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Chris Saxon

Thanks for the question, Sergiu.

Asked: August 04, 2017 - 11:57 am UTC

Last updated: August 04, 2017 - 3:56 pm UTC

Version: oracle 11g

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You Asked

How can I use a SELECT CASE INTO to store a value in a local variable?


and Chris said...

Like you'd select any other column or expression into a variable!

You put your case statement in the select clause and into after between the select and from clauses:

set serveroutput on
declare
  l varchar2(10);
begin
  select case when 1=1 then 'THIS' else 'THAT' end 
  into   l from dual;
  
  dbms_output.put_line(l);
end;
/

THIS


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