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waterduck
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982 Posts

Posted - 2013-12-22 : 22:52:40

[code]
declare @x xml
set @x =
'<table>
<tr>
<td>col1</td>
<td>col2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>100</td>
<td>200</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>300</td>
<td>400</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
</table>
'

/*desired output in table
col1 | col2
100 | 200
|
300 | 400
|*/

--failed query
select r.value('.','varchar(100)'), r1.value('.','varchar(100)')
from @x.nodes('table') as m(c)
cross apply m.c.nodes('tr') as x(r)
cross apply x.r.nodes('td') as x1(r1)
[/code]

SwePeso
Patron Saint of Lost Yaks

30421 Posts

Posted - 2013-12-23 : 08:03:39

[code]declare @x xml
set @x =
'<table>
<tr>
<td>col1</td>
<td>col2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>100</td>
<td>200</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>300</td>
<td>400</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
</table>
'

/*desired output in table
col1 | col2
100 | 200
|
300 | 400
|*/

SELECT n.value('(td[1])', 'VARCHAR(20)') AS Col1,
n.value('(td[2])', 'VARCHAR(20)') AS Col2
FROM @x.nodes('(/table/tr)') AS x(n)[/code]

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