Home Forums SQL Server 2008 T-SQL (SS2K8) multiple columns to single column (normalization) RE: multiple columns to single column (normalization)

  • How about this:

    CREATE TABLE [#cars](

    [id] [int] NOT NULL,

    [part1] [int] NULL,

    [part2] [int] NULL,

    [part3] [int] NULL

    ) ON [PRIMARY]

    INSERT [#cars] (id, [part1], [part2],[part3])

    VALUES(1,1,1,1),(2,0,0,0),(3,0,1,0),(4,1,0,0),(5,0,0,1)

    SELECT * FROM #cars

    SELECT id, part1 as Part, 1 as Seq

    FROM #cars

    WHERE part1 <>0

    UNION ALL

    SELECT id, part2 as Part, 2 as Seq

    FROM #cars

    WHERE part2 <>0

    UNION ALL

    SELECT id, part3 as Part, 3 as Seq

    FROM #cars

    WHERE part3 <>0

    DROP TABLE #cars

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