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-- CSV string from table
Author Nigel Rivett
declare @table table (i int, make varchar(10), model varchar(10))
insert @table select 1, 'Honda', 'Accord'
insert @table select 2, 'Honda', 'Civic'
insert @table select 3, 'Ford', 'Fiesta'
insert @table select 4, 'Ford', 'Focus'
insert @table select 5, 'Ford', 'Granada'
select csvstr = (
select ';' + model
from @table
for xml path('')
)
result
csvstr
-----------------------------------
;Accord;Civic;Fiesta;Focus;Granada
select csvstr = stuff (
(
select ';' + model
from @table
for xml path('')
)
,1,1,'')
result
csvstr
-----------------------------------
Accord;Civic;Fiesta;Focus;Granada
select make,
csvstr = stuff (
(
select ';' + model
from @table t2 where t.make = t2.make
for xml path('')
)
,1,1,'')
from (select distinct make from @table) t
result
make csvstr
---------- ---------------------
Ford Fiesta;Focus;Granada
Honda Accord;Civic
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