How can i use ' when - between ' statement in sql?

Question

This query gives me syntax error in when-between line. how can i solve them?

alter FUNCTION [dbo].[fn_GetActivityLogsArranger]
(
@time AS nvarchar(max)
)

RETURNS  nvarchar(max)
AS
BEGIN
declare @Return varchar(30)

select @Return = case @time
when between '15:00' and '15:30' then '15:00-15:30'
when between '15:30' and '16:00' then '15:30-16:00'
when between '16:00' and '16:30' then '16:00-16:30'
when between '16:00' and '16:30' then '16:00-16:30' 
when between '16:30' and '17:00' then '16:30-17:00' 
when between '17:00' and '17:30' then '17:00-17:30' 
when between '17:30' and '18:00' then '17:30-18:00'
else 'Unknown'
 Return @Return
end

Answer 1

You can't use that format of the case syntax. You will have to do a case which does checks:

select @Return = case 
when @time between '15:00' and '15:30' then '15:00-15:30'
when @time between '15:30' and '16:00' then '15:30-16:00'
when @time between '16:00' and '16:30' then '16:00-16:30'
when @time between '16:00' and '16:30' then '16:00-16:30' 
when @time between '16:30' and '17:00' then '16:30-17:00' 
when @time between '17:00' and '17:30' then '17:00-17:30' 
when @time between '17:30' and '18:00' then '17:30-18:00'
else 'Unknown' END

Return @Return

Also, you were missing an END at the end of your case statement (see END in uppercase above).

Answer 2

Well for starters you need to pass your @variable in each when statement

select @Return = case 
when @time between ('15:00' and '15:30') then '15:00-15:30'
when @time between ('15:30' and '16:00') then '15:30-16:00'
when @time between ('16:00' and '16:30') then '16:00-16:30'
when @time between ('16:00' and '16:30') then '16:00-16:30' 
when @time between ('16:30' and '17:00') then '16:30-17:00' 
when @time between ('17:00' and '17:30') then '17:00-17:30' 
when @time between ('17:30' and '18:00') then '17:30-18:00'
else 'Unknown'

Answer 3

alter FUNCTION [dbo].[fn_GetActivityLogsArranger]
(
    @time AS varchar(30)
)
RETURNS  
varchar(30)AS
BEGIN
declare @Return varchar(30)
select @Return = case 
when @time between '15:00' and '15:30' then '15:00-15:30'
when @time between '15:30' and '16:00' then '15:30-16:00'
when @time between '16:00' and '16:30' then '16:00-16:30'
when @time between '16:00' and '16:30' then '16:00-16:30' 
when @time between '16:30' and '17:00' then '16:30-17:00' 
when @time between '17:00' and '17:30' then '17:00-17:30'
when @time between '17:30' and '18:00' then '17:30-18:00'
else 'Unknown' 
end
Return @Return
end

Answer 4

You need to have the variable in each WHEN clause eg.

case 
    when @time between '15:00' and '15:30' then '15:00-15:30'
    when @time between '15:30' and '16:00' then '15:30-16:00'

Answer 5

case syntax : CASE WHEN Boolean_expression THEN result_expression [ ...n ] [ ELSE else_result_expression ] END

Answer 6

You should not use this function, you should have a table or table valued function of time buckets so you can do a pure join against it. See my other post for an example. The join will outperform by far the approach of calling your function on a row set.