Question

the sql query :

SELECT coloumn1
FROM tablex
WHERE id=10
and state='COL'

lets assume the above query retuns the following

coloumn1
---------
abc
def
geh
ijk

i need the result to be like this

coloumn1
---------
abc, def, geh, ijk

OR

coloumn1
---------
abc<br/>def<br/>geh<br/>ijk

how can achive a result set like the above?
PLZ!help.

Answer 1

Try this –

DECLARE @varr nvarchar(1000)

SELECT 
    @varr = COALESCE(@varr + ',', '') + column1
FROM 
    tablex
WHERE
     id=10 
     and state='COL' 

PRINT @varr