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So, why does the greatest() function return NULL whenever it receives a . w...

So, why does the greatest() function return NULL whenever it receives a . way of using greatest function with dates is NVL with least date.

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Simple thing to remember: each function will return NULL when one of the Wh...

Simple thing to remember: each function will return NULL when one of the When I call the greatest function I don't have idea about the value of the . It's not denormalized data it's just a table with some date fields that has to  Least function Nulls.

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The reason for COALESCE() is that GREATEST() returns NULL if either col3, n...

The reason for COALESCE() is that GREATEST() returns NULL if either col3, null as col4, null as col5 from dual) select id, max(dates) from x.

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GREATEST returns the greatest of the list of one or more expressions. Oracl...

GREATEST returns the greatest of the list of one or more expressions. Oracle Database uses the first expr to determine the return type.

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The Oracle/PLSQL GREATEST function returns the greatest or largest value in...

The Oracle/PLSQL GREATEST function returns the greatest or largest value in a list of The GREATEST function returns NULL whenever it receives a NULL If GREATEST is used to compare dates it will return the latest (most recent) date.

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Does the least/greatest functions not work with dates? . a small example of...

Does the least/greatest functions not work with dates? . a small example of how to get a non-null result when using GREATEST with dates?

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The Oracle GREATEST function isn't understood very well. Let's ta...

The Oracle GREATEST function isn't understood very well. Let's take a look at If any of the expressions are NULL, then GREATEST will return NULL. See the Examples section below for an example that uses DATE fields.

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Unlike aggregate functions, which ignore null values, greatest and least wi...

Unlike aggregate functions, which ignore null values, greatest and least will And don't even get me started on character and date values.

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Hi everybody. I just spot a quite strange behavior on the greatest function...

Hi everybody. I just spot a quite strange behavior on the greatest function: when one of its parameters is null, it returns null. I also don't think this.

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Greatest function used to find the maximum value within the NULL. Caution: ...

Greatest function used to find the maximum value within the NULL. Caution: If any of the argument is null then Greatest function returns null.

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Hi, I'm looking for a function in T-SQL for getting the biggest or the...

Hi, I'm looking for a function in T-SQL for getting the biggest or the smallest value between two or more columns (like GREATEST function of Oracle or MINDATE/MAXDATE in Firebird) else null end - Gus "GSquared", RSVP, OODA, MAP, NMVP, FAQ, SAT, [least] Script Date: 08/23/ ******/.

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Bug #, GREATEST and LEAST(value, NULL) return NULL on As of , both function...

Bug #, GREATEST and LEAST(value, NULL) return NULL on As of , both functions return NULL if any argument is NULL, the same as Oracle. of arguments 2) Nor does it allow variable typing, or date arguments. UpdateTime), the result of the function is now NULL, which fouls up the.

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Now we want to get GREATEST and LEAST date of all that three tables. To int...

Now we want to get GREATEST and LEAST date of all that three tables. To introduce functions like these: LEAST_NULL(,,NULL,15).

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The Oracle / PLSQL LEAST function returns the smallest value in a list of H...

The Oracle / PLSQL LEAST function returns the smallest value in a list of Having a NULL value in one of the expressions will return NULL as the least value.

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It sounds like you want the GREATEST function but if you just want to inser...

It sounds like you want the GREATEST function but if you just want to insert the larger of two dates you can use a case statement (there are.

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