Case in Sql Server for getting the desired results

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Hi, I have a table like this:

ctrycode countryname fees
uk united kingdom 2.3
uk ch x 3.6

During writing a query what I need as output is to get the countryname for ch x as united kingdom for example

select * from tablename

result should be like this
uk united kingdom 2.3
uk united kingdom 3.6

What I did is like this:

select * from tablname 
where countryname= case when countryname='ch x' then 'United Kingdom'
end

I am not getting that particular row if I do as the above. Can someone help me out with this?
I am learning on this one, please let me know if I am not clear.

Posted 28-Feb-11 4:56am

makwith9789

Updated 28-Feb-11 5:01am

LittleYellowBird

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Dylan Morley · Accepted Answer · 2011-02-28T05:04:00

Solution 1

You need to ask yourself why you've got 'ch x' in country name if it's supposed to be United Kingdom.

Anyway...do the case statement in your SELECT statement

SQL

select 
    ctrycode, case when countryname='ch x' then 'United Kingdom' ELSE countryname end AS countryname, fees 
from 
    tablname

Posted 28-Feb-11 5:04am

Dylan Morley

Updated 28-Feb-11 5:05am

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Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov 28-Feb-11 11:12am

And "ch y" then "US"... :-)
My 5.
--SA

makwith9789 28-Feb-11 11:18am

Thnaks for the solution i got it and as part of countryname i didnt design this table some one did and i got to query this table for something so ,any ways it worked thx for u r time