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tsaliki
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19 Posts

Posted - 2012-10-09 : 08:17:55
have a table like below:

create table testjob

(

jobid int,
jobname varchar(100),
time float,
name varchar(50)
)

insert into testjob values ( 1001,'java work',4.5,'arjun')
insert into testjob values ( 1005,'sql work',10,'arjun')
insert into testjob values ( 1010,'.net work',7.5,'arjun')
insert into testjob values ( 1040,'java work',5.5,'ravi')
insert into testjob values ( 1023,'php work',2.5,'arjun')
insert into testjob values ( 1027,'.net work',3.5,'ravi')


i have a query as below:


select jobname from testjob where jobid in (select items from dbo.split('1001,1005',','))

the output is as below:

Jobname

Javawork
sql work

Instead i want the output beside like this : i.e i want it side by side.

Jobname

Javawork,sqlwork

sql-programmers
Posting Yak Master

190 Posts

Posted - 2012-10-09 : 08:40:20
Hi Try This,

SELECT (SELECT CAST(a.jobname AS VARCHAR) + ','
FROM testjob a WHERE a.jobid in (select items from dbo.split('1001,1005',','))
FOR
XML PATH('') ) AS jobname




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bandi
Master Smack Fu Yak Hacker

2242 Posts

Posted - 2012-10-09 : 08:42:12

;With cte as (SELECT jobname from testjob where jobid in (select items from dbo.split('1001,1005',',')))
SELECT STUFF(
(SELECT ',' + c.jobname
FROM cte c
FOR XML PATH('')),1,1,'') AS CSV


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visakh16
Very Important crosS Applying yaK Herder

52326 Posts

Posted - 2012-10-09 : 23:17:18
quote:
Originally posted by sql-programmers

Hi Try This,

SELECT (SELECT CAST(a.jobname AS VARCHAR(100)) + ','
FROM testjob a WHERE a.jobid in (select items from dbo.split('1001,1005',','))
FOR
XML PATH('') ) AS jobname




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Always specify a length while casting to character datatype

see

http://visakhm.blogspot.com/2010/02/importance-of-specifying-length-in.html

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