Question

I want to update two columns in a table. The value of the second column is dependant upon the first; If the first is Null the second’s value is ‘false’, otherwise it is ‘true’.
Can I do this within TSQL or do I need to work out the values separately in my code before hand and change the SQL to suit. I was looking for something like:

DECLARE @NewColumnValue as nvarchar(10); SELECT @NewColumnValue = ColumnY From TableY UPDATE TableX   SET Column1 = @NewColumnValue, Column2 = (IF (@NewColumnValue IS NULL) THEN 'False' ELSE 'True'); 

Answer 1

You are looking for the CASE expression:

Column2 = CASE WHEN @NewColumnValue IS NULL THEN 'False' ELSE 'True' END