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In your example of IF THEN .. ELSE IF ...ELSE IF with the states. How does IF THEN ELSE compare to the SELECT (state) statement?
SELECT is simply a different way to handle multiple IF THEN statements. Process times should be similar. If you are working with a production job, it is recommended that you do benchmarking to confirm.
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