# Named query if else

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/named-query-if-else/19360>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Tags:** database\
**Created:** [August 22, 2018, 1:16pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/named-query-if-else/19360 "2018-08-22T13:16:20Z")\
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**Author:** ![corinne.decan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a6a055/32.png) [@corinne.decan](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/corinne.decan)\
**Post date:** [August 22, 2018, 1:16pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/named-query-if-else/19360/1 "2018-08-22T13:16:20Z")

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Hello  
Is it possible to use If else in named queries?

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**Author:** ![pturmel](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/pturmel/32/3295_2.png) [@pturmel](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/pturmel)\
**Post date:** [August 22, 2018, 1:35pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/named-query-if-else/19360/2 "2018-08-22T13:35:13Z")

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Named queries accept the same SQL syntax that legacy queries accept. Meaning, whatever syntax your database allows. Ignition doesn’t execute SQL itself.