How can I SELECT multiple columns within a CASE WHEN on SQL Server?

Question

I have searched this site extensively but cannot find a solution.

Here is the example of my query:

SELECT 
   ActivityID,

   Hours = (CASE 
                WHEN ActivityTypeID <> 2 THEN
                     FieldName = (Some Aggregate Sub Query),
                     FieldName2 = (Some other aggregate sub query)
                WHEN ActivityTypeID = 2 THEN
                     FieldName = (Some Aggregate Sub Query with diff result),
                     FieldName2 = (Some Other Aggregate Sub Query with diff result)
           END)

obviously I'm leaving out a lot of the query, I just wanted to see if it's possible.

I know I probably could just do the "CASE" twice but figured I would ask...

Answer 1

The problem is that the CASE statement won't work in the way you're trying to use it. You can only use it to switch the value of one field in a query. If I understand what you're trying to do, you might need this:

SELECT 
   ActivityID,
   FieldName = CASE 
                  WHEN ActivityTypeID <> 2 THEN
                      (Some Aggregate Sub Query)
                  ELSE
                     (Some Aggregate Sub Query with diff result)
               END,
   FieldName2 = CASE
                  WHEN ActivityTypeID <> 2 THEN
                      (Some Aggregate Sub Query)
                  ELSE
                     (Some Aggregate Sub Query with diff result)
               END