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How do I simply switch columns with rows in SQL?
Is there any simple command to transpose?
ie turn this result:
Paul | John | Tim | Eric
Red 1 5 1 3
Green 8 4 3 5
Blue 2 2 9 1
into this:
Red | Green | Blue
Paul 1 8 2
John 5 4 2
Tim 1 3 9
Eric 3 5 1
PIVOT seems too complex for this scenario.
There are several ways that you can transform this data. In your original post, you stated that PIVOT seems too complex for this scenario, but it can be applied very easily using both the UNPIVOT and PIVOT functions in SQL Server.
However, if you do not have access to those functions this can be replicated using UNION ALL to UNPIVOT and then an aggregate function with a CASE statement to PIVOT:
Create Table:
CREATE TABLE yourTable([color] varchar(5), [Paul] int, [John] int, [Tim] int, [Eric] int);
INSERT INTO yourTable
([color], [Paul], [John], [Tim], [Eric])
VALUES
('Red', 1, 5, 1, 3),
('Green', 8, 4, 3, 5),
('Blue', 2, 2, 9, 1);
Union All, Aggregate and CASE Version:
select name,
sum(case when color = 'Red' then value else 0 end) Red,
sum(case when color = 'Green' then value else 0 end) Green,
sum(case when color = 'Blue' then value else 0 end) Blue
from
(
select color, Paul value, 'Paul' name
from yourTable
union all
select color, John value, 'John' name
from yourTable
union all
select color, Tim value, 'Tim' name
from yourTable
union all
select color, Eric value, 'Eric' name
from yourTable
) src
group by name
See SQL Fiddle with Demo
The UNION ALL performs the UNPIVOT of the data by transforming the columns Paul, John, Tim, Eric into separate rows. Then you apply the aggregate function sum() with the case statement to get the new columns for each color.
Unpivot and Pivot Static Version:
Both the UNPIVOT and PIVOT functions in SQL server make this transformation much easier. If you know all of the values that you want to transform, you can hard-code them into a static version to get the result:
select name, [Red], [Green], [Blue]
from
(
select color, name, value
from yourtable
unpivot
(
value for name in (Paul, John, Tim, Eric)
) unpiv
) src
pivot
(
sum(value)
for color in ([Red], [Green], [Blue])
) piv
See SQL Fiddle with Demo
The inner query with the UNPIVOT performs the same function as the UNION ALL. It takes the list of columns and turns it into rows, the PIVOT then performs the final transformation into columns.
Dynamic Pivot Version:
If you have an unknown number of columns (Paul, John, Tim, Eric in your example) and then an unknown number of colors to transform you can use dynamic sql to generate the list to UNPIVOT and then PIVOT:
DECLARE #colsUnpivot AS NVARCHAR(MAX),
#query AS NVARCHAR(MAX),
#colsPivot as NVARCHAR(MAX)
select #colsUnpivot = stuff((select ','+quotename(C.name)
from sys.columns as C
where C.object_id = object_id('yourtable') and
C.name <> 'color'
for xml path('')), 1, 1, '')
select #colsPivot = STUFF((SELECT ','
+ quotename(color)
from yourtable t
FOR XML PATH(''), TYPE
).value('.', 'NVARCHAR(MAX)')
,1,1,'')
set #query
= 'select name, '+#colsPivot+'
from
(
select color, name, value
from yourtable
unpivot
(
value for name in ('+#colsUnpivot+')
) unpiv
) src
pivot
(
sum(value)
for color in ('+#colsPivot+')
) piv'
exec(#query)
See SQL Fiddle with Demo
The dynamic version queries both yourtable and then the sys.columns table to generate the list of items to UNPIVOT and PIVOT. This is then added to a query string to be executed. The plus of the dynamic version is if you have a changing list of colors and/or names this will generate the list at run-time.
All three queries will produce the same result:
| NAME | RED | GREEN | BLUE |
-----------------------------
| Eric | 3 | 5 | 1 |
| John | 5 | 4 | 2 |
| Paul | 1 | 8 | 2 |
| Tim | 1 | 3 | 9 |
This normally requires you to know ALL the column AND row labels beforehand. As you can see in the query below, the labels are all listed in their entirely in both the UNPIVOT and the (re)PIVOT operations.
MS SQL Server 2012 Schema Setup:
create table tbl (
color varchar(10), Paul int, John int, Tim int, Eric int);
insert tbl select
'Red' ,1 ,5 ,1 ,3 union all select
'Green' ,8 ,4 ,3 ,5 union all select
'Blue' ,2 ,2 ,9 ,1;
Query 1:
select *
from tbl
unpivot (value for name in ([Paul],[John],[Tim],[Eric])) up
pivot (max(value) for color in ([Red],[Green],[Blue])) p
Results:
| NAME | RED | GREEN | BLUE |
-----------------------------
| Eric | 3 | 5 | 1 |
| John | 5 | 4 | 2 |
| Paul | 1 | 8 | 2 |
| Tim | 1 | 3 | 9 |
Additional Notes:
Given a table name, you can determine all the column names from sys.columns or FOR XML trickery using local-name().
You can also build up the list of distinct colors (or values for one column) using FOR XML.
The above can be combined into a dynamic sql batch to handle any table.
I'd like to point out few more solutions to transposing columns and rows in SQL.
The first one is - using CURSOR. Although the general consensus in the professional community is to stay away from SQL Server Cursors, there are still instances whereby the use of cursors is recommended. Anyway, Cursors present us with another option to transpose rows into columns.
Vertical expansion
Similar to the PIVOT, the cursor has the dynamic capability to append more rows as your dataset expands to include more policy numbers.
Horizontal expansion
Unlike the PIVOT, the cursor excels in this area as it is able to expand to include newly added document, without altering the script.
Performance breakdown
The major limitation of transposing rows into columns using CURSOR is a disadvantage that is linked to using cursors in general – they come at significant performance cost. This is because the Cursor generates a separate query for each FETCH NEXT operation.
Another solution of transposing rows into columns is by using XML.
The XML solution to transposing rows into columns is basically an optimal version of the PIVOT in that it addresses the dynamic column limitation.
The XML version of the script addresses this limitation by using a combination of XML Path, dynamic T-SQL and some built-in functions (i.e. STUFF, QUOTENAME).
Vertical expansion
Similar to the PIVOT and the Cursor, newly added policies are able to be retrieved in the XML version of the script without altering the original script.
Horizontal expansion
Unlike the PIVOT, newly added documents can be displayed without altering the script.
Performance breakdown
In terms of IO, the statistics of the XML version of the script is almost similar to the PIVOT – the only difference is that the XML has a second scan of dtTranspose table but this time from a logical read – data cache.
You can find some more about these solutions (including some actual T-SQL exmaples) in this article:
https://www.sqlshack.com/multiple-options-to-transposing-rows-into-columns/
Based on this solution from bluefeet here is a stored procedure that uses dynamic sql to generate the transposed table. It requires that all the fields are numeric except for the transposed column (the column that will be the header in the resulting table):
/****** Object: StoredProcedure [dbo].[SQLTranspose] Script Date: 11/10/2015 7:08:02 PM ******/
SET ANSI_NULLS ON
GO
SET QUOTED_IDENTIFIER ON
GO
-- =============================================
-- Author: Paco Zarate
-- Create date: 2015-11-10
-- Description: SQLTranspose dynamically changes a table to show rows as headers. It needs that all the values are numeric except for the field using for transposing.
