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SQL Server / T-SQL Tutorial » Data Convert Functions » COALESCE 
13. 2. 4. A SELECT statement that uses the COALESCE function
7>
8create table Billings (
9>     BankerID           INTEGER,
10>     BillingNumber      INTEGER,
11>     BillingDate        datetime,
12>     BillingTotal       INTEGER,
13>     TermsID            INTEGER,
14>     BillingDueDate     datetime ,
15>     PaymentTotal       INTEGER,
16>     CreditTotal        INTEGER
17>
18);
19> GO
1>
2INSERT INTO Billings VALUES (11'2005-01-22', 1651,'2005-04-22',123,321);
3> GO

(rows affected)
1INSERT INTO Billings VALUES (22'2001-02-21', 1651,'2002-02-22',123,321);
2> GO

(rows affected)
1INSERT INTO Billings VALUES (33'2003-05-02', 1651,'2005-04-12',123,321);
2> GO

(rows affected)
1INSERT INTO Billings VALUES (44'1999-03-12', 1651,'2005-04-18',123,321);
2> GO

(rows affected)
1INSERT INTO Billings VALUES (55'2000-04-23', 1651,'2005-04-17',123,321);
2> GO

(rows affected)
1INSERT INTO Billings VALUES (66'2001-06-14', 1651,'2005-04-18',123,321);
2> GO

(rows affected)
1INSERT INTO Billings VALUES (77'2002-07-15', 1651,'2005-04-19',123,321);
2> GO

(rows affected)
1INSERT INTO Billings VALUES (88'2003-08-16', 1651,'2005-04-20',123,321);
2> GO

(rows affected)
1INSERT INTO Billings VALUES (99'2004-09-17', 1651,'2005-04-21',123,321);
2> GO

(rows affected)
1INSERT INTO Billings VALUES (00'2005-10-18', 1651,'2005-04-22',123,321);
2> GO

(rows affected)
1>
2SELECT BillingDate,
3>     COALESCE(BillingDate, '1900-01-01') AS NewDate
4FROM Billings
5> GO
BillingDate             NewDate
----------------------- -----------------------
2005-01-22 00:00:00.000 2005-01-22 00:00:00.000
2001-02-21 00:00:00.000 2001-02-21 00:00:00.000
2003-05-02 00:00:00.000 2003-05-02 00:00:00.000
1999-03-12 00:00:00.000 1999-03-12 00:00:00.000
2000-04-23 00:00:00.000 2000-04-23 00:00:00.000
2001-06-14 00:00:00.000 2001-06-14 00:00:00.000
2002-07-15 00:00:00.000 2002-07-15 00:00:00.000
2003-08-16 00:00:00.000 2003-08-16 00:00:00.000
2004-09-17 00:00:00.000 2004-09-17 00:00:00.000
2005-10-18 00:00:00.000 2005-10-18 00:00:00.000

(10 rows affected)
1> drop table Billings;
2> GO
1>
13. 2. COALESCE
13. 2. 1. COALESCE is equivalent to a CASE expression that returns the first NOT NULL expression in a list of expressions.
13. 2. 2. Returning the First Non NULL Value in a List of Expressions
13. 2. 3. COALESCE() saves quite a lot of IF or CASE decision logic.
13. 2. 4. A SELECT statement that uses the COALESCE function
13. 2. 5. A SELECT statement that substitutes a different data type
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