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Other way to replace query result null value with a text

  
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July 09, 2005 23:50:04   #1  
koi.milgaya        

RE: Other way to replace query result null value with a text
NVL or Decode
 
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December 08, 2006 08:23:45   #2  
rampratap409 Member Since: September 2006   Contribution: 111    

RE: Other way to replace query result null value with ...

NVL

select empno ename mgr nvl(to_char(mgr) 'no manager') from emp;


 
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