SQL Split Function and Ordering Issue?

Question

I have the following Split function,

ALTER FUNCTION [dbo].[Split](@String varchar(8000), @Delimiter char(1))     
                returns @tempt         


        

Answer 1

A simpler function:

CREATE FUNCTION dbo.SplitStrings_Ordered
(
    @List       nvarchar(MAX),
    @Delimiter  nvarchar(255)
)
RETURNS TABLE
AS
RETURN 
(
  SELECT [Index] = CHARINDEX(@Delimiter, @List + @Delimiter, Number),
         Item = SUBSTRING(@List, Number, CHARINDEX(@Delimiter, 
                @List + @Delimiter, Number) - Number)
    FROM 
    (
      SELECT ROW_NUMBER() OVER (ORDER BY [object_id]) FROM sys.all_objects
    ) AS n(Number)
    WHERE Number <= CONVERT(INT, LEN(@List))
    AND SUBSTRING(@Delimiter + @List, Number, LEN(@Delimiter)) = @Delimiter
);
GO

Sample usage:

DECLARE @s nvarchar(MAX) = N',around the home,clean and protect,soaps and air'
  + ' fresheners,air fresheners';

SELECT Item FROM dbo.SplitStrings_Ordered(@s, N',') ORDER BY [Index];

Or to return orders from a table ordered by input:

SELECT o.OrderID
  FROM dbo.Orders AS o
  INNER JOIN dbo.SplitStrings_Ordered('123,789,456') AS f
  ON o.OrderID = CONVERT(int, f.Item)
  ORDER BY f.[Index];