• In that case, let's provide a link on the subject.

    http://www.sqlservercentral.com/articles/comma+separated+list/71700/

    Please make sure that you dive into the "Join the Discussion" link for a particular performance optimization.

    As for the dupes, "It Depends" on whether or not you actually need the dupes or not.

    --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)