How to pivot? How to convert multiple rows into one row with multiple columns?

Question

I have two tables which I want to combine. The first table is with clients and the other with products. Currently I have 22 products, but I want to have a flexible DB design so

Answer 1

MYSQL Edition

Here is the query. The joined query generates RowNumber (1,2,3,...) for each product inside each client group using User Defined Variables MySQL feature. The outer query forms a PIVOT table using GROUP BY and CASE with Row Numbers from the inner table. If you need to variable products column count then consider creating this query dynamic adding MAX(CASE WHEN p.RowNum=X THEN p.Product END) as ProductX to the select list.

select Clients.ClientName,
       MAX(CASE WHEN p.RowNum=1 THEN p.Product END) as Product1,
       MAX(CASE WHEN p.RowNum=2 THEN p.Product END) as Product2,
       MAX(CASE WHEN p.RowNum=3 THEN p.Product END) as Product3,
       MAX(CASE WHEN p.RowNum=4 THEN p.Product END) as Product4


FROM Clients
JOIN
(
  SELECT Products.*,
       if(@ClientId<>ClientId,@rn:=0,@rn),
       @ClientId:=ClientId,
       @rn:=@rn+1 as RowNum

  FROM Products, (Select @rn:=0,@ClientId:=0) as t
  ORDER BY ClientId,ProductID
 ) as P 
   ON Clients.ClientId=p.ClientId

GROUP BY Clients.ClientId

SQLFiddle demo

SQL Server Edition:

select Clients.ClientId,
       MAX(Clients.ClientName),
       MAX(CASE WHEN p.RowNum=1 THEN p.Product END) as Product1,
       MAX(CASE WHEN p.RowNum=2 THEN p.Product END) as Product2,
       MAX(CASE WHEN p.RowNum=3 THEN p.Product END) as Product3,
       MAX(CASE WHEN p.RowNum=4 THEN p.Product END) as Product4


FROM Clients
JOIN
(
  SELECT Products.*,
       ROW_NUMBER() OVER (PARTITION BY ClientID ORDER BY ProductID) 
         as RowNum

  FROM Products
 ) as P 
   ON Clients.ClientId=p.ClientId
GROUP BY Clients.ClientId

SQLFiddle demo