From: Ludwig Lim <lud_nowhere_man@yahoo.com>
To: Jonathan Man <jman@equityunderwriters.com.hk>
Cc: PostgreSQL Mailing List <pgsql-sql@postgresql.org>
Subject: Re: convert NULL into a value
Date: Wed, 11 Dec 2002 20:03:47 -0800 (PST)
Message-ID: <20021212040347.81662.qmail@web80305.mail.yahoo.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <003701c2a194$28fc4b90$8401a8c0@equity.com>
--- Jonathan Man <jman@equityunderwriters.com.hk>
wrote:
> Hi,
>
> There is a function on the Oracle. That is
> NVL(field, 0) to convert null into a value (e.g.
> ZERO).
>
> Can I use this function on the PostgreSQL??
>
-- The equivalent function is PostgreSQL is
SELECT COALESCE(field,0)
regards,
ludwig.
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