STRING_SPLIT in SQL Server 2012 - sql

Question

I have this parameter
#ID varchar = '1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17,18,19,20'
I want to do something to split the comma-separated values.
The string_split function doesn't work and I get this error:
The STRING_SPLIT function is available only under compatibility level 130
and I try to alter my database and set the compatibility to 130 but I don't have a permission for this change.

Answer 1

Other approach is to use XML Method with CROSS APPLY to split your Comma Separated Data :
SELECT Split.a.value('.', 'NVARCHAR(MAX)') DATA
FROM
(
SELECT CAST('<X>'+REPLACE(#ID, ',', '</X><X>')+'</X>' AS XML) AS String
) AS A
CROSS APPLY String.nodes('/X') AS Split(a);
Result :
DATA
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
Example :
DECLARE #ID NVARCHAR(300)= '1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17,18,19,20';
DECLARE #Marks NVARCHAR(300)= '0,1,2,5,8,9,4,6,7,3,5,2,7,1,9,4,0,2,5,0';
DECLARE #StudentsMark TABLE
(id NVARCHAR(300),
marks NVARCHAR(300)
);
--insert into #StudentsMark
;WITH CTE
AS (
SELECT Split.a.value('.', 'NVARCHAR(MAX)') id,
ROW_NUMBER() OVER(ORDER BY
(
SELECT NULL
)) RN
FROM
(
SELECT CAST('<X>'+REPLACE(#ID, ',', '</X><X>')+'</X>' AS XML) AS String
) AS A
CROSS APPLY String.nodes('/X') AS Split(a)),
CTE1
AS (
SELECT Split.a.value('.', 'NVARCHAR(MAX)') marks,
ROW_NUMBER() OVER(ORDER BY
(
SELECT NULL
)) RN
FROM
(
SELECT CAST('<X>'+REPLACE(#Marks, ',', '</X><X>')+'</X>' AS XML) AS String
) AS A
CROSS APPLY String.nodes('/X') AS Split(a))
INSERT INTO #StudentsMark
SELECT C.id,
C1.marks
FROM CTE C
LEFT JOIN CTE1 C1 ON C1.RN = C.RN;
SELECT *
FROM #StudentsMark;

Answer 2

Inline function based on Yogesh Sharma and Salman A answers:
Create FUNCTION [dbo].[fn_split_string]
(
#string nvarchar(max),
#delimiter nvarchar(max)
)
/*
The same as STRING_SPLIT for compatibility level < 130
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/sql/t-sql/functions/string-split-transact-sql?view=sql-server-ver15
*/
RETURNS TABLE AS RETURN
(
SELECT
--ROW_NUMBER ( ) over(order by (select 0)) AS id -- intuitive, but not correect
Split.a.value('let $n := . return count(../*[. << $n]) + 1', 'int') AS id
, Split.a.value('.', 'NVARCHAR(MAX)') AS value
FROM
(
SELECT CAST('<X>'+REPLACE(#string, #delimiter, '</X><X>')+'</X>' AS XML) AS String
) AS a
CROSS APPLY String.nodes('/X') AS Split(a)
)
Example:
DECLARE #ID NVARCHAR(300)= 'abc,d,e,f,g';
select * from fn_split_string(#ID,',')
-- If you need exactly string_split functionality (without id column):
select value from fn_split_string(#ID,',')

Answer 3

Another approach would be to use CHARINDEX and SUBSTRING in a WHILE:
DECLARE #IDs VARCHAR(500);
DECLARE #Number VARCHAR(500);
DECLARE #charSpliter CHAR;
SET #charSpliter = ',';
SET #IDs = '1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17,18,19,20' + #charSpliter;
WHILE CHARINDEX(#charSpliter, #IDs) > 0
BEGIN
SET #Number = SUBSTRING(#IDs, 0, CHARINDEX(#charSpliter, #IDs));
SET #IDs = SUBSTRING(#IDs, CHARINDEX(#charSpliter, #IDs) + 1, LEN(#IDs));
PRINT #Number;
END;

