Using Case Statement in Where Clause

Question

Hello All,
I wish to conditionally use different columns for retrieving unique row. This will be dependent upon a parameter passed to the Function/Procedure.
The SQL framed looks as below:
+select *+
from Test_Table
where column_1 = <some_value>
and case when p_call_location = 'A' then column_2 like '%ABC%'
when p_call_location = 'B' then column_2 Not Like '%ABC%'
when p_call_location = 'C' then column_3 like '%EFG%'
when p_call_location = 'D' then column_3 like '%IJKL%'
END;
However, I am not sure if this works, as I am getting a Missing Right Paranthesis error. Major hinderance is the depedency on multiple columns, which would need to be referred for particular scenario.
Can somebody please help me with an example or a skeleton of how a query should be formed?
Appreciate an early reply!!!

Answer 1

HI,
i think this may solve your issue...get back to me if u have any qry's on this.
CREATE TABLE Test_Table
(p_call_location VARCHAR2(10),
COLUMN_1 VARCHAR2(20),
COLUMN_2 VARCHAR2(20),
COLUMN_3 VARCHAR2(20))
INSERT INTO Test_Table VALUES('A','COMNVAL','ABC_PER','XXXX');
INSERT INTO Test_Table VALUES('A','COMNVAL','PER','XXXX');
INSERT INTO Test_Table VALUES('B','COMNVAL','ABC_PER','XXXX');
INSERT INTO Test_Table VALUES('B','COMNVAL','PER','XXXX');
INSERT INTO Test_Table VALUES('C','COMNVAL','ABC_PER','EFG_XXXX');
INSERT INTO Test_Table VALUES('C','COMNVAL','ABC_PER','XXXX');
INSERT INTO Test_Table VALUES('D','COMNVAL','ABC_PER','EFG_XXXX_IJKL');
INSERT INTO Test_Table VALUES('D','COMNVAL','ABC_PER','GGG_XXXX');
SELECT * FROM Test_Table WHERE ROWID IN (
select case when p_call_location = 'A' AND column_2 like '%ABC%' THEN ROWID
when p_call_location = 'B' AND column_2 Not Like '%ABC%' THEN ROWID
when p_call_location = 'C' AND column_3 like '%EFG%' THEN ROWID
when p_call_location = 'D' AND column_3 like '%IJKL%' THEN ROWID
END AS KK
from Test_Table
where column_1 = 'COMNVAL');
even u can use the below qry also
select *
from test_table
where column_1 = 'COMNVAL'
and (case when p_call_location = 'A' and column_2 like '%ABC%' then 'VALID'
when p_call_location = 'B' and column_2 Not Like '%ABC%' then 'VALID'
when p_call_location = 'C' and column_3 like '%EFG%' then 'VALID'
when p_call_location = 'D' and column_3 like '%IJKL%' then 'VALID'
else 'INVALID'
END) = 'VALID';
thanks
prasuna.
Edited by: user13820845 on Feb 21, 2011 10:25 PM