-- Parameters: #TableName - Table to transpose
-- #FieldNameTranspose - Column that will be the new headers
-- Usage: exec SQLTranspose <table>, <FieldToTranspose>
-- =============================================
ALTER PROCEDURE [dbo].[SQLTranspose]
-- Add the parameters for the stored procedure here
#TableName NVarchar(MAX) = '',
#FieldNameTranspose NVarchar(MAX) = ''
AS
BEGIN
-- SET NOCOUNT ON added to prevent extra result sets from
-- interfering with SELECT statements.
SET NOCOUNT ON;
DECLARE #colsUnpivot AS NVARCHAR(MAX),
#query AS NVARCHAR(MAX),
#queryPivot AS NVARCHAR(MAX),
#colsPivot as NVARCHAR(MAX),
#columnToPivot as NVARCHAR(MAX),
#tableToPivot as NVARCHAR(MAX),
#colsResult as xml
select #tableToPivot = #TableName;
select #columnToPivot = #FieldNameTranspose
select #colsUnpivot = stuff((select ','+quotename(C.name)
from sys.columns as C
where C.object_id = object_id(#tableToPivot) and
C.name <> #columnToPivot
for xml path('')), 1, 1, '')
set #queryPivot = 'SELECT #colsResult = (SELECT '',''
+ quotename('+#columnToPivot+')
from '+#tableToPivot+' t
where '+#columnToPivot+' <> ''''
FOR XML PATH(''''), TYPE)'
exec sp_executesql #queryPivot, N'#colsResult xml out', #colsResult out
select #colsPivot = STUFF(#colsResult.value('.', 'NVARCHAR(MAX)'),1,1,'')
set #query
= 'select name, rowid, '+#colsPivot+'
from
(
select '+#columnToPivot+' , name, value, ROW_NUMBER() over (partition by '+#columnToPivot+' order by '+#columnToPivot+') as rowid
from '+#tableToPivot+'
unpivot
(
value for name in ('+#colsUnpivot+')
) unpiv
) src
pivot
(
sum(value)
for '+#columnToPivot+' in ('+#colsPivot+')
) piv
order by rowid'
exec(#query)
END
You can test it with the table provided with this command:
exec SQLTranspose 'yourTable', 'color'
I'm doing UnPivot first and storing the results in CTE and using the CTE in Pivot operation.
Demo
with cte as
(
select 'Paul' as Name, color, Paul as Value
from yourTable
union all
select 'John' as Name, color, John as Value
from yourTable
union all
select 'Tim' as Name, color, Tim as Value
from yourTable
union all
select 'Eric' as Name, color, Eric as Value
from yourTable
)
select Name, [Red], [Green], [Blue]
from
(
select *
from cte
) as src
pivot
(
max(Value)
for color IN ([Red], [Green], [Blue])
) as Dtpivot;
Adding to #Paco Zarate's terrific answer above, if you want to transpose a table which has multiple types of columns, then add this to the end of line 39, so it only transposes int columns:
and C.system_type_id = 56 --56 = type int
Here is the full query that is being changed:
select #colsUnpivot = stuff((select ','+quotename(C.name)
from sys.columns as C
where C.object_id = object_id(#tableToPivot) and
C.name <> #columnToPivot and C.system_type_id = 56 --56 = type int
for xml path('')), 1, 1, '')
To find other system_type_id's, run this:
select name, system_type_id from sys.types order by name
This way Convert all Data From Filelds(Columns) In Table To Record (Row).
Declare #TableName [nvarchar](128)
Declare #ExecStr nvarchar(max)
Declare #Where nvarchar(max)
Set #TableName = 'myTableName'
--Enter Filtering If Exists
Set #Where = ''
--Set #ExecStr = N'Select * From '+quotename(#TableName)+#Where
--Exec(#ExecStr)
Drop Table If Exists #tmp_Col2Row
Create Table #tmp_Col2Row
(Field_Name nvarchar(128) Not Null
,Field_Value nvarchar(max) Null
)
Set #ExecStr = N' Insert Into #tmp_Col2Row (Field_Name , Field_Value) '
Select #ExecStr += (Select N'Select '''+C.name+''' ,Convert(nvarchar(max),'+quotename(C.name) + ') From ' + quotename(#TableName)+#Where+Char(10)+' Union All '
from sys.columns as C
where (C.object_id = object_id(#TableName))
for xml path(''))
Select #ExecStr = Left(#ExecStr,Len(#ExecStr)-Len(' Union All '))
--Print #ExecStr
Exec (#ExecStr)
Select * From #tmp_Col2Row
Go
I like to share the code i'm using to transpose a splited text based on +bluefeet answer. In this aproach i'm implemented as a procedure in MS SQL 2005
SET ANSI_NULLS ON
GO
SET QUOTED_IDENTIFIER ON
GO
-- =============================================
-- Author: ELD.
-- Create date: May, 5 2016.
-- Description: Transpose from rows to columns the user split function.
