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table construction by logic

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gsrinivas.
Yak Posting Veteran

56 Posts

Posted - 2009-06-01 : 12:09:25

hello all,
i have a table which has 2 columns ,
1.parent table name 2.child table name

now i want to make a new table.
ok i will show input and output tables.

parent child
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A B
B C
B D
C E
F G

default the out put table has all the values are null.
after processing ,the output table should be

A B C E
A B D null
F G null null

now what is the solution for this?
please help me.
the solution may be a procedure or a query

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note : here, A,B,C,D.... are tablenames
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DonAtWork
Master Smack Fu Yak Hacker

2167 Posts

Posted - 2009-06-01 : 12:28:29

Homework? Interview question?

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