function that i see in the code editor:
--initialize variables here
V_OUTPUT NUMBER;
-- main body
BEGIN
case v_INP
when 15,16,17,18,19 then V_OUTPUT := 1519;
when 20,21,22,23,24 then V_OUTPUT := 2024;
when 25,26,27,28,29 then V_OUTPUT := 2529;
when 30,31,32,33,34 then V_OUTPUT := 3034;
when 35,36,37,38,39 then V_OUTPUT := 3539;
when 40,41,42,43,44 then V_OUTPUT := 4044;
when 45,46,47,48,49 then V_OUTPUT := 4549;
when 50,51,52,53,54 then V_OUTPUT := 5054;
when 55,56,57,58,59 then V_OUTPUT := 5559;
when 60,61,62,63,64 then V_OUTPUT := 6064;
when 65,66,67 then V_OUTPUT := 6567;
when 1519,2024 then V_OUTPUT := 1524;
when 2529,3034,3539,4044,4549,5054 then V_OUTPUT := 2554;
when 5559,6064 then V_OUTPUT := 5564;*/
end if;
EXCEPTION
WHEN OTHERS THEN
NULL; -- enter any exception code here
RETURN NULL;
END;
When i try to deploy this function i get the following warning:
ORA-06550: line 8, column 9:
PLS-00103: Encountered the symbol "CASE" when expecting one of the following:
begin declare exit for goto if loop mod null pragma raise
return select update while <an identifier>
<a double-quoted delimited-identifier> <a bind variable> <<
close current delete fetch lock insert open rollback
savepoint set sql execute commit forall
<a single-quoted SQL string>
Could someone please explain what am i doing wrong, becouse this code is very similar to code i saw in this document: http://otn.oracle.com/sample_code/products/warehouse/files/case.zip
Thanks for all the answers.

Answer 1

I am guessing you are on version 8i. I don't think CASE is supported in PL/SQL until 9i. Perhaps there is an option somewhere to generate if-then statement instead of CASE statement.
Dave