How to convert comma separated NVARCHAR to table records in SQL Server 2005?

Question

I have a list of ids separated by comma like:

 1,17,25,44,46,67,88

I want to convert them to a table records ( into a temporary table ) lik

Answer 1

Here's a trick that doesn't need a function or XML.

Basically the string gets transformed into a single insert statement for a temporary table.

The temp table can then be used for further processing.

IF OBJECT_ID('tempdb..#tmpNum') IS NOT NULL
      DROP TABLE #tmpNum;

CREATE TABLE #tmpNum (num int);

DECLARE @TEXT varchar(max) = '1,17,25,44,46,67,88';

DECLARE @InsertStatement varchar(max);
SET  @InsertStatement = 'insert into #tmpNum (num) values ('+REPLACE(@TEXT,',','),(')+');';
EXEC (@InsertStatement);

-- use the temp table 
SELECT * 
FROM YourTable t
WHERE t.id IN (SELECT DISTINCT num FROM #tmpNum);

This method is usable for up to 1000 values.
Because 1000 is the max limit of a row value expression.

Also, as Stuart Ainsworth pointed out.
Since this method uses Dynamic Sql, be wary of code injection and don't use it for strings based on user input.

Side-note

Starting from MS Sql Server 2016, one could simply use the STRING_SPLIT function.

DECLARE @TEXT varchar(max);
SET @TEXT = '1,17,25,44,46,67,88';

SELECT t.* 
FROM YourTable t
JOIN (SELECT DISTINCT CAST(value AS INT) num FROM STRING_SPLIT(@TEXT, ',')) nums
  ON t.id = nums.num;

Answer 2

The following works:

declare @parStoreNo As varchar(8000) = '1,2,3,4'        
CREATE TABLE #parStoreNo (StoreNo INT)-- drop #parStoreNo
declare @temptable VARCHAR(1000) = @parStoreNo
declare @SQL VARCHAR(1000) 
SELECT @SQL = CONVERT(VARCHAR(1000),' select ' + REPLACE(ISNULL(@temptable,' NULL '),',', ' AS Col UNION ALL SELECT ')) 
INSERT #parStoreNo (StoreNo)
EXEC (@SQL)

Answer 3

Possible duplicate of separate comma separated values and store in table in sql server.

Please try a precise one from Comma-Delimited Value to Table:

CREATE FUNCTION [dbo].[ufn_CSVToTable] ( @StringInput VARCHAR(8000), @Delimiter nvarchar(1))
RETURNS @OutputTable TABLE ( [String] VARCHAR(10) )
AS
BEGIN

    DECLARE @String    VARCHAR(10)

    WHILE LEN(@StringInput) > 0
    BEGIN
        SET @String      = LEFT(@StringInput, 
                                ISNULL(NULLIF(CHARINDEX(@Delimiter, @StringInput) - 1, -1),
                                LEN(@StringInput)))
        SET @StringInput = SUBSTRING(@StringInput,
                                     ISNULL(NULLIF(CHARINDEX(@Delimiter, @StringInput), 0),
                                     LEN(@StringInput)) + 1, LEN(@StringInput))

        INSERT INTO @OutputTable ( [String] )
        VALUES ( @String )
    END

    RETURN
END
GO

Check the requirement in other way using XML:

DECLARE @param NVARCHAR(MAX)
SET @param = '1:0,2:1,3:1,4:0'

SELECT 
     Split.a.value('.', 'VARCHAR(100)') AS CVS  
FROM  
(
    SELECT CAST ('<M>' + REPLACE(@param, ',', '</M><M>') + '</M>' AS XML) AS CVS 
) AS A CROSS APPLY CVS.nodes ('/M') AS Split(a)

Answer 4

Try this code

 SELECT RTRIM(part) as part
    INTO Table_Name
        FROM dbo.splitstring(@Your_Comma_string,',')

splitstring Function is as follows

CREATE FUNCTION dbo.splitstring ( @stringToSplit VARCHAR(MAX) )
RETURNS
 @returnList TABLE ([Name] [nvarchar] (500))
AS
BEGIN

 DECLARE @name NVARCHAR(255)
 DECLARE @pos INT

 WHILE CHARINDEX(',', @stringToSplit) > 0
 BEGIN
  SELECT @pos  = CHARINDEX(',', @stringToSplit)  
  SELECT @name = SUBSTRING(@stringToSplit, 1, @pos-1)

  INSERT INTO @returnList 
  SELECT @name

  SELECT @stringToSplit = SUBSTRING(@stringToSplit, @pos+1, LEN(@stringToSplit)-@pos)
 END

 INSERT INTO @returnList
 SELECT @stringToSplit

 RETURN
END

Answer 5

I am using XML Function as below...

DECLARE @str VARCHAR(4000) = '6,7,7,8,10,12,13,14,16,44,46,47,394,396,417,488,714,717,718,719,722,725,811,818,832,833,836,837,846,913,914,919,922,923,924,925,926,927,927,928,929,929,930,931,932,934,935,1029,1072,1187,1188,1192,1196,1197,1199,1199,1199,1199,1200,1201,1202,1203,1204,1205,1206,1207,1208,1209,1366,1367,1387,1388,1666,1759,1870,2042,2045,2163,2261,2374,2445,2550,2676,2879,2880,2881,2892,2893,2894'

Declare @x XML 

select @x = cast('<A>'+ replace(@str,',','</A><A>')+ '</A>' as xml)

select t.value('.', 'int') as inVal
from @x.nodes('/A') as x(t)

I prefer this because not need to create any separate function and proc. Also I don't have to opt dynamic SQL query which I prefer most. Convert Comma Separated String to Table

Answer 6

DECLARE @str VARCHAR(4000) = '6,7,7,8,10,12,13,14,16,44,46,47,394,396,417,488,714,717,718,719,722,725,811,818,832'

DECLARE @x XML 
select @x = cast('<A>'+ replace(@str,',','</A><A>')+ '</A>' as xml)

select t.value('.', 'int') as inVal
from @x.nodes('/A') as x(t)