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Asked: May 10, 20262026-05-10T14:42:08+00:00 2026-05-10T14:42:08+00:00

Is it possible to use an IF clause within a WHERE clause in MS

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Is it possible to use an IF clause within a WHERE clause in MS SQL?

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WHERE     IF IsNumeric(@OrderNumber) = 1         OrderNumber = @OrderNumber     ELSE         OrderNumber LIKE '%' + @OrderNumber + '%' 
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  1. 2026-05-10T14:42:09+00:00Added an answer on May 10, 2026 at 2:42 pm

    Use a CASE statement
    UPDATE: The previous syntax (as pointed out by a few people) doesn’t work. You can use CASE as follows:

    WHERE OrderNumber LIKE   CASE WHEN IsNumeric(@OrderNumber) = 1 THEN      @OrderNumber    ELSE     '%' + @OrderNumber   END 

    Or you can use an IF statement like @N. J. Reed points out.

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