Hi,
Is there a way in SQL Server 2005 to achieve this?

declare @array varchar(2000)
set @array='321,3AY,3LH,3PU,3PR,3SP,3JH,3VN,3VR,3VT,3VU,3VV,3VW,3VY,3UW,3WA,3WD,3WI,3WM,3WY,3WZ,3XB,3XJ,3XK'
--Loop until all the values in @array
insert into myTable(Col1,Col2,Col3)
select @array --only 3digits must be selected
,col2,col3 from myOtherTable

Thanks,
KB

Thanks,
Santhosh

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i think you want that all , seperated values must be returned in table format.
use following function to do this.


select * from fn_split('321,3AY,3LH,3PU,3PR,3SP,3JH,3VN,3VR,3VT,3VU,3VV,3VW,3VY,3UW,3WA,3WD,3WI,3WM,3WY,3WZ,3XB,3XJ,3XK')



create function [dbo].[fn_split](
@str varchar(8000),
@spliter char(1)
)
returns @returnTable table (idx int primary key identity, item varchar(8000))
as
begin
declare @spliterIndex int
select @str = @str + @spliter

while len(@str) > 0
begin
select @spliterIndex = charindex(@spliter,@str)
if @spliterIndex = 1
insert @returnTable (item)
values (null)
else
insert @returnTable (item)
values (substring(@str, 1, @spliterIndex-1))
select @str = substring(@str, @spliterIndex+1, len(@str)-@spliterIndex)
end
return
end

Hi,
what about a set based solution? It'll run faster and scale better. This code courtesy of Jeff http://www.sqlservercentral.com/articles/T-SQL/62867/

We'll need a tally table for this so, set one up:

    USE TempDB     --DB that everyone has where we can cause no harm
    SET NOCOUNT ON --Supress the auto-display of rowcounts for appearance/speed

--=============================================================================
--      Create and populate a Tally table
--=============================================================================
--===== Conditionally drop 
     IF OBJECT_ID('dbo.Tally') IS NOT NULL 
        DROP TABLE dbo.Tally

--===== Create and populate the Tally table on the fly
 SELECT TOP 11000 --equates to more than 30 years of dates
        IDENTITY(INT,1,1) AS N
   INTO dbo.Tally
   FROM Master.dbo.SysColumns sc1,
        Master.dbo.SysColumns sc2

--===== Add a Primary Key to maximize performance
  ALTER TABLE dbo.Tally
    ADD CONSTRAINT PK_Tally_N 
        PRIMARY KEY CLUSTERED (N) WITH FILLFACTOR = 100

--===== Let the public use it
  GRANT SELECT, REFERENCES ON dbo.Tally TO PUBLIC

Re-writing split function using tally table, again, this was lifted almost as is from article referenced above:

create function [dbo].[fn_split](
   @str varchar(8000),
   @spliter char(1)
   )
   returns @returnTable table (idx int primary key identity, item varchar(8000))
   as
   begin
   declare @spliterIndex int
   select @str = @str + @spliter

   SELECT @str = @spliter + @str + @spliter
   
   INSERT @returnTable
   SELECT SUBSTRING(@str,N+1,CHARINDEX(@spliter,@str,N+1)-N-1)
   FROM dbo.Tally
  WHERE N < LEN(@str)
    AND SUBSTRING(@str,N,1) = @spliter
  ORDER BY N   
  
   return
end

Check it all works:

   SELECT * FROM fn_split('321,3AY,3LH,3PU,3PR,3SP,3JH,3VN,3VR,3VT,3VU,3VV,3VW,3VY,3UW,3WA,3WD,3WI,3WM,3WY,3WZ,3XB,3XJ,3XK')

@KB,
In fact, for true scalability (how long/how many elements does comma separated list have?) I wouldn't bother with the table value function, I'd just do the split in insert into mytable statement, however, I don't know how you are doing the select/join with myothertable so I can't provide code for this!

Please provide table ddls and data as per http://www.sqlservercentral.com/articles/Best+Practices/61537/ and someone'll be able to provide fully tested code.

Another tally table solution, but this one doesn't require the creation of a separate user defined function. CTEs are used to parse the "ARRAY" into a table which can be joined to "MyOtherTable" to support your insert.

DECLARE @input VARCHAR(2002)
DECLARE @array VARCHAR(2000)
DECLARE @sepchar CHAR(1)
set @sepchar = ','  -- separation character is a comma
set @array= '321,3AY,3LH,3PU,3PR,3SP,3JH,3VN,3VR,3VT,3VU,3VV,3VW,3VY,3UW,3WA,3WD,3WI,3WM,3WY,3WZ,3XB,3XJ,3XK'

set @input = @sepchar + @array + @sepchar  -- begin and end with separation characters

;WITH tally (N) as 
(SELECT TOP 1000000 row_number() OVER (ORDER BY sc1.id)
 FROM Master.dbo.SysColumns sc1
 CROSS JOIN Master.dbo.SysColumns sc2)

,ArrayAsTable AS
(SELECT substring(@input,N+1,CHARindex(@sepchar,@input,N+1)-(N+1)) as element
 FROM tally
 WHERE substring(@input,N,1) = @sepchar
  and N < len(@input)
)
-- INSERT INTO MyTable (col1,col2,col3)
SELECT Element 
FROM ArrayAsTable
-- JOIN MyOtherTable ON (whatever)

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Neat solution! Thanks

It´s better if u use an XML solution.

Great. Let's see the code!

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I´m sorry i did not know the rules to answer something, but based on best practices we should avoid making string operations on the database side for performance that´s my understanding, beside i add some code

IF OBJECT_ID('#Tbl_TempTable') IS NULL
BEGIN
CREATE TABLE #Tbl_TempTable
(
ID INT IDENTITY
,FName VARCHAR(30)
,EnterDtm DATETIME DEFAULT GETDATE()
)
END
DECLARE @XML XML
SET @XML =
'<Root>
<PrimerNombre>Juan Valdez Calambuco</PrimerNombre>
<PrimerNombre>Juan Primero</PrimerNombre>
<PrimerNombre>Juan Segundo</PrimerNombre>
<PrimerNombre>Juan Tercero</PrimerNombre>
<PrimerNombre>Juan Cuarto</PrimerNombre>
<PrimerNombre>Juan Quinto</PrimerNombre>
<PrimerNombre>Juan Sexto</PrimerNombre>
<PrimerNombre>Juan Septimo</PrimerNombre>
<PrimerNombre>Juan Octavo</PrimerNombre>
</Root>
'
INSERT INTO #Tbl_TempTable (FName)
SELECT T.c.value('.','VARCHAR(30)') from @XML.nodes('//Root/PrimerNombre') T(c)

SELECT * FROM #Tbl_TempTable

let me know if it works, if not i will try to provide a better solutions thanks

That would be helpful but unfortunately it is not what the OP is trying to solve. They have a comma separated list and want to parse that into individual rows.

Not sure if you noticed but this thread is 3 years old and the OP has not logged in for about a 1 1/2 years. :-)

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