>>Hi,
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>>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
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>The first code will not work in VFP. MAX() function in SQL-Select is not the same as MAX() function in a statement.
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>CASE solution is good in SQL Server. In SQL Server 2012 and up you can also use IIF function.
Thank you.
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