How can I combine multiple rows into a comma-delimited list in SQL Server 2005?
Thanks for the quick and helpful answers guys!
I just found another fast way to do this too:
SELECT STUFF(( SELECT ',' + X + ',' + Y FROM Points FOR XML PATH('') ), 1, 1, '') AS XYListCredit goes to this guy:
DECLARE @XYList varchar(MAX)SET @XYList = ''SELECT @XYList = @XYList + CONVERT(varchar, X) + ',' + CONVERT(varchar, Y) + ','FROM POINTS-- Remove last commaSELECT LEFT(@XYList, LEN(@XYList) - 1)
Using the COALESCE trick, you don't have to worry about the trailing comma:
DECLARE @XYList AS varchar(MAX) -- Leave as NULLSELECT @XYList = COALESCE(@XYList + ',', '') + CONVERT(varchar, X) + ',' + CONVERT(varchar, Y)FROM POINTS