SQL Server Check for IsNull and for Zero

Question

I have the following:

set @SomeVariable = @AnotherVariable/isnull(@VariableEqualToZero,1) - 1 

If @VariableEqualToZero is null it substitutes t

Answer 1

set @SomeVariable = @AnotherVariable /
(case when isnull(@VariableEqualToZero, 0) = 0 then 1 else
@VariableEqualToZero end) - 1

Answer 2

SET @SomeVariable = @AnotherVariable / COALESCE(
        CASE 
             WHEN @VariableEqualToZero = 0 THEN 1
             ELSE @VariableEqualToZero
        END, 1) - 1

Answer 3

You use CASE

instead of

ISNULL(@VariableEqualToZero,1)

use

CASE WHEN @VariableEqualToZero IS NULL OR @VariableEqualToZero = 0 THEN 1 ELSE @VariableEqualToZero END

COALESCE and ISNULL are essentially just shortcuts for a CASE statement. You can consult the help for the syntax of CASE.

Answer 4

If you're using SQL Server, you can probably use a NULLIF statement?
i.e. set the value to NULL if it's 0 then set it to 1 if it's NULL - should catch for both 0's and NULLs:

SET @SomeVariable = @AnotherVariable/ISNULL(NULLIF(@VariableEqualToZero,0),1) - 1