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nvl2 with null value

  
SQL>
SQL>
SQL> CREATE TABLE EMP
  2  (EMPNO NUMBER(4) NOT NULL,
  3   ENAME VARCHAR2(10),
  4   JOB VARCHAR2(9),
  5   MGR NUMBER(4),
  6   HIREDATE DATE,
  7   SAL NUMBER(7, 2),
  8   COMM NUMBER(7, 2),
  9   DEPTNO NUMBER(2)
 10  );

Table created.

SQL>
SQL> INSERT INTO EMP VALUES (7369, 'SMITH',  'CLERK',     7902,TO_DATE('17-DEC-1980', 'DD-MON-YYYY'),  800, NULL, 20);

1 row created.

SQL> INSERT INTO EMP VALUES (7499, 'ALLEN',  'SALESMAN',  7698,TO_DATE('20-FEB-1981', 'DD-MON-YYYY'), 1600,  300, 30);

1 row created.

SQL> INSERT INTO EMP VALUES (7521, 'WARD',   'SALESMAN',  7698,TO_DATE('22-FEB-1981', 'DD-MON-YYYY'), 1250,  500, 30);

1 row created.

SQL> INSERT INTO EMP VALUES (7566, 'JONES',  'MANAGER',   7839,TO_DATE('2-APR-1981', 'DD-MON-YYYY'),  2975, NULL, 20);

1 row created.

SQL> INSERT INTO EMP VALUES (7654, 'MARTIN', 'SALESMAN',  7698,TO_DATE('28-SEP-1981', 'DD-MON-YYYY'), 1250, 1400, 30);

1 row created.

SQL> INSERT INTO EMP VALUES (7698, 'BLAKE',  'MANAGER',   7839,TO_DATE('1-MAY-1981', 'DD-MON-YYYY'),  2850, NULL, 30);

1 row created.

SQL> INSERT INTO EMP VALUES (7782, 'CLARK',  'MANAGER',   7839,TO_DATE('9-JUN-1981', 'DD-MON-YYYY'),  2450, NULL, 10);

1 row created.

SQL> INSERT INTO EMP VALUES (7788, 'SCOTT',  'ANALYST',   7566,TO_DATE('09-DEC-1982', 'DD-MON-YYYY'), 3000, NULL, 20);

1 row created.

SQL> INSERT INTO EMP VALUES (7839, 'KING',   'PRESIDENT', NULL,TO_DATE('17-NOV-1981', 'DD-MON-YYYY'), 5000, NULL, 10);

1 row created.

SQL> INSERT INTO EMP VALUES (7844, 'TURNER', 'SALESMAN',  7698,TO_DATE('8-SEP-1981', 'DD-MON-YYYY'),  1500,    0, 30);

1 row created.

SQL> INSERT INTO EMP VALUES (7876, 'ADAMS',  'CLERK',     7788,TO_DATE('12-JAN-1983', 'DD-MON-YYYY'), 1100, NULL, 20);

1 row created.

SQL> INSERT INTO EMP VALUES (7900, 'JAMES',  'CLERK',     7698,TO_DATE('3-DEC-1981', 'DD-MON-YYYY'),   950, NULL, 30);

1 row created.

SQL> INSERT INTO EMP VALUES (7902, 'FORD',   'ANALYST',   7566,TO_DATE('3-DEC-1981', 'DD-MON-YYYY'),  3000, NULL, 20);

1 row created.

SQL> INSERT INTO EMP VALUES (7934, null, 'CLERK',     7782,TO_DATE('23-JAN-1982', 'DD-MON-YYYY'), 1300, NULL, 10);

1 row created.

SQL>
SQL>
SQL>  select e.ename, nvl2( e2.ename, 'BACK TO WORK!', 'NO BOSS!' ) "MGR"
  2      from emp e, emp e2
  3     where e.mgr = e2.empno(+)
  4    /
ENAME      MGR
---------- -------------
FORD       BACK TO WORK!
SCOTT      BACK TO WORK!
JAMES      BACK TO WORK!
TURNER     BACK TO WORK!
MARTIN     BACK TO WORK!
WARD       BACK TO WORK!
ALLEN      BACK TO WORK!
           BACK TO WORK!
ADAMS      BACK TO WORK!
CLARK      BACK TO WORK!
BLAKE      BACK TO WORK!
JONES      BACK TO WORK!
SMITH      BACK TO WORK!
KING       NO BOSS!

14 rows selected.

SQL>
SQL> drop table emp;

Table dropped.

SQL> --

   
  








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