Answer 4

Alternate function to String_Split for older versions of SQL Server
Create this Function in your Database
Create Function dbo.Test_Split( #string varchar(4000))
Returns
#Result Table (value varchar(100))
As
Begin
declare #len int, #loc int = 1
While #loc <= len(#string)
Begin
Set #len = CHARINDEX(',', #string, #loc) - #loc
If #Len < 0 Set #Len = len(#string)
Insert Into #Result Values (SUBSTRING(#string,#loc,#len))
Set #loc = #loc + #len + 1
End
Return
End
How to Use
Select
*
From
dbo.Test_Split('First,Second,Third,Fourth')

Answer 5

For those looking how to transform multi-line text into rows, here is a code based on the answer:
declare #text varchar(max) = 'line0
line1
line2'
select split.a.value('.', 'nvarchar(max)') data
from
(
select cast('<x>' + replace(#text, char(13) + char(10), '</x><x>') + '</x>' as xml) as string
) as a
cross apply string.nodes('/x') as split(a)

Answer 6

Thank you al3x-m.
i create this function for reused in many time.
CREATE FUNCTION STRING_SPLIT_POLYFILL2016 (
#string NVARCHAR(4000)
,#separator NVARCHAR(4000)
)
RETURNS #T TABLE (ColName VARCHAR(4000))
AS
BEGIN
/*
pitt phunsanit
polyfill of STRING_SPLIT in SQL Server 2016
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/sql/t-sql/functions/string-split-transact-sql?view=sql-server-ver15
https://stackoverflow.com/questions/46902892/string-split-in-sql-server-2012
*/
DECLARE #Number VARCHAR(4000);
SET #string = #string + #separator;
WHILE CHARINDEX(#separator, #string) > 0
BEGIN
SET #Number = SUBSTRING(#string, 0, CHARINDEX(#separator, #string));
SET #string = SUBSTRING(#string, CHARINDEX(#separator, #string) + 1, LEN(#string));
INSERT INTO #T (ColName)
VALUES (#Number)
END
RETURN
END
-- DEMO
DECLARE #IDS NVARCHAR(4000)
SET #IDS = 'pitt,phunsanit,01,02,03,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,พิชญ์,พันธุ์สนิท'
SELECT *
FROM STRING_SPLIT_POLYFILL2016(#IDS, ',')
Live demo on dbfiddle

Answer 7

A little variation of #Al3x_M's polyfill, when it is not possible to change the database compatibility level : I use a TABLE variable to store the list of value, for using them later in another query:
DECLARE #IDs VARCHAR(500);
SET #IDs = '1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17,18,19,2a0' ;
declare #list TABLE (id int);
DECLARE #Number int, #idx int
DECLARE #charSpliter CHAR;
SET #charSpliter = ','
SET #IDs = #IDs + #charSpliter;
set #idx = 0
WHILE (1 = 1)
BEGIN
set #idx = CHARINDEX(#charSpliter, #IDs)
if (#idx is NULL or #idx <= 0) break;
BEGIN TRY
SET #Number = SUBSTRING(#IDs, 0, #idx)
SET #IDs = SUBSTRING(#IDs, #idx + 1, LEN(#IDs))
insert #list select convert(int, #Number)
END TRY
BEGIN CATCH
break
END CATCH
END
-- #list available for the next query...
select * from #list

Answer 8

Add a another method to split string. It is faster I used. especially to split log string. more information please refer: https://sqlperformance.com/2012/07/t-sql-queries/split-strings
create FUNCTION [dbo].[UFN_STRING_SPLIT]
(
#List NVARCHAR(MAX),
#Delimiter NVARCHAR(255)
)
RETURNS TABLE
WITH SCHEMABINDING
AS
RETURN
(
SELECT Item = y.i.value('(./text())[1]', 'nvarchar(max)')
FROM
(
SELECT x = CONVERT(XML, '<i>'
+ REPLACE(#List, #Delimiter, '</i><i>')
+ '</i>').query('.')
) AS a
CROSS APPLY x.nodes('i') AS y(i)
);
test code:
declare #sql nvarchar(max)
set #sql 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select * from dbo.STRING_SPLIT(#sql,',')

Answer 9

If your database compatibility level is lower than 130, SQL Server will not be able to find and execute STRING_SPLIT function. You can change a compatibility level of database using the following command:
ALTER DATABASE DatabaseName SET COMPATIBILITY_LEVEL = 130
Note that compatibility level 120 might be default even in new Azure SQL Databases.
For reference:
Version - Highest Compatibility Level - Lowest Available Level
SQL 2017 - 140 - 100
SQL 2016 - 130 - 100
SQL 2014 - 120 - 100
SQL 2012 - 110 - 90
SQL 2008 - 100 - 80
SQL 2005 - 90 - 80
SQL 2000 - 80 - 80
Also, check your syntax as well like:
SELECT Value FROM STRING_SPLIT('Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet.', ' ');

