How to add '' and , for multiple ID in SQL Server - sql

Question

I am writing a SELECT query that has multiple id, and I have to manually add '','' (e.g '12L','22C').
I have around 2000 id in an Excel sheet.
Is there any quicker way to add '','' to all the ID?
SELECT id, name
FROM table
WHERE id IN ('12L', '22C', 33j, 7k, 44J, 234C)

Answer 1

DECLARE #Ids VARCHAR(MAX) = '12L,22C,33j,7k,44J,234C'
--Your question's answer.
DECLARE #Splitted VARCHAR(MAX) = STUFF((
SELECT CONCAT(',''', value, '''')
FROM string_split(#Ids, ',')
FOR XML PATH('')), 1, 1, '')
SELECT #Splitted
--'12L','22C','33j','7k','44J','234C'
OR simplified
SELECT id, name from table where id in (SELECT value FROM string_split(#Ids, ','))
string_split: for more information docs
concat: for more information docs

Answer 2

Here is a conceptual example for you. It will work in SQL Server 2012 onwards.
It is a three step process:
Convert input string into XML.
Convert XML into a relational resultset inside the CTE.
Join with a DB table.
SQL
-- DDL and sample data population, start
DECLARE #tbl TABLE (ID INT IDENTITY PRIMARY KEY, Code VARCHAR(10), City VARCHAR(50));
INSERT INTO #tbl (Code, City) VALUES
('10T', 'Miami'),
('45L', 'Orlando'),
('50Z', 'Dallas'),
('70W', 'Houston');
-- DDL and sample data population, end
DECLARE #Str VARCHAR(100) = '22C,45L,50Z,105M'
, #separator CHAR(1) = ',';
DECLARE #parameter XML = TRY_CAST('<root><r><![CDATA[' +
REPLACE(#Str, #separator, ']]></r><r><![CDATA[') +
']]></r></root>' AS XML);
;WITH rs AS
(
SELECT c.value('.', 'VARCHAR(10)') AS Code
FROM #parameter.nodes('/root/r/text()') AS t(c)
)
SELECT t.*
FROM #tbl AS t INNER JOIN
rs ON t.Code = rs.Code;

Answer 3

Two alternatives if you're ok doing the transformation outside of SQL.
As one of the comments on your question suggests, you could do this in Excel using this as a formula:
="'" & A1 & "',"
Replace the "A1" with whatever cell your first ID is in. After you enter the formula, click the cell it's in, and there will be a small square on the bottom right. Double click that and it will apply the formula to every cell in the column, automatically shifting the cell reference to match the current row. You can then copy the values from that column and erase the comma at the end.
You could also use an editor that supports regular expression like SSMS, Azure Data Studio, Notepad++, etc and do a Find+Replace:
Paste your IDs in
Hit the replace hotkey (Ctrl+H in all 3 of the ones I listed). There will be an option to enable Regular Expression (SSMS/ADS have a little .* icon, Notepad++ has a labeled radio button). Click it
Find this:
(\w+)
Replace it with this
'$1',
Copy and paste the formatted IDs into your query. Same as above, you'll have to erase the final comma
This will work as long as your IDs are alphanumeric with no spaces, punctuation, etc. If the formatting is more complex, the regex (the (\w+) you search for) will need to be more complex as well. Using this strategy, you could also get rid of the linebreaks by using the regex (\w+)\r\n.

Answer 4

hei, you can use Function CONCATENATE in Excel before you copy those ID in sql.