SQL: sum 3 columns when one column has a null value?

Question

SELECT 
    sum(TotalHoursM)
          + (TotalHoursT)
          + (TotalHoursW)
          + (TotalHoursTH)
          + (TotalHoursF) 
          AS TOTAL
FROM LeaveR         


        

Answer 1

Just for reference, the equivalent statement for MySQL is: IFNull(Column,0).

This statement evaluates as the column value if not null, otherwise it is evaluated as 0.