How to split columns into multiple rows

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How to split columns into multiple rows

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awalsql
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11 Posts

Posted - 2008-06-07 : 20:07:45

SOURCE TABLE
ID DESCRIPTION
1 I am a programmer
2 I am a doctor

Destination Table

ID LINE DESCRIPTION(Varchar10)
1 1 I am a pro
1 2 grammer
2 1 i am a doc
2 2 tor

Please someone help me on this.

visakh16
Very Important crosS Applying yaK Herder

52326 Posts

Posted - 2008-06-08 : 05:08:51

[code]SELECT s.ID,
SUBSTRING(s.DESCRIPTION,v.number * 10+1,10)
FROM SourceTable s
CROSS JOIN master..spt_values v
WHERE v.type'p'
AND SUBSTRING(s.DESCRIPTION,v.number * 10+1,10) IS NOT NULL[/code]

awalsql
Starting Member

11 Posts

Posted - 2008-06-08 : 11:40:13

visakh16,
That was brilliant!! Thanks a lot.

awalsql
Starting Member

11 Posts

Posted - 2008-06-08 : 12:13:53

But how do I get this line number?
ID LINE DESCRIPTION(Varchar10)
1 1 I am a pro
1 2 grammer
2 1 i am a doc
2 2 tor

Thanks

visakh16
Very Important crosS Applying yaK Herder

52326 Posts

Posted - 2008-06-08 : 13:21:00

OOps sorry missed that

SELECT s.ID,
v.number+1 as Line,
SUBSTRING(s.DESCRIPTION,v.number * 10+1,10)
FROM SourceTable s
CROSS JOIN master..spt_values v
WHERE v.type='p'
AND  SUBSTRING(s.DESCRIPTION,v.number * 10+1,10) IS NOT NULL

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