Question

Hi Dear All My friends,

I want to ask one thing about sql cross tab function.Currently, I am using sql 2008 express version and my table structure is like below.

UserID     Str_Value
1             A
1             B
1             C
2             A
2             B
3             D
3             E

I want to get like this .

UserID     Str_Value
1             A,B,C
2             A,B
3             D,E

I don’t want to use cursor.Is there any function for that one?
Please give me the right way.I really appreciate it.

Thanks.

Best Regards,

Chong

Answer 1

Hope this helps. You can comment ORDER BY T1.Str_Value if not needed and set the nvarchar(500) size as required

SELECT DISTINCT T1.UserId,
Stuff(
      (SELECT N', ' + T2.Str_Value 
       FROM t T2
       WHERE T2.userId = T1.userid
       ORDER BY T2.Str_Value
       FOR XML PATH(''),TYPE).value('text()[1]','nvarchar(500)'),1,2,N'') 
        AS Str_Value
FROM t T1