I have table TestTable
ID Name
-------
1 A
1 B
1 C
2 D
2 E
3 F
I want to write a query in SQL Server 2008 which will return
ID Name
----------
1 A,B,C
2 D,E
3 F
Please someone help me to write this query.
I have table TestTable
ID Name
-------
1 A
1 B
1 C
2 D
2 E
3 F
I want to write a query in SQL Server 2008 which will return
ID Name
----------
1 A,B,C
2 D,E
3 F
Please someone help me to write this query.
AFAIK, there is no native way to do so. However, you can use the FOR XML
to do this like so:
SELECT
t1.Id,
STUFF((
SELECT ', ' + t2.name
FROM Table1 t2
WHERE t2.ID = t1.ID
FOR XML PATH (''))
,1,2,'') AS Names
FROM Table1 t1
GROUP BY t1.Id;
This will give you:
| ID | NAMES |
----------------
| 1 | A, B, C |
| 2 | D, E |
| 3 | F |
SQL server 2008 supports this by using Pivot or Unpivot
@ http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms177410(v=sql.105).aspx
try this ::
SELECT a.ID,
SUBSTRING(d.Name,1, LEN(d.Name) - 1) Name
FROM
(
SELECT DISTINCT ID
FROM testTable
) a
CROSS APPLY
(
SELECT [Name] + ', '
FROM testTable AS B
WHERE A.ID = B.ID
FOR XML PATH('')
) D (Name)