peter.cox (6/27/2014)
but I need it any order, not just the order it came in, or the reverse, but any combination.and the variable could be up to say six words
You can use the DelimitedSplit8K function for this.
declare @SomeString varchar(50) = 'tesco mixed fruit';
with SplitValues as
(
select s.Item
from dbo.DelimitedSplit8K(@SomeString, ' ') s
)
select *
from SplitValues s1
cross join SplitValues s2
where s1.Item <> s2.Item
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