-- =============================================
CREATE PROCEDURE TransposeSplit #InputToSplit VARCHAR(8000)
,#Delimeter VARCHAR(8000) = ','
AS
BEGIN
SET NOCOUNT ON;
DECLARE #colsUnpivot AS NVARCHAR(MAX)
,#query AS NVARCHAR(MAX)
,#queryPivot AS NVARCHAR(MAX)
,#colsPivot AS NVARCHAR(MAX)
,#columnToPivot AS NVARCHAR(MAX)
,#tableToPivot AS NVARCHAR(MAX)
,#colsResult AS XML
SELECT #tableToPivot = '#tempSplitedTable'
SELECT #columnToPivot = 'col_number'
CREATE TABLE #tempSplitedTable (
col_number INT
,col_value VARCHAR(8000)
)
INSERT INTO #tempSplitedTable (
col_number
,col_value
)
SELECT ROW_NUMBER() OVER (
ORDER BY (
SELECT 100
)
) AS RowNumber
,item
FROM [DB].[ESCHEME].[fnSplit](#InputToSplit, #Delimeter)
SELECT #colsUnpivot = STUFF((
SELECT ',' + quotename(C.NAME)
FROM [tempdb].sys.columns AS C
WHERE C.object_id = object_id('tempdb..' + #tableToPivot)
AND C.NAME <> #columnToPivot
FOR XML path('')
), 1, 1, '')
SET #queryPivot = 'SELECT #colsResult = (SELECT '',''
+ quotename(' + #columnToPivot + ')
from ' + #tableToPivot + ' t
where ' + #columnToPivot + ' <> ''''
FOR XML PATH(''''), TYPE)'
EXEC sp_executesql #queryPivot
,N'#colsResult xml out'
,#colsResult OUT
SELECT #colsPivot = STUFF(#colsResult.value('.', 'NVARCHAR(MAX)'), 1, 1, '')
SET #query = 'select name, rowid, ' + #colsPivot + '
from
(
select ' + #columnToPivot + ' , name, value, ROW_NUMBER() over (partition by ' + #columnToPivot + ' order by ' + #columnToPivot + ') as rowid
from ' + #tableToPivot + '
unpivot
(
value for name in (' + #colsUnpivot + ')
) unpiv
) src
pivot
(
MAX(value)
for ' + #columnToPivot + ' in (' + #colsPivot + ')
) piv
order by rowid'
EXEC (#query)
DROP TABLE #tempSplitedTable
END
GO
I'm mixing this solution with the information about howto order rows without order by (SQLAuthority.com) and the split function on MSDN (social.msdn.microsoft.com)
When you execute the prodecure
DECLARE #RC int
DECLARE #InputToSplit varchar(MAX)
DECLARE #Delimeter varchar(1)
set #InputToSplit = 'hello|beautiful|world'
set #Delimeter = '|'
EXECUTE #RC = [TransposeSplit]
#InputToSplit
,#Delimeter
GO
you obtaint the next result
name rowid 1 2 3
col_value 1 hello beautiful world
I was able to use Paco Zarate's solution and it works beautifully. I did have to add one line ("SET ANSI_WARNINGS ON"), but that may be something unique to the way I used it or called it. There is a problem with my usage and I hope someone can help me with it:
The solution works only with an actual SQL table. I tried it with a temporary table and also an in-memory (declared) table but it doesn't work with those. So in my calling code I create a table on my SQL database and then call SQLTranspose. Again, it works great. It's just what I want. Here's my problem:
In order for the overall solution to be truly dynamic I need to create that table where I temporarily store the prepared information that I'm sending to SQLTranspose "on the fly", and then delete that table once SQLTranspose is called. The table deletion is presenting a problem with my ultimate implementation plan. The code needs to run from an end-user application (a button on a Microsoft Access form/menu). When I use this SQL process (create a SQL table, call SQLTranspose, delete SQL table) the end user application hits an error because the SQL account used does not have the rights to drop a table.
So I figure there are a few possible solutions:
Find a way to make SQLTranspose work with a temporary table or a declared table variable.
Figure out another method for the transposition of rows and columns that doesn't require an actual SQL table.
Figure out an appropriate method of allowing the SQL account used by my end users to drop a table. It's a single shared SQL account coded into my Access application. It appears that permission is a dbo-type privilege that cannot be granted.
I recognize that some of this may warrant another, separate thread and question. However, since there is a possibility that one solution may be simply a different way to do the transposing of rows and columns I'll make my first post here in this thread.
EDIT: I also did replace sum(value) with max(value) in the 6th line from the end, as Paco suggested.
EDIT:
I figured out something that works for me. I don't know if it's the best answer or not.
I have a read-only user account that is used to execute strored procedures and therefore generate reporting output from a database. Since the SQLTranspose function I created will only work with a "legitimate" table (not a declared table and not a temporary table) I had to figure out a way for a read-only user account to create (and then later delete) a table.
I reasoned that for my purposes it's okay for the user account to be allowed to create a table. The user still could not delete the table though. My solution was to create a schema where the user account is authorized. Then whenever I create, use, or delete that table refer it with the schema specified.
I first issued this command from a 'sa' or 'sysadmin' account:
CREATE SCHEMA ro AUTHORIZATION
When any time I refer to my "tmpoutput" table I specify it like this example:
drop table ro.tmpoutput
I want to count the alerts of the candidates based on district.
Below is the district-wise alert lookup table
Table_LKP_AlertMastInfo
DistrictID FieldName AlertOptionValue
71 AreYouMarried Yes
71 Gender Female
72 AreYouMarried Yes
The above Table_LKP_AlertMastInfo FieldName should compare with table_RegistrationInfo fields to check the AlertOptionValue to get counts.
Below is the candidate details table:
Table_RegistrationInfo
CandidateId DistrictID AreYouMarried Gender
Can001 71 Yes Female
Can002 71 No Female
Can003 72 Yes Man
Can004 72 No Man
I want output like below:
Can001 2
Can002 1
Can003 1
Explanation of the above output counts:
Can001 have selected AreYouMarried:Yes and Gender:Female then count value 2
Can002 have selected Gender:Female then count value 1
Can003 have selected AreYouMarried:Yes then count value 1
Can004 have not alerts
This won't be possible without dynamic SQL if your data is modeled like it is, i.e. key-value pairs in Table_LKP_AlertMastInfo and columns in Table_RegistrationInfo. So with that out of our way, let's do it. Full code to the stored procedure providing the exact results you need is at the end, I'll follow with the explanation on what it does.
Because the alerts are specified as key-value pairs (field name - field value), we'll first need to get the candidate data in the same format. UNPIVOT can fix this right up, if we can get it the list of the fields. Had we only had only the two fields you mention in the question, it would be rather easy, something like:
SELECT CandidateId, DistrictID
, FieldName
, FieldValue
FROM Table_RegistrationInfo t
UNPIVOT (FieldValue FOR FieldName IN (AreYouMarried, Gender)) upvt
Of course that's not the case, so we'll need to dynamically select the list of the fields we're interested in and provide that. Since you're on 2008 R2, STRING_AGG is not yet available, so we'll use the XML trick to aggregate all the fields into a single string and provide it to the query above.
DECLARE #sql NVARCHAR(MAX)
SELECT #sql = CONCAT('SELECT CandidateId, DistrictID
, FieldName
, FieldValue
FROM Table_RegistrationInfo t
UNPIVOT (FieldValue FOR FieldName IN (',
STUFF((
SELECT DISTINCT ',' + ami.FieldName
FROM Table_LKP_AlertMastInfo ami
FOR XML PATH(''), TYPE).value('.', 'NVARCHAR(MAX)'), 1, 1, ''), ')) upvt')
PRINT #sql
This produces almost the exact output as the query I wrote. Next, we need to store this data somewhere. Temporary tables to the rescue. Let's create one and insert into it using this dynamic SQL.
