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michaelgr
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9 Posts

Posted - 2009-10-26 : 03:10:13
Hello,
I have a database with date column (equipmenttime).
I want to sort the results by dates but the sorting will be to columns (in the result).
The query has to calculate something by month (the sorting to months will be to columns in the results).

for example :
select *
from database
group by month(equipmenttime)

but this grouping groups the results to rows in the results but i need it to be to columns.
I thought to do it by case when month(equipmenttime)="july" then......
but it need to do it to all the months and i have 2 columns per month.
Is there any easier way?

khtan
In (Som, Ni, Yak)

17689 Posts

Posted - 2009-10-26 : 03:16:04
check out PIVOT operator in Books OnLine


KH
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