Re: How to use Logic in View Statment?

[Cory @ SkyVantage]

I have a similar question.   How do you test if the field in question 
isn't NULL or ''  (empty string)?   Is the LENGTH a good test or is 
there a better way?

SGreen@stripped wrote:

>LENGTH does exist (as a function):
>http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.0/en/string-functions.html
>
>and here is how to use the IF() function:
>http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.0/en/control-flow-functions.html
>
>I believe this is the equivalent statement you wanted:
>
>SELECT 
>  fieldOne,
>  fieldTwo,
>  IF(CHAR_LENGTH(fieldThree)>0,fieldThree,fieldFour) as Company
>FROM table;
>