Question:
I want to add two numeric fields with values like these:
Example 1: One field named Amount contains 565.25 and other field named Ticket contains null.
select amount + ticket
The result fetched is null. But the result should be 565.25 instead of null.
Example 2:
Select 565.25 + null
Results to null as well. How can I fix this ?
Answer:
As you have discovered, the result of any operation where an operand is null is NULL!
This is overcome by taking a little extra care in your table create statement. What is required is provision for a default value against a column that is not allowed to be null. In your case, you need a default value of 0 (zero) so that you can derive the sums you envision. This will not work if one of the parties to the operation is null.