CREATE TABLE #candidateFields
(
CandidateID VARCHAR(50),
DistrictID INT,
FieldName NVARCHAR(200),
FieldValue NVARCHAR(1000)
);
INSERT INTO #candidateFields
EXEC sp_executesql #sql
-- (8 rows affected)
-- We could index this for good measure
CREATE UNIQUE CLUSTERED INDEX uxc#candidateFields on #candidateFields
(
CandidateId, DistrictId, FieldName, FieldValue
);
Great, with that out of the way, we now have both data sets - alerts and candidate data - in the same format. It's a matter of joining to find matches between both:
SELECT cf.CandidateID, COUNT(*) AS matches
FROM #candidateFields cf
INNER
JOIN Table_LKP_AlertMastInfo alerts
ON alerts.DistrictID = cf.DistrictID
AND alerts.FieldName = cf.FieldName
AND alerts.AlertOptionValue = cf.FieldValue
GROUP BY cf.CandidateID
Provides the desired output for the sample data:
CandidateID matches
-------------------------------------------------- -----------
Can001 2
Can002 1
Can003 1
(3 rows affected)
So we can stitch all that together now to form a reusable stored procedure:
CREATE PROCEDURE dbo.findMatches
AS
BEGIN
SET NOCOUNT ON;
DECLARE #sql NVARCHAR(MAX)
SELECT #sql = CONCAT('SELECT CandidateId, DistrictID
, FieldName
, FieldValue
FROM Table_RegistrationInfo t
UNPIVOT (FieldValue FOR FieldName IN (',
STUFF((
SELECT DISTINCT ',' + ami.FieldName
FROM Table_LKP_AlertMastInfo ami
FOR XML PATH(''), TYPE).value('.', 'NVARCHAR(MAX)'), 1, 1, ''), ')) upvt')
CREATE TABLE #candidateFields
(
CandidateID VARCHAR(50),
DistrictID INT,
FieldName NVARCHAR(200),
FieldValue NVARCHAR(1000)
);
INSERT INTO #candidateFields
EXEC sp_executesql #sql
CREATE UNIQUE CLUSTERED INDEX uxc#candidateFields on #candidateFields
(
CandidateId, DistrictId, FieldName
);
SELECT cf.CandidateID, COUNT(*) AS matches
FROM #candidateFields cf
JOIN Table_LKP_AlertMastInfo alerts
ON alerts.DistrictID = cf.DistrictID
AND alerts.FieldName = cf.FieldName
AND alerts.AlertOptionValue = cf.FieldValue
GROUP BY cf.CandidateID
END;
Execute with
EXEC dbo.findMatches
You'd of course need to adjust types and probably add a bunch of other things here, like error handling, but this should get you started on the right path. You'll want a covering index on that alert table and it should be pretty fast even with a lot of records.
I managed to get the expected result without using dynamic queries.
Not sure if this is what you are looking for:
SELECT DISTINCT
c.CandidateId, SUM(a.AreYouMarriedAlert + a.GenderAlter) AS AlterCount
FROM
Table_RegistrationInfo c
OUTER APPLY
(
SELECT
CASE
WHEN a.FieldName = 'AreYouMarried' AND c.AreYouMarried = a.AlertOptionValue THEN 1
ELSE 0
END AS AreYouMarriedAlert,
CASE
WHEN a.FieldName = 'Gender' AND c.Gender = a.AlertOptionValue THEN 1
ELSE 0
END AS GenderAlter
FROM
Table_LKP_AlertMastInfo a
WHERE
a.DistrictID = c.DistrictID
) a
GROUP BY c.CandidateId
HAVING SUM(a.AreYouMarriedAlert + a.GenderAlter) > 0
Results:
I asusme that with 100 fields you have a set of alerts which are a combinatioin of values. Further I assume that you can have a select list in a proper order all the time. So
select candidateid,
AreyouMarried || '|' || Gender all_responses_in_one_string
from ....
is psssible. So above will return
candidateid all_responses_in_one_string
can001 Yes|Female
can002 No|Female
So now your alert can be a regular expression for the concatenated string. And your alert is based on how much you matched.
Here is one simple way of doing this:
SELECT subq.*
FROM
(SELECT CandidateId,
(SELECT COUNT(*)
FROM Table_LKP_AlertMastInfo ami
WHERE ami.DistrictID = ri.DistrictID
AND ami.FieldName ='AreYouMarried'
AND ami.AlertOptionValue = ri.AreYouMarried) +
(SELECT COUNT(*)
FROM Table_LKP_AlertMastInfo ami
WHERE ami.DistrictID = ri.DistrictID
AND ami.FieldName ='Gender'
AND ami.AlertOptionValue = ri.Gender) AS [count]
FROM Table_RegistrationInfo ri) subq
WHERE subq.[count] > 0;
See SQL Fiddle demo.
I am not sure if this can be completely done using SQL. If you are using some backend technology such as ADO.NET, then you can store the results in Datatables. Loop through the column names and do the comparison.
Dynamic SQL can be used to make Table_LKP_AlertMastInfo look like Table_RegistrationInfo.
This script can be used in a stored procedure and results can be retrieved in a Datatable.
DECLARE #SQL NVARCHAR(MAX)
DECLARE #PivotFieldNameList nvarchar(MAX)
SET #SQL = ''
SET #PivotFieldNameList = ''
SELECT #PivotFieldNameList = #PivotFieldNameList + FieldName + ', '
FROM (SELECT DISTINCT FieldName FROM Table_LKP_AlertMastInfo) S
SET #PivotFieldNameList = SUBSTRING(#PivotFieldNameList, 1, LEN(#PivotFieldNameList) - 1)
--SELECT #PivotFieldNameList
SET #SQL = ' SELECT DistrictId, ' + #PivotFieldNameList + ' FROM
Table_LKP_AlertMastInfo
PIVOT
( MAX(AlertOptionValue)
FOR FieldName IN (' + #PivotFieldNameList + '
) ) AS p '
PRINT #SQL
EXEC(#SQL)
Above query results like below
DistrictId AreYouMarried Gender
71 Yes Female
72 Yes NULL
If you get results from Table_RegistrationInfo into another Datatable, then both can be used for comparison.
Not tested but this should do the trick:
SELECT CandidateId,
( CASE
WHEN AreYouMarried = "Yes" AND Gender = 'Female' THEN 2
WHEN Gender = 'Female' THEN 1
WHEN AreYouMarried = "Yes" THEN 1
ELSE 0 END
) as CandidateValue
FROM
(SELECT * FROM Table_LKP_AlertMastInfo) as Alert
LEFT JOIN
(SELECT * FROM Table_RegistrationInfo) as Registration
ON (Alert.DistrictID = Registration.DistrictID);
This should give you a list with candidateId matching the condition count
Currently building a SELECT statement in SQL Server 2008 but would like to make this SELECT statement dynamic, so the columns can be defined based on values in a table. I heard about pivot table and cursors, but seems kind of hard to understand at my current level, here is the code;
DECLARE #date DATE = null
IF #date is null
set # date = GETDATE() as DATE
SELECT
Name,
value1,
value2,
value3,
value4
FROM ref_Table a
FULL OUTER JOIN (
SELECT
PK_ID ID,
sum(case when FK_ContainerType_ID = 1 then 1 else null) Box,
sum(case when FK_ContainerType_ID = 2 then 1 else null) Pallet,
sum(case when FK_ContainerType_ID = 3 then 1 else null) Bag,
sum(case when FK_ContainerType_ID = 4 then 1 else null) Drum
from
Packages
WHERE
#date between PackageStart AND PackageEnd
group by PK_ID ) b on a.Name = b.ID
where
Group = 0
The following works great for me , but PK_Type_ID and the name of the column(PackageNameX,..) are hard coded, I need to be dynamic and it can build itself based on present or futures values in the Package table.
