Swap Firstname lastname

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Swap Firstname lastname

sharonsql2013

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February 2, 2015 at 11:16 am

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I was joining two tables on PersonFullname column when found that one tables has PersonFullname as Roger, Sharon whereas the other has Sharon Roger
How can I swap one and Join the tables.

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Jeff Moden SSC Guru Points: 1003894 More actions · Answer 1

sharonsql2013 (2/2/2015)
I was joining two tables on PersonFullname column when found that one tables has PersonFullname as Roger, Sharon whereas the other has Sharon Roger
How can I swap one and Join the tables.

If a comma is present, split on the comma and re-concatenate the parts with the understanding that the query will not be SARGable. If you have a lot of data like this, you might want to add a persisted computed column to the "comma" table that does the switch so that queries can be SARGable.

--Jeff Moden

RBAR is pronounced "ree-bar" and is a "Modenism" for Row-By-Agonizing-Row.
First step towards the paradigm shift of writing Set Based code:
________Stop thinking about what you want to do to a ROW... think, instead, of what you want to do to a COLUMN.

Change is inevitable... Change for the better is not.

Helpful Links:
How to post code problems
How to Post Performance Problems
Create a Tally Function (fnTally)

Dwain Camps SSC Guru Points: 86908 More actions · Answer 2

Post deleted because I realized Jeff suggested the same thing (a COMPUTED PERSISTED column).

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