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/* | |
sql transform this result | |
A, 1, q | |
A, 2, r | |
A, 3, x | |
B, 1, q | |
B, 2, q | |
to this | |
A, [1,2,3], [q,r,x] | |
B, [1,2], [q] | |
*/ | |
DECLARE @Temp TABLE ([Group] NVARCHAR(1), Number INT, Letter NVARCHAR(1)) | |
INSERT INTO @Temp VALUES ('A', 1, 'q') | |
INSERT INTO @Temp VALUES ('A', 2, 'r') | |
INSERT INTO @Temp VALUES ('A', 3, 'x') | |
INSERT INTO @Temp VALUES ('B', 1, 'q') | |
INSERT INTO @Temp VALUES ('B', 2, 'q') | |
INSERT INTO @Temp VALUES ('C', 2, 'q') | |
INSERT INTO @Temp VALUES ('C', 2, 'x') | |
INSERT INTO @Temp VALUES ('C', 3, 'x') | |
INSERT INTO @Temp VALUES ('C', 4, 'y') | |
INSERT INTO @Temp VALUES ('C', 5, 'z') | |
/* SOLUTION 1 - Trailing Commas */ | |
SELECT DISTINCT [Group], | |
('[' + (SELECT DISTINCT CONVERT(NVARCHAR(2), Number) + ',' AS [text()] | |
FROM @Temp T1 | |
WHERE | |
T1.[Group] = T2.[Group] | |
FOR XML PATH('')) + ']') [Numbers], | |
('[' + (SELECT DISTINCT CONVERT(NVARCHAR(2), Letter) + ', ' AS [text()] | |
FROM @Temp T1 | |
WHERE | |
T1.[Group] = T2.[Group] | |
FOR XML PATH('')) + ']') [Letters] | |
FROM | |
@Temp T2 | |
/* SOLUTION 2 - No Trailing Commas */ | |
DECLARE @MaxAllowed INT = 100 | |
SELECT DISTINCT [Group], | |
'[' + | |
(SELECT STUFF(( | |
SELECT DISTINCT TOP (@MaxAllowed) | |
', ', CONVERT(NVARCHAR(2), Number) AS 'data()' | |
FROM | |
@Temp T1 | |
WHERE | |
T1.[Group] = T2.[Group] | |
FOR XML PATH('')), 1, 2, '')) + ']' [Numbers], | |
'[' + | |
(SELECT STUFF(( | |
SELECT DISTINCT TOP (@MaxAllowed) | |
', ', CONVERT(NVARCHAR(2), Letter) AS 'data()' | |
FROM | |
@Temp T1 | |
WHERE | |
T1.[Group] = T2.[Group] | |
FOR XML PATH('')), 1, 2, '')) + ']' [Letters] | |
FROM | |
@Temp T2 | |
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