Any help or guidance on the right direction would be greatly appreciated...,
As requested
ref_Table (PK_ID, Name)
1, John
2, Mary
3, Albert
4, Jane
Packages (PK_ID, FK_ref_Table_ID, FK_ContainerType_ID, PackageStartDate, PackageEndDate)
1 , 1, 4, 1JAN2014, 30JAN2014
2 , 2, 3, 1JAN2014, 30JAN2014
3 , 3, 2, 1JAN2014, 30JAN2014
4 , 4, 1, 1JAN2014, 30JAN2014
ContainerType (PK_ID, Type)
1, Box
2, Pallet
3, Bag
4, Drum
and the result should look like this;
Name Box Pallet Bag Drum
---------------------------------------
John 1
Mary 1
Albert 1
Jane 1
The following code like I said works great, the issue is the Container table is going to grow and I need to replicated the same report without hard coding the columns.
What you need to build is called a dynamic pivot. There are plenty of good references on Stack if you search out that term.
Here is a solution to your scenario:
IF OBJECT_ID('tempdb..##ref_Table') IS NOT NULL
DROP TABLE ##ref_Table
IF OBJECT_ID('tempdb..##Packages') IS NOT NULL
DROP TABLE ##Packages
IF OBJECT_ID('tempdb..##ContainerType') IS NOT NULL
DROP TABLE ##ContainerType
SET NOCOUNT ON
CREATE TABLE ##ref_Table (PK_ID INT, NAME NVARCHAR(50))
CREATE TABLE ##Packages (PK_ID INT, FK_ref_Table_ID INT, FK_ContainerType_ID INT, PackageStartDate DATE, PackageEndDate DATE)
CREATE TABLE ##ContainerType (PK_ID INT, [Type] NVARCHAR(50))
INSERT INTO ##ref_Table (PK_ID,NAME)
SELECT 1,'John' UNION
SELECT 2,'Mary' UNION
SELECT 3,'Albert' UNION
SELECT 4,'Jane'
INSERT INTO ##Packages (PK_ID, FK_ref_Table_ID, FK_ContainerType_ID, PackageStartDate, PackageEndDate)
SELECT 1,1,4,'2014-01-01','2014-01-30' UNION
SELECT 2,2,3,'2014-01-01','2014-01-30' UNION
SELECT 3,3,2,'2014-01-01','2014-01-30' UNION
SELECT 4,4,1,'2014-01-01','2014-01-30'
INSERT INTO ##ContainerType (PK_ID, [Type])
SELECT 1,'Box' UNION
SELECT 2,'Pallet' UNION
SELECT 3,'Bag' UNION
SELECT 4,'Drum'
DECLARE #DATE DATE, #PARAMDEF NVARCHAR(MAX), #COLS NVARCHAR(MAX), #SQL NVARCHAR(MAX)
SET #DATE = '2014-01-15'
SET #COLS = STUFF((SELECT DISTINCT ',' + QUOTENAME(T.[Type])
FROM ##ContainerType T
FOR XML PATH, TYPE).value('.', 'NVARCHAR(MAX)'),1,1,'')
SET #SQL = 'SELECT [Name], ' + #COLS + '
FROM (SELECT [Name], [Type], 1 AS Value
FROM ##ref_Table R
JOIN ##Packages P ON R.PK_ID = P.FK_ref_Table_ID
JOIN ##ContainerType T ON P.FK_ContainerType_ID = T.PK_ID
WHERE #DATE BETWEEN P.PackageStartDate AND P.PackageEndDate) X
PIVOT (COUNT(Value) FOR [Type] IN (' + #COLS + ')) P
'
PRINT #COLS
PRINT #SQL
SET #PARAMDEF = '#DATE DATE'
EXEC SP_EXECUTESQL #SQL, #PARAMDEF, #DATE=#DATE
Output:
Name Bag Box Drum Pallet
Albert 0 0 0 1
Jane 0 1 0 0
John 0 0 1 0
Mary 1 0 0 0
Static Query:
SELECT [Name],[Box],[Pallet],[Bag],[Drum] FROM
(
SELECT *
FROM
(
SELECT rf.Name,cnt.[Type], pk.PK_ID AS PKID, rf.PK_ID AS RFID
FROM ref_Table rf INNER JOIN Packages pk ON rf.PK_ID = pk.FK_ref_Table_ID
INNER JOIN ContanerType cnt ON cnt.PK_ID = pk.FK_ContainerType_ID
) AS SourceTable
PIVOT
(
COUNT(PKID )
FOR [Type]
IN ( [Box],[Pallet],[Bag],[Drum])
) AS PivotTable
) AS Main
ORDER BY RFID
Dynamic Query:
DECLARE #columnList nvarchar (MAX)
DECLARE #pivotsql nvarchar (MAX)
SELECT #columnList = STUFF(
(
SELECT ',' + '[' + [Type] + ']'
FROM ContanerType
FOR XML PATH( '')
)
,1, 1,'' )
SET #pivotsql =
N'SELECT [Name],' + #columnList + ' FROM
(
SELECT *
FROM
(
SELECT rf.Name,cnt.[Type], pk.PK_ID AS PKID, rf.PK_ID AS RFID
FROM ref_Table rf INNER JOIN Packages pk ON rf.PK_ID = pk.FK_ref_Table_ID
INNER JOIN ContanerType cnt ON cnt.PK_ID = pk.FK_ContainerType_ID
) AS SourceTable
PIVOT
(
COUNT(PKID )
FOR [Type]
IN ( ' + #columnList + ')
) AS PivotTable
) AS Main
ORDER BY RFID;'
EXEC sp_executesql #pivotsql
Following my tutorial below will help you to understand the PIVOT functionality:
We write sql queries in order to get different result sets like full, partial, calculated, grouped, sorted etc from the database tables. However sometimes we have requirements that we have to rotate our tables. Sounds confusing?
Let's keep it simple and consider the following two screen grabs.
SQL Table:
Expected Results:
Wow, that's look like a lot of work! That is a combination of tricky sql, temporary tables, loops, aggregation......, blah blah blah
Don't worry let's keep it simple, stupid(KISS).
MS SQL Server 2005 and above has a function called PIVOT. It s very simple to use and powerful. With the help of this function we will be able to rotate sql tables and result sets.
Simple steps to make it happen:
Identify all the columns those will be part of the desired result set.
Find the column on which we will apply aggregation(sum,ave,max,min etc)
Identify the column which values will be the column header.
Specify the column values mentioned in step3 with comma separated and surrounded by square brackets.
So, if we now follow above four steps and extract information from the above sales table, it will be as below:
Year, Month, SalesAmount
SalesAmount
Month
[Jan],[Feb] ,[Mar] .... etc
We are nearly there if all the above steps made sense to you so far.
Now we have all the information we need. All we have to do now is to fill the below template with required information.
Template:
Our SQL query should look like below:
SELECT *
FROM
(
SELECT SalesYear, SalesMonth,Amount
FROM Sales
) AS SourceTable
PIVOT
(
SUM(Amount )
FOR SalesMonth
IN ( [Jan],[Feb] ,[Mar],
[Apr],[May],[Jun] ,[Jul],
[Aug],[Sep] ,[Oct],[Nov] ,[Dec])
) AS PivotTable;
In the above query we have hard coded the column names. Well it's not fun when you have to specify a number of columns.
