rburko (9/17/2012)
This should be easy but I'm not getting this to work.I have a number of rows that look something like this:
reckey amt1 amt2amt3 amt4 amt5
ABCD1234 44.92 14.422 0 11.52
I'm trying to use the t-sql Unpiovt statement to create this:
reckey amtnumber amt
ABCD1234 1 44.92
ABCD1234 2 14.4
ABCD1234 3 22
ABCD1234 4 0
ABCD1234 5 11.52
Can anyone provide an example of how to make this work?
Other than starting with the link provided by Lynn I would advise you to normalize your data if at all possible. This type of structure is a PITA to work with.
If you can post ddl, sample data and what you tried so far you will likely find a lot of help. Take a look at the first link in my signature for best practices when posting questions.
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