I am trying to fulfill a query that can return me results in which most of the 5 conditions are met. But if there is one match 5 out of 5, then this takes precedence.
To illustrate my question, the following SQL code has been prepared.
declare @tmp table (
id int identity
,field1 nvarchar(60)
,field2 nvarchar(60)
,field3 nvarchar(60)
,field4 nvarchar(60)
,field5 nvarchar(60)
)
insert into @tmp values
('Bob','Jones','Mr','000001','bob@example.com')
insert into @tmp values
('Bill','Jones','','000002','bill@example.com')
insert into @tmp values
('Sue','Jones','Mrs','000003','jones@example.com')
insert into @tmp values
('Adrian','Jones','','000001','jones@example.com')
insert into @tmp values
('Bertha','Jones','Mrs','000001','jones@example.com')
select *
from @tmp
declare @key1 nvarchar(60), @key2 nvarchar(60), @key3 nvarchar(60), @key4 nvarchar(60), @key5 nvarchar(60)
select
@key1 = 'Bertha'
,@key2 = 'Jones'
,@key3 = 'Mrs'
,@key4 = '000001'
,@key5 = 'jones@example.com'
select
*
,case when field1 = @key1 then 1 else 0 end as X1
,case when field2 = @key2 then 1 else 0 end as X2
,case when field3 = @key3 then 1 else 0 end as X3
,case when field4 = @key4 then 1 else 0 end as X4
,case when field5 = @key5 then 1 else 0 end as X5
from @tmp
If you look at the results, you will see several lines of 3 and 4 matches in 3 fields, but line 5 corresponds to 5 fields. Therefore, this is an identical coincidence, and the one I want to return.
But if Row 5 was not inserted, then lines 3 and 4 are the best matches, in which case I would like them to come back.
I am trying to think how to do this, I am using SQL Server 2008, if that can make a difference.
In a real scenario, they are not all simple case statements, as in this example, but subsamples to other tables.
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