QRY question: If field1 is null then field2

Is there a way to create a column that will show the
value of field1 unless field1 is null in which case it
will show the value of field2? I do it all the time in
Access but can't seem to figure out if SQL Server can do
it as well. Any help or suggestions are geratly
appreciatd!
Here is how I do it in MS Access:
SELECT IIf([Field1] Is Null,[Field2],[Field1]) AS [Output]
FROM [Table];
Dan,
In SQL Server, you can write
CASE WHEN Field1 IS NULL THEN Field2 ELSE Field1 END AS [Output]
Since this particular need comes up often, there is a shorthand form:
COALESCE(Field1, Field2) AS [Output]
Steve Kass
Drew University
Dan wrote:

>Is there a way to create a column that will show the
>value of field1 unless field1 is null in which case it
>will show the value of field2? I do it all the time in
>Access but can't seem to figure out if SQL Server can do
>it as well. Any help or suggestions are geratly
>appreciatd!
>Here is how I do it in MS Access:
>SELECT IIf([Field1] Is Null,[Field2],[Field1]) AS [Output]
>FROM [Table];
>