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CASE IN WHERE CLAUSE IN SQL

Hello,
I have the below query:

 SELECT "Facilities"."FacName", "NursingStations"."NsName", "Facilities"."FacID", "KeyIdentifiers"."DeaClass", "vw_crystal_ReorderDirectionsExpandedSig"."ExpandedSig", "Reorders"."CutoffDt", "Reorders"."LastRxNo", "Reorders"."LastFillDt", "Reorders"."Qty", "Reorders"."PhName", "Patients"."PatLName", "Patients"."PatFName", "Reorders"."TotalQtyWritten", "Reorders"."TotalQtyDispensed", "Reorders"."DateWritten", "Reorders"."DrugLabelName", "Reorders"."ProfileOnly"
 FROM   (((("FwReports"."dbo"."Facilities" "Facilities" INNER JOIN "FwReports"."dbo"."NursingStations" "NursingStations" ON "Facilities"."FacID"="NursingStations"."FacID") INNER JOIN "FwReports"."dbo"."Patients" "Patients" ON ("NursingStations"."FacID"="Patients"."FacID") AND ("NursingStations"."NsID"="Patients"."NsID")) INNER JOIN "FwReports"."dbo"."Reorders" "Reorders" ON ("Patients"."FacID"="Reorders"."FacID") AND ("Patients"."PatID"="Reorders"."PatID")) LEFT OUTER JOIN "FwReports"."dbo"."vw_crystal_ReorderDirectionsExpandedSig" "vw_crystal_ReorderDirectionsExpandedSig" ON (("Reorders"."FacID"="vw_crystal_ReorderDirectionsExpandedSig"."FacID") AND ("Reorders"."RoNo"="vw_crystal_ReorderDirectionsExpandedSig"."RoNo")) AND ("Reorders"."PatID"="vw_crystal_ReorderDirectionsExpandedSig"."PatID")) LEFT OUTER JOIN "FwReports"."dbo"."KeyIdentifiers" "KeyIdentifiers" ON "Reorders"."NDC"="KeyIdentifiers"."NDC"
 WHERE  ("KeyIdentifiers"."DeaClass"='C-II' OR "KeyIdentifiers"."DeaClass"='C-III' OR "KeyIdentifiers"."DeaClass"='C-IV' 
 OR "KeyIdentifiers"."DeaClass"='C-V') AND "Facilities"."FacID"='88' AND 
 ("Reorders"."CutoffDt" IS  NULL  OR "Reorders"."CutoffDt">={ts '2014-03-17 11:19:48'})
  AND "Reorders"."ProfileOnly"=0 AND ("Reorders"."LastFillDt">={ts '2014-03-10 00:00:00'} 
  AND "Reorders"."LastFillDt"<{ts '2014-03-17 00:00:01'})
  and 
  case 
  when KeyIdentifiers.DeaClass='C-II'   THEN DATEDIFF(DAY,GETDATE(),REORDERS.DateWritten) > 60
  END

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When I execute this it says incorrect syntax near '>'
Not sure why.Please help.

Kent Olsen

Hi Star,

CASE returns a value, not an expression or clause. :( But it's easy to fix.

and
case
when KeyIdentifiers.DeaClass='C-II' THEN DATEDIFF(DAY,GETDATE(),REORDERS.DateWritten) > 60
END

becomes:

and ((KeyIdentifiers.DeaClass='C-II' and DATEDIFF(DAY,GETDATE(),REORDERS.DateWritten) > 60)
or (KeyIdentifiers.DeaClass <>'C-II'))

Good Luck,
Kent

Simone B

Imagine your CASE is a column. Then your existing WHERE clause actually says:

WHERE ColumnName

There is no comparison so the WHERE can't be evaluated. What you want to see is something like this:

WHERE ColumnName = SomeValue

or

WHERE ColumnName > SomeValue

etc.

lcohan

SELECT Facilities.FacName, NursingStations.NsName, Facilities.FacID, KeyIdentifiers.DeaClass, vw_crystal_ReorderDirectionsExpandedSig.ExpandedSig, Reorders.CutoffDt, Reorders.LastRxNo, Reorders.LastFillDt, Reorders.Qty, Reorders.PhName, Patients.PatLName, Patients.PatFName, Reorders.TotalQtyWritten, Reorders.TotalQtyDispensed, Reorders.DateWritten, Reorders.DrugLabelName, Reorders.ProfileOnly
FROM ((((FwReports.dbo.Facilities Facilities INNER JOIN FwReports.dbo.NursingStations NursingStations ON Facilities.FacID=NursingStations.FacID) INNER JOIN FwReports.dbo.Patients Patients ON (NursingStations.FacID=Patients.FacID) AND (NursingStations.NsID=Patients.NsID)) INNER JOIN FwReports.dbo.Reorders Reorders ON (Patients.FacID=Reorders.FacID) AND (Patients.PatID=Reorders.PatID)) LEFT OUTER JOIN FwReports.dbo.vw_crystal_ReorderDirectionsExpandedSig vw_crystal_ReorderDirectionsExpandedSig ON ((Reorders.FacID=vw_crystal_ReorderDirectionsExpandedSig.FacID) AND (Reorders.RoNo=vw_crystal_ReorderDirectionsExpandedSig.RoNo)) AND (Reorders.PatID=vw_crystal_ReorderDirectionsExpandedSig.PatID)) LEFT OUTER JOIN FwReports.dbo.KeyIdentifiers KeyIdentifiers ON Reorders.NDC=KeyIdentifiers.NDC
WHERE (KeyIdentifiers.DeaClass='C-II' OR KeyIdentifiers.DeaClass='C-III' OR KeyIdentifiers.DeaClass='C-IV' OR KeyIdentifiers.DeaClass='C-V')
            AND Facilities.FacID='88'
            AND (Reorders.CutoffDt IS NULL OR Reorders.CutoffDt>={ts '2014-03-17 11:19:48'})
            AND Reorders.ProfileOnly=0 AND (Reorders.LastFillDt>={ts '2014-03-10 00:00:00'} AND Reorders.LastFillDt<{ts '2014-03-17 00:00:01'})
            AND (KeyIdentifiers.DeaClass='C-II' and DATEDIFF(DAY,GETDATE(),REORDERS.DateWritten) > 60)

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