>Is there a function in Oracle that emulates what
>the VFP IIF() function does? The closest thing
>I have seen is the DECODE() function.
>
>What I need to do is as follows in a SQL passthru statement:
>
>IIF(num_trys > max_trys, 'True', 'False') AS fieldname

Oracle supports CASE statements in the SELECT - you can get IIF functionality with that

Arnon