How to group items in SQL command without needing aggregate functions

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Hello :)

Can I group items in sql server 2008, without aggregate functions ?

some thing like this:

1 Adam USA 77854358
2 Jhone UK 85558546
3 Michal UK 85578966
4 Sara UK 81112452
5 Kone Can 55866149
6 Noura USA 79558681
7 Adam USA 77896669

to view the grid like this:

USA:
1 Adam USA 77854358
6 Noura USA 79558681
7 Adam USA 77896669

UK:
2 Jhone UK 85558546
3 Michal UK 85578966
4 Sara UK 81112452

Can:
5 Kone Can 55866149

thanks in advance :)

Posted 17-Jul-12 0:16am

Msaya

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Herman<T>.Instance 17-Jul-12 6:19am

order by country?

deepakaitr12345 17-Jul-12 6:48am

Hi @Msaya

for the grouping as you mention above.
you can use with rollup and with cube option in sql server.
apart from this you can also use the grouping set functions.
Hope this points will help you

Thanks

MAU787 17-Jul-12 7:40am

Use Order By

StianSandberg 17-Jul-12 8:37am

Let sql do the data part of the job and do format/gui in your code. Just order by Country and iterate it in your code and check if it's a new country for each row.

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Tejas Vaishnav · Answer 1 · 2012-07-17T02:28:00

you can use ORDER BY cause like this...

SQL

DECLARE @TEMP AS TABLE  (
    ID INT IDENTITY(1,1)
    ,NAME VARCHAR(10)
    ,COUNTRY VARCHAR(10)
    ,CODE VARCHAR(15)
)

INSERT INTO @TEMP (NAME,COUNTRY,CODE) VALUES('Adam' ,'USA' ,'77854358')
INSERT INTO @TEMP (NAME,COUNTRY,CODE) VALUES('Jhone','UK','85558546')
INSERT INTO @TEMP (NAME,COUNTRY,CODE) VALUES('Michal','UK','85578966')
INSERT INTO @TEMP (NAME,COUNTRY,CODE) VALUES('Sara','UK','81112452')
INSERT INTO @TEMP (NAME,COUNTRY,CODE) VALUES('Kone','Can','55866149')
INSERT INTO @TEMP (NAME,COUNTRY,CODE) VALUES('Noura','USA','79558681')
INSERT INTO @TEMP (NAME,COUNTRY,CODE) VALUES('Adam','USA','77896669')


SELECT * FROM @TEMP ORDER BY COUNTRY DESC

and out put of this query is like this...

SQL

ID          NAME       COUNTRY    CODE
----------- ---------- ---------- ---------------
1           Adam       USA        77854358
6           Noura      USA        79558681
7           Adam       USA        77896669
2           Jhone      UK         85558546
3           Michal     UK         85578966
4           Sara       UK         81112452
5           Kone       Can        55866149