Answer 10

You Can try this function
CREATE FUNCTION [dbo].[fnSplitString]
(
#string NVARCHAR(MAX),
#delimiter CHAR(1)
)
RETURNS #output TABLE(splitdata NVARCHAR(MAX)
)
BEGIN
DECLARE #start INT, #end INT
SELECT #start = 1, #end = CHARINDEX(#delimiter, #string)
WHILE #start < LEN(#string) + 1 BEGIN
IF #end = 0
SET #end = LEN(#string) + 1
INSERT INTO #output (splitdata)
VALUES(SUBSTRING(#string, #start, #end - #start))
SET #start = #end + 1
SET #end = CHARINDEX(#delimiter, #string, #start)
END
RETURN
END
EXAMPLE
DECLARE #StringArray VARCHAR(max)
Set #StringArray= 'a,b,c,d,f';
select * from dbo.fnSplitString(#StringArray,',')

Answer 11

I made this as a quick and dirty substitute using the table approach so the end user can select which of the sections they want. The original string can be used in a join or the individual row selected for a scalar result. Tested in
Microsoft SQL Server 2012 (SP4-OD) (KB4091266) - 11.0.7469.6 (X64) Feb 28 2018 17:47:20 Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation Enterprise Edition (64-bit) on Windows NT 6.3 (Build 9600: ) (Hypervisor)
SET QUOTED_IDENTIFIER ON;
SET ANSI_NULLS ON;
GO
Create FUNCTION dbo.StringSplit2012
(
#OriginalString VARCHAR(500)
,#Separator VARCHAR(6)
)
RETURNS #Sections TABLE
(
OriginalString VARCHAR(500) NOT NULL
,StringSection VARCHAR(500) NULL
,SectionNumber INT
)
AS
BEGIN
DECLARE #SectionCount INT;
DECLARE #LoopCounter INT = 1;
DECLARE #RemainingString VARCHAR(500);
DECLARE #CurrentSection VARCHAR(500);
SET #SectionCount =
LEN (#OriginalString) - LEN (REPLACE (#OriginalString, #Separator, ''));
IF #SectionCount = 0
BEGIN
INSERT INTO
#Sections
(
OriginalString
,StringSection
,SectionNumber
)
VALUES
(#OriginalString -- OriginalString - varchar(500)
,#OriginalString -- StringSection - varchar(500)
,1 -- SectionNumber - int
);
END;
ELSE
BEGIN
SET #RemainingString = #OriginalString;
DECLARE #SectionStart INT;
DECLARE #SectionLength INT;
WHILE #LoopCounter <= #SectionCount
BEGIN
SET #SectionStart = 1;
SET #SectionLength = CHARINDEX (#Separator, #RemainingString);
SET #CurrentSection = LEFT(#RemainingString, #SectionLength - 1);
INSERT INTO
#Sections
(
OriginalString
,StringSection
,SectionNumber
)
VALUES
(#OriginalString
,#CurrentSection
,#LoopCounter -- SectionNumber - int
);
SET #RemainingString =
RIGHT(#RemainingString, LEN (#RemainingString) - #SectionLength);
SET #LoopCounter = #LoopCounter + 1;
END;
DECLARE #TotalParsedLength INT =
(
SELECT SUM ( LEN (s.StringSection)) FROM #Sections AS s
) + #SectionCount;
SET #CurrentSection =
RIGHT(#RemainingString, LEN (#OriginalString) - #TotalParsedLength);
INSERT INTO
#Sections
(
OriginalString
,StringSection
,SectionNumber
)
VALUES
(#OriginalString
,#CurrentSection
,#LoopCounter -- SectionNumber - int
);
END;
RETURN;
END;
GO
I hope this saves someone some time. I use STRING_SPLIT in the function I created to give me the package name from a job step's command, and it blew up when I moved to my 2012 server. So I wrote my own. (Like ya do!)
Joey Morgan
BI/Integrations Developer III
Aspen Dental Management, Inc
Syracuse, NY