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T-SQL equivalent to VFP MAX()
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Forum:
Microsoft SQL Server
Category:
Other
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SQL Server:
SQL Server 2014
Application:
Web
Miscellaneous
Thread ID:
01620217
Message ID:
01620222
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57
>Hi,
>
>When executing SQL Select and you need the resulting value not to be negative, what is the equivalent of VFP MAX() function? For example, if VFP you can do:
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>Select MAX(Field1,0) from Table
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>Is CASE WHEN the only option in SQL Server, as:
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>select CASE WHEN Field1 < 0 THEN 0 ELSE Field1 END from Table
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>
>TIA

The first code will not work in VFP. MAX() function in SQL-Select is not the same as MAX() function in a statement.

CASE solution is good in SQL Server. In SQL Server 2012 and up you can also use IIF function.
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