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Language SQL

(DB2 / ANSI)

Date:11/29/05
Author:Kent Olsen
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Comments:1
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Score: (2.96 in 23 votes)
SELECT 
  CASE (bottlecount)
    WHEN 0 THEN 'No more bottle of beer on the wall, no more bottles of beer. ' ||
                'Go to the store and buy some more, 99 bottles of beer on the wall.'
    WHEN 1 THEN '1 bottle of beer on the wall, 1 bottle of beer. ' ||
                'Take one down and pass it around, no more bottles of beer on the wall.'
    WHEN 2 THEN '2 bottles of beer on the wall, 2 bottles of beer. ' ||
                'Take one down and pass it around, 1 bottle of beer on the wall.'
    ELSE 
      rtrim (cast((BottleCount) as char(2))) || ' bottles of beer on the wall, ' ||
      rtrim (cast((BottleCount) as char(2))) || ' bottles of beer. ' ||
      'Take one down and pass it around, ' ||
      rtrim (cast((BottleCount)-1 as char(2))) || ' bottles of beer on the wall.'
  END
FROM
(
  SELECT avalue * 10 + bvalue as bottlecount
  FROM
    (VALUES (9), (8), (7), (6), (5), (4), (3), (2), (1), (0)) a(avalue),
    (VALUES (9), (8), (7), (6), (5), (4), (3), (2), (1), (0)) b(bvalue)
) as valuelist;

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Comments

>>  Mile said on 08/20/08 22:45:07

Mile Excelent code this one! top geek!

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