Changing the format for a SQL Server query

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Changing the format for a SQL Server query

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MickeyD
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Posted - 2006-04-03 : 13:15:37

Hi,

I have to generate a daily report of survey answers by users? My question is there a way to reformat the query so it generates a table or report with it showing the rows as columns instead.

Here is my initial query.

SELECT

dbo.Reporting_SurveyAnswers.DateCreated AS DateCreated

,dbo.Reporting_SurveyAnswers.questionid AS QuestionID

,dbo.Reporting_SurveyAnswers.surveyid AS SurveyID

,dbo.Reporting_SurveyQuestions.ordernumber AS OrderNumber

,dbo.Reporting_SurveyAnswers.userid AS UserID

,dbo.Reporting_User.LastName1 AS LastName

,dbo.Reporting_User.FirstName AS FirstName

,dbo.Reporting_SurveyQuestions.QuestionText AS QuestionText

,dbo.Reporting_SurveyAnswers.QuestionAnswer AS QuestionAnswer

FROM

dbo.Reporting_Surveys

INNER JOIN dbo.Reporting_SurveyQuestions

ON dbo.Reporting_Surveys.surveyid = dbo.Reporting_SurveyQuestions.surveyid

INNER JOIN dbo.Reporting_SurveyAnswers

ON dbo.Reporting_SurveyQuestions.QuestionID = dbo.Reporting_SurveyAnswers.QuestionID

INNER JOIN dbo.uvwReporting_User

ON dbo.Reporting_SurveyAnswers.userid = dbo.uvReporting_User.userid

WHERE

dbo.uvReporting_SurveyAnswers.surveyid = 1125

Order by dbo.Reporting_SurveyAnswers.DateCreated

,dbo.Reporting_SurveyQuestions.ordernumber

Select

dbo.Reporting_SurveyQuestions.ordernumber AS OrderNumber

, dbo dbo.Reporting_SurveyQuestions.QuestionText AS QuestionText

To complicate matters, some of the users did not answer some of the questions and some of the questions are duplicated in the rows because the database assigned them one answer each.

Example. Question 18 says "Name all the industries you have worked in. Check all that apply.

What happens is lets say the user checks 4 different boxes. In the query results, it will show 4 rows with question 18 with each answer they checked off.

Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks

The Accidental Tourist

MichaelP
Jedi Yak

2489 Posts

Posted - 2006-04-03 : 13:42:24

Do a search for Crosstab or dynamic crosstab on the main site or in the forum. That should point you in the right direction.

Michael

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MickeyD
Starting Member

4 Posts

Posted - 2006-04-03 : 13:52:53

Hi MichaelP.

Thanks. BTW, I accidentally added these 2 syntax lines at the bottom of my query by mistake.

Select

dbo.Reporting_SurveyQuestions.ordernumber AS OrderNumber

, dbo dbo.Reporting_SurveyQuestions.QuestionText AS QuestionT

Should be disregarded.

I am checking the cross-tab but I am still fuzzy how to integrate it within my query.

The Accidental Tourist

madhivanan
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22864 Posts

Posted - 2006-04-04 : 02:01:02

Refer this also
http://weblogs.sqlteam.com/jeffs/archive/2005/05.aspx

Madhivanan

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