However, there is a work arround as follows:
DECLARE #columnList nvarchar (MAX)
DECLARE #pivotsql nvarchar (MAX)
SELECT #columnList = STUFF(
(
SELECT ',' + '[' + SalesMonth + ']'
FROM Sales
GROUP BY SalesMonth
FOR XML PATH( '')
)
,1, 1,'' )
SET #pivotsql =
N'SELECT *
FROM
(
SELECT SalesYear, SalesMonth,Amount
FROM Sales
) AS SourceTable
PIVOT
(
SUM(Amount )
FOR SalesMonth
IN ( ' + #columnList +' )
) AS PivotTable;'
EXEC sp_executesql #pivotsql
Hopefully this tutorial will be a help to someone somewhere.
Enjoy coding.
I have a trick problem with a pivot table to make:
I have a table which looks like:
id table object name type nvarchar date int bit
1 1 2 name 1 tables NULL NULL NULL
2 1 2 name 1 columns NULL NULL NULL
3 1 2 name 1 datatypes NULL NULL NULL
4 1 2 name 1 _users NULL NULL NULL
1 1 3 active 3 NULL NULL NULL 1
2 1 3 active 3 NULL NULL NULL 1
3 1 3 active 3 NULL NULL NULL 1
4 1 3 active 3 NULL NULL NULL 1
the output should look like:
id name active
1 tables 1
2 columns 1
3 datatypes 1
4 _users 1
Based upon the "type" I should put the correct data from the column in it, these columns are formated in nvarchar, bit, datetime, int, ect.
The "id" is the row id, the "name, active" comes from the name column and the values from nvarchar, date, int and bit columns.
UPDATE: the columns like nvarchar, date, int and bit (and most other SQL formats) are actually contain this type of data. The column "type" gives which column contains the data to being used, so if "type" is "1", than I want to use the "nvarchar" if "type" is "3" than I want to use the "bit" which contains really a bit and not a nvarchar. In the Pivot I want to have the bit under "active" column, if I have in the example a 3th column (name) for example "activation_date" I want to see a third column with the value (type = 2) from the date column.
I am lost in this, please help
Assuming there's only one not null column for each row:
with cte as (
select
id,
name,
coalesce(
[nvarchar],
convert(nvarchar(max), [date], 120),
cast([int] as nvarchar(max)),
cast([bit] as nvarchar(max))
) as value
from Table1 as t
)
select
id,
max(case when [name] = 'name' then value end) as [name],
max(case when [name] = 'active' then value end) as [active]
from cte
group by id
sql fiddle demo
But I must warn you, this types of database schema is not best way to use SQL.
If you want to do this dynamically without hardcoding columns:
declare #stmt nvarchar(max)
select #stmt =
isnull(#stmt + ', ', '') +
'max(case when [name] = ''' + name + ''' then value end) as ' + quotename([name])
from (select distinct [name] from Table1) as t
select #stmt = '
with cte as (
select
id,
name,
coalesce(
[nvarchar],
convert(nvarchar(max), [date], 120),
cast([int] as nvarchar(max)),
cast([bit] as nvarchar(max))
) as value
from Table1 as t
)
select
id, ' + #stmt + '
from cte
group by id
'
exec sp_executesql
#stmt = #stmt
sql fiddle demo
If you have some Mapping table like this:
name value
--------------------
name nvarchar
active bit
you can use this query:
declare #stmt nvarchar(max)
select #stmt =
isnull(#stmt + ', ', '') +
'max(case when [name] = ''' + name + ''' then [' + value + '] end) as ' + quotename([name])
from Mapping
select #stmt = '
select
id, ' + #stmt + '
from Table1
group by id
'
exec sp_executesql
#stmt = #stmt
sql fiddle demo
How do I simply switch columns with rows in SQL?
Is there any simple command to transpose?
ie turn this result:
Paul | John | Tim | Eric
Red 1 5 1 3
Green 8 4 3 5
Blue 2 2 9 1
into this:
Red | Green | Blue
Paul 1 8 2
John 5 4 2
Tim 1 3 9
Eric 3 5 1
PIVOT seems too complex for this scenario.
There are several ways that you can transform this data. In your original post, you stated that PIVOT seems too complex for this scenario, but it can be applied very easily using both the UNPIVOT and PIVOT functions in SQL Server.
However, if you do not have access to those functions this can be replicated using UNION ALL to UNPIVOT and then an aggregate function with a CASE statement to PIVOT:
Create Table:
CREATE TABLE yourTable([color] varchar(5), [Paul] int, [John] int, [Tim] int, [Eric] int);
INSERT INTO yourTable
([color], [Paul], [John], [Tim], [Eric])
VALUES
('Red', 1, 5, 1, 3),
('Green', 8, 4, 3, 5),
('Blue', 2, 2, 9, 1);
Union All, Aggregate and CASE Version:
select name,
sum(case when color = 'Red' then value else 0 end) Red,
sum(case when color = 'Green' then value else 0 end) Green,
sum(case when color = 'Blue' then value else 0 end) Blue
from
(
select color, Paul value, 'Paul' name
from yourTable
union all
select color, John value, 'John' name
from yourTable
union all
select color, Tim value, 'Tim' name
from yourTable
union all
select color, Eric value, 'Eric' name
from yourTable
) src
group by name
See SQL Fiddle with Demo
The UNION ALL performs the UNPIVOT of the data by transforming the columns Paul, John, Tim, Eric into separate rows. Then you apply the aggregate function sum() with the case statement to get the new columns for each color.
Unpivot and Pivot Static Version:
Both the UNPIVOT and PIVOT functions in SQL server make this transformation much easier. If you know all of the values that you want to transform, you can hard-code them into a static version to get the result:
select name, [Red], [Green], [Blue]
from
(
select color, name, value
from yourtable
unpivot
(
value for name in (Paul, John, Tim, Eric)
) unpiv
) src
pivot
(
sum(value)
for color in ([Red], [Green], [Blue])
) piv
See SQL Fiddle with Demo
The inner query with the UNPIVOT performs the same function as the UNION ALL. It takes the list of columns and turns it into rows, the PIVOT then performs the final transformation into columns.
Dynamic Pivot Version:
If you have an unknown number of columns (Paul, John, Tim, Eric in your example) and then an unknown number of colors to transform you can use dynamic sql to generate the list to UNPIVOT and then PIVOT:
DECLARE #colsUnpivot AS NVARCHAR(MAX),
#query AS NVARCHAR(MAX),
#colsPivot as NVARCHAR(MAX)
select #colsUnpivot = stuff((select ','+quotename(C.name)
from sys.columns as C
where C.object_id = object_id('yourtable') and
C.name <> 'color'
for xml path('')), 1, 1, '')
select #colsPivot = STUFF((SELECT ','
+ quotename(color)
from yourtable t
FOR XML PATH(''), TYPE
).value('.', 'NVARCHAR(MAX)')
,1,1,'')
set #query
= 'select name, '+#colsPivot+'
from
(
select color, name, value
from yourtable
unpivot
(
value for name in ('+#colsUnpivot+')
) unpiv
) src
pivot
(
sum(value)
for color in ('+#colsPivot+')
) piv'
exec(#query)
See SQL Fiddle with Demo
The dynamic version queries both yourtable and then the sys.columns table to generate the list of items to UNPIVOT and PIVOT. This is then added to a query string to be executed. The plus of the dynamic version is if you have a changing list of colors and/or names this will generate the list at run-time.
