Dynamic way convert row into column(SQL server 2005)

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Dear,
I have a table name Item(Item_id,Item_name) table data like

VB

1   BasicSalary 
2   Medical 
3   Loandry 
4   Transport   
5   Rent    
6   GrossSalary 
7   OverTime

it can be more..

now the main point i need a query that can arrange it following way.

VB

BasicSalary,Medical,Loandry,Transport, Rent,GrossSalary, OverTime

because I need this for creating a new table.One thing this item can be more.

Any help will be appreciated gratefully.
Mahmud

Posted 3-Jul-12 6:51am

Mahmudunnabi

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ZurdoDev · Accepted Answer · 2012-07-03T07:14:00

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DECLARE @ConcatenatedValues NVARCHAR (MAX)
SELECT @ConcatenatedValues = COALESCE(@ConcatenatedValues + ',', '') + ColumnFromTable
FROM Table

SELECT @ConcatenatedValues

Posted 3-Jul-12 7:14am

ZurdoDev

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Mahmudunnabi 3-Jul-12 13:34pm

nvarchar(max), and + ColumnFromTable can u please explain it.

ZurdoDev 3-Jul-12 13:39pm

It works as a recursive function. So, you need somewhere to dump the data into, which is why you need to declare a variable to store it. Did you try it though?

Mahmudunnabi 3-Jul-12 13:50pm

thanks a lot

Mahmudunnabi 3-Jul-12 14:08pm

can u more helpful for me for giving more idea,like BasicSalary,Medical,Loandry,Transport,Rent,GrossSalary,OverTime,Lunch from how can i extract individual for treat single field & add data type double for creating new table.I think u understood what I am looking for.

ZurdoDev 3-Jul-12 14:53pm

Sorry, I do not understand. Can you explain more clearly?

AshishChaudha 3-Jul-12 14:34pm

my 5!

Mahmudunnabi 4-Jul-12 0:41am

Dear ryanb31,
I need individual field like ex: BasicSalary and Medical,so all them from
BasicSalary,Medical,Loandry,Transport,Rent,GrossSalary,OverTime,Lunch

and last I need create table with data type each of them.Like table name Item details.Can u please help me.