Question

I have a table with columns say col1, col2, col3. The table has many rows in it.

Let’s assume val1, val2, val3 is one such row. I want to get the result as

Col1, Val1
Col2, Val2
Col3, Val3

That is 3 rows – one for each column and its value.

I am using SQL Server 2008. I read about pivots. Are pivots a way to solve this problem? Can someone route me to some examples or solutions how to solve this problem?

Thanks a lot

Answer 1

Maybe something like this:

Test data

DECLARE @T TABLE(Col1 INT, Col2 INT, Col3 INT)
INSERT INTO @T
VALUES (1,1,1)

Query

SELECT
    *
FROM
(
    SELECT
        t.Col1,
        t.Col2,
        t.Col3
    FROM
        @T AS t
) AS SourceTable
UNPIVOT
(
    Value FOR Col IN
    (Col1,Col2,Col3)
) AS unpvt

Output

1   Col1
1   Col2
1   Col3