All three queries will produce the same result:
| NAME | RED | GREEN | BLUE |
-----------------------------
| Eric | 3 | 5 | 1 |
| John | 5 | 4 | 2 |
| Paul | 1 | 8 | 2 |
| Tim | 1 | 3 | 9 |
This normally requires you to know ALL the column AND row labels beforehand. As you can see in the query below, the labels are all listed in their entirely in both the UNPIVOT and the (re)PIVOT operations.
MS SQL Server 2012 Schema Setup:
create table tbl (
color varchar(10), Paul int, John int, Tim int, Eric int);
insert tbl select
'Red' ,1 ,5 ,1 ,3 union all select
'Green' ,8 ,4 ,3 ,5 union all select
'Blue' ,2 ,2 ,9 ,1;
Query 1:
select *
from tbl
unpivot (value for name in ([Paul],[John],[Tim],[Eric])) up
pivot (max(value) for color in ([Red],[Green],[Blue])) p
Results:
| NAME | RED | GREEN | BLUE |
-----------------------------
| Eric | 3 | 5 | 1 |
| John | 5 | 4 | 2 |
| Paul | 1 | 8 | 2 |
| Tim | 1 | 3 | 9 |
Additional Notes:
Given a table name, you can determine all the column names from sys.columns or FOR XML trickery using local-name().
You can also build up the list of distinct colors (or values for one column) using FOR XML.
The above can be combined into a dynamic sql batch to handle any table.
I'd like to point out few more solutions to transposing columns and rows in SQL.
The first one is - using CURSOR. Although the general consensus in the professional community is to stay away from SQL Server Cursors, there are still instances whereby the use of cursors is recommended. Anyway, Cursors present us with another option to transpose rows into columns.
Vertical expansion
Similar to the PIVOT, the cursor has the dynamic capability to append more rows as your dataset expands to include more policy numbers.
Horizontal expansion
Unlike the PIVOT, the cursor excels in this area as it is able to expand to include newly added document, without altering the script.
Performance breakdown
The major limitation of transposing rows into columns using CURSOR is a disadvantage that is linked to using cursors in general – they come at significant performance cost. This is because the Cursor generates a separate query for each FETCH NEXT operation.
Another solution of transposing rows into columns is by using XML.
The XML solution to transposing rows into columns is basically an optimal version of the PIVOT in that it addresses the dynamic column limitation.
The XML version of the script addresses this limitation by using a combination of XML Path, dynamic T-SQL and some built-in functions (i.e. STUFF, QUOTENAME).
Vertical expansion
Similar to the PIVOT and the Cursor, newly added policies are able to be retrieved in the XML version of the script without altering the original script.
Horizontal expansion
Unlike the PIVOT, newly added documents can be displayed without altering the script.
Performance breakdown
In terms of IO, the statistics of the XML version of the script is almost similar to the PIVOT – the only difference is that the XML has a second scan of dtTranspose table but this time from a logical read – data cache.
You can find some more about these solutions (including some actual T-SQL exmaples) in this article:
https://www.sqlshack.com/multiple-options-to-transposing-rows-into-columns/
Based on this solution from bluefeet here is a stored procedure that uses dynamic sql to generate the transposed table. It requires that all the fields are numeric except for the transposed column (the column that will be the header in the resulting table):
/****** Object: StoredProcedure [dbo].[SQLTranspose] Script Date: 11/10/2015 7:08:02 PM ******/
SET ANSI_NULLS ON
GO
SET QUOTED_IDENTIFIER ON
GO
-- =============================================
-- Author: Paco Zarate
-- Create date: 2015-11-10
-- Description: SQLTranspose dynamically changes a table to show rows as headers. It needs that all the values are numeric except for the field using for transposing.
-- Parameters: #TableName - Table to transpose
-- #FieldNameTranspose - Column that will be the new headers
-- Usage: exec SQLTranspose <table>, <FieldToTranspose>
-- =============================================
ALTER PROCEDURE [dbo].[SQLTranspose]
-- Add the parameters for the stored procedure here
#TableName NVarchar(MAX) = '',
#FieldNameTranspose NVarchar(MAX) = ''
AS
BEGIN
-- SET NOCOUNT ON added to prevent extra result sets from
-- interfering with SELECT statements.
SET NOCOUNT ON;
DECLARE #colsUnpivot AS NVARCHAR(MAX),
#query AS NVARCHAR(MAX),
#queryPivot AS NVARCHAR(MAX),
#colsPivot as NVARCHAR(MAX),
#columnToPivot as NVARCHAR(MAX),
#tableToPivot as NVARCHAR(MAX),
#colsResult as xml
select #tableToPivot = #TableName;
select #columnToPivot = #FieldNameTranspose
select #colsUnpivot = stuff((select ','+quotename(C.name)
from sys.columns as C
where C.object_id = object_id(#tableToPivot) and
C.name <> #columnToPivot
for xml path('')), 1, 1, '')
set #queryPivot = 'SELECT #colsResult = (SELECT '',''
+ quotename('+#columnToPivot+')
from '+#tableToPivot+' t
where '+#columnToPivot+' <> ''''
FOR XML PATH(''''), TYPE)'
exec sp_executesql #queryPivot, N'#colsResult xml out', #colsResult out
select #colsPivot = STUFF(#colsResult.value('.', 'NVARCHAR(MAX)'),1,1,'')
set #query
= 'select name, rowid, '+#colsPivot+'
from
(
select '+#columnToPivot+' , name, value, ROW_NUMBER() over (partition by '+#columnToPivot+' order by '+#columnToPivot+') as rowid
from '+#tableToPivot+'
unpivot
(
value for name in ('+#colsUnpivot+')
) unpiv
) src
pivot
(
sum(value)
for '+#columnToPivot+' in ('+#colsPivot+')
) piv
order by rowid'
exec(#query)
END
You can test it with the table provided with this command:
exec SQLTranspose 'yourTable', 'color'
I'm doing UnPivot first and storing the results in CTE and using the CTE in Pivot operation.
Demo
with cte as
(
select 'Paul' as Name, color, Paul as Value
from yourTable
union all
select 'John' as Name, color, John as Value
from yourTable
union all
select 'Tim' as Name, color, Tim as Value
from yourTable
union all
select 'Eric' as Name, color, Eric as Value
from yourTable
)
select Name, [Red], [Green], [Blue]
from
(
select *
from cte
) as src
pivot
(
max(Value)
for color IN ([Red], [Green], [Blue])
) as Dtpivot;
Adding to #Paco Zarate's terrific answer above, if you want to transpose a table which has multiple types of columns, then add this to the end of line 39, so it only transposes int columns:
and C.system_type_id = 56 --56 = type int
Here is the full query that is being changed:
select #colsUnpivot = stuff((select ','+quotename(C.name)
from sys.columns as C
where C.object_id = object_id(#tableToPivot) and
C.name <> #columnToPivot and C.system_type_id = 56 --56 = type int
for xml path('')), 1, 1, '')
To find other system_type_id's, run this:
select name, system_type_id from sys.types order by name
This way Convert all Data From Filelds(Columns) In Table To Record (Row).
