> On Thu, 4 Jul 2013 10:34:21 +0200, "Olaf Kluge" <olaf.kluge@...
> <mailto:olaf.kluge%40satron.de>>
> wrote:
>> for example there are two variables.
>>
>> Var1 = 0
>>
>> Now I would like to negate the Var1 to Var2. If var1 = 0, then should
> Var2
>> =
>> 1 and in the other direction.
>>
>> Ist it possible Var2 = invert(var1)??
>
> Is this just about 0 and 1 or other values as well, if so what is the
> exact transformation you need?
>
> In this specific case, assuming var1 is always 1 or 0 you can use
> BIN_XOR(var1, 1) to achieve the desired effect.

I would generally recommend something along the lines of

CASE WHEN var=0 THEN 1 ELSE 0 END

This will work even if the variable contains unexpected values (I know,
it can't happen...).

Josef