Error detecting function in oracle

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Hi All,

I have a query that needs a case when like:

case when 'a/b is error' then '10' else 'a/b' end

How can I detect that if there is an error?

Thanks..!!

What I have tried:

nullif function that does not seem to work and moreover it creates another level of checking.

Posted 8-Oct-17 21:53pm

planetz

Updated 9-Oct-17 21:20pm

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RAMASWAMY EKAMBARAM · Answer 1 · 2017-10-09T21:20:00

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case when b = 0 or a is null or b is null then 10 else a / b end

Posted 9-Oct-17 21:20pm

RAMASWAMY EKAMBARAM