Re: Select by priority again

"D'Arcy J.M. Cain" wrote:

> [Note: PHP mailing list removed from Cc as this is strictly a
> PostgreSQL question I think.]
>
> Thus spake Bernie Huang
> > Sorry about this, but I don't quite get previous postings regarding
> > select by prioriry.
> >
> > I have the same question with my sql. I want to be able to select
> > cell_phone if there is one in the table; otherwise, I will select
> > work_phone.
> >
> > table
> > ------
> > id, name, address, cell_phone, work_phone,...
> >
> > and I tried using "case when...end" but nope, it's not gonna work. Help
> > is needed. Thanks.
>
> Exactly what was the SQL statement and which version of PostgreSQL? I
> do this in a view and it works.
>
> SELECT CASE WHEN login IS NULL THEN uid::text ELSE login END AS login
> FROM account;
>
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hi, thanks for the help. I will avoid to CC to the wrong list.

- Bernie