Transpose query creates nodes (SQL Server 2008) - sql

Question

I finally found the query to execute to get all ids (comma separated) for one content in one row.
Following query did the trick:
You don't need to look at the query because it already does what it should do.
SELECT
taxonomy_item_id,
SUBSTRING(
(SELECT ', ' + CAST(taxonomy_id AS varchar) AS Expr1
FROM taxonomy_item_tbl AS t2
WHERE (t1.taxonomy_item_id = taxonomy_item_id) AND (taxonomy_language_id = 2067)
ORDER BY taxonomy_item_id, taxonomy_id FOR XML PATH('')
), 1, 1000) AS taxonomy_ids
FROM
taxonomy_item_tbl AS t1
WHERE
(taxonomy_language_id = 2067) AND (taxonomy_item_id = 180555)
GROUP BY
taxonomy_item_id
The only problem is the data result I get:
180555 | <Expr1>, 404</Expr1><Expr1>, 405</Expr1><Expr1>, 723</Expr1><Expr1>, 1086</Expr1><Expr1>, 1087</Expr1><Expr1>, 1118</Expr1><Expr1>, 1124</Expr1><Expr1>, 1126</Expr1>
I don't need the <Expr1> nodes. Is there a way to delete this? If I delete AS Expr1in the query then it is automatically added back
Thanks

Answer 1

If you don't want the <Expr1> - then just don't ask for it!
You have:
(SELECT ', ' + CAST(taxonomy_id AS varchar) AS Expr1
That AS Expr1 causes the <Expr1> to be added - so just don't have that expression there.
Try
SELECT
taxonomy_item_id,
SUBSTRING(
(SELECT ', ' + CAST(taxonomy_id AS VARCHAR)
FROM dbo.taxonomy_item_tbl AS t2
WHERE t1.taxonomy_item_id = taxonomy_item_id
AND taxonomy_language_id = 2067
ORDER BY taxonomy_item_id, taxonomy_id
FOR XML PATH('')
), 1, 1000) AS taxonomy_ids
FROM
dbo.taxonomy_item_tbl AS t1
WHERE
taxonomy_language_id = 2067
AND taxonomy_item_id = 180555
GROUP BY
taxonomy_item_id