Declare #TableName [nvarchar](128)
Declare #ExecStr nvarchar(max)
Declare #Where nvarchar(max)
Set #TableName = 'myTableName'
--Enter Filtering If Exists
Set #Where = ''
--Set #ExecStr = N'Select * From '+quotename(#TableName)+#Where
--Exec(#ExecStr)
Drop Table If Exists #tmp_Col2Row
Create Table #tmp_Col2Row
(Field_Name nvarchar(128) Not Null
,Field_Value nvarchar(max) Null
)
Set #ExecStr = N' Insert Into #tmp_Col2Row (Field_Name , Field_Value) '
Select #ExecStr += (Select N'Select '''+C.name+''' ,Convert(nvarchar(max),'+quotename(C.name) + ') From ' + quotename(#TableName)+#Where+Char(10)+' Union All '
from sys.columns as C
where (C.object_id = object_id(#TableName))
for xml path(''))
Select #ExecStr = Left(#ExecStr,Len(#ExecStr)-Len(' Union All '))
--Print #ExecStr
Exec (#ExecStr)
Select * From #tmp_Col2Row
Go
I like to share the code i'm using to transpose a splited text based on +bluefeet answer. In this aproach i'm implemented as a procedure in MS SQL 2005
SET ANSI_NULLS ON
GO
SET QUOTED_IDENTIFIER ON
GO
-- =============================================
-- Author: ELD.
-- Create date: May, 5 2016.
-- Description: Transpose from rows to columns the user split function.
-- =============================================
CREATE PROCEDURE TransposeSplit #InputToSplit VARCHAR(8000)
,#Delimeter VARCHAR(8000) = ','
AS
BEGIN
SET NOCOUNT ON;
DECLARE #colsUnpivot AS NVARCHAR(MAX)
,#query AS NVARCHAR(MAX)
,#queryPivot AS NVARCHAR(MAX)
,#colsPivot AS NVARCHAR(MAX)
,#columnToPivot AS NVARCHAR(MAX)
,#tableToPivot AS NVARCHAR(MAX)
,#colsResult AS XML
SELECT #tableToPivot = '#tempSplitedTable'
SELECT #columnToPivot = 'col_number'
CREATE TABLE #tempSplitedTable (
col_number INT
,col_value VARCHAR(8000)
)
INSERT INTO #tempSplitedTable (
col_number
,col_value
)
SELECT ROW_NUMBER() OVER (
ORDER BY (
SELECT 100
)
) AS RowNumber
,item
FROM [DB].[ESCHEME].[fnSplit](#InputToSplit, #Delimeter)
SELECT #colsUnpivot = STUFF((
SELECT ',' + quotename(C.NAME)
FROM [tempdb].sys.columns AS C
WHERE C.object_id = object_id('tempdb..' + #tableToPivot)
AND C.NAME <> #columnToPivot
FOR XML path('')
), 1, 1, '')
SET #queryPivot = 'SELECT #colsResult = (SELECT '',''
+ quotename(' + #columnToPivot + ')
from ' + #tableToPivot + ' t
where ' + #columnToPivot + ' <> ''''
FOR XML PATH(''''), TYPE)'
EXEC sp_executesql #queryPivot
,N'#colsResult xml out'
,#colsResult OUT
SELECT #colsPivot = STUFF(#colsResult.value('.', 'NVARCHAR(MAX)'), 1, 1, '')
SET #query = 'select name, rowid, ' + #colsPivot + '
from
(
select ' + #columnToPivot + ' , name, value, ROW_NUMBER() over (partition by ' + #columnToPivot + ' order by ' + #columnToPivot + ') as rowid
from ' + #tableToPivot + '
unpivot
(
value for name in (' + #colsUnpivot + ')
) unpiv
) src
pivot
(
MAX(value)
for ' + #columnToPivot + ' in (' + #colsPivot + ')
) piv
order by rowid'
EXEC (#query)
DROP TABLE #tempSplitedTable
END
GO
I'm mixing this solution with the information about howto order rows without order by (SQLAuthority.com) and the split function on MSDN (social.msdn.microsoft.com)
When you execute the prodecure
DECLARE #RC int
DECLARE #InputToSplit varchar(MAX)
DECLARE #Delimeter varchar(1)
set #InputToSplit = 'hello|beautiful|world'
set #Delimeter = '|'
EXECUTE #RC = [TransposeSplit]
#InputToSplit
,#Delimeter
GO
you obtaint the next result
name rowid 1 2 3
col_value 1 hello beautiful world
I was able to use Paco Zarate's solution and it works beautifully. I did have to add one line ("SET ANSI_WARNINGS ON"), but that may be something unique to the way I used it or called it. There is a problem with my usage and I hope someone can help me with it:
The solution works only with an actual SQL table. I tried it with a temporary table and also an in-memory (declared) table but it doesn't work with those. So in my calling code I create a table on my SQL database and then call SQLTranspose. Again, it works great. It's just what I want. Here's my problem:
In order for the overall solution to be truly dynamic I need to create that table where I temporarily store the prepared information that I'm sending to SQLTranspose "on the fly", and then delete that table once SQLTranspose is called. The table deletion is presenting a problem with my ultimate implementation plan. The code needs to run from an end-user application (a button on a Microsoft Access form/menu). When I use this SQL process (create a SQL table, call SQLTranspose, delete SQL table) the end user application hits an error because the SQL account used does not have the rights to drop a table.
So I figure there are a few possible solutions:
Find a way to make SQLTranspose work with a temporary table or a declared table variable.
Figure out another method for the transposition of rows and columns that doesn't require an actual SQL table.
Figure out an appropriate method of allowing the SQL account used by my end users to drop a table. It's a single shared SQL account coded into my Access application. It appears that permission is a dbo-type privilege that cannot be granted.
I recognize that some of this may warrant another, separate thread and question. However, since there is a possibility that one solution may be simply a different way to do the transposing of rows and columns I'll make my first post here in this thread.
EDIT: I also did replace sum(value) with max(value) in the 6th line from the end, as Paco suggested.
EDIT:
I figured out something that works for me. I don't know if it's the best answer or not.
I have a read-only user account that is used to execute strored procedures and therefore generate reporting output from a database. Since the SQLTranspose function I created will only work with a "legitimate" table (not a declared table and not a temporary table) I had to figure out a way for a read-only user account to create (and then later delete) a table.
I reasoned that for my purposes it's okay for the user account to be allowed to create a table. The user still could not delete the table though. My solution was to create a schema where the user account is authorized. Then whenever I create, use, or delete that table refer it with the schema specified.
I first issued this command from a 'sa' or 'sysadmin' account:
CREATE SCHEMA ro AUTHORIZATION
When any time I refer to my "tmpoutput" table I specify it like this example:
drop table ro.tmpoutput