MySQL - explode/split input to stored procedure

Question

I have problem, I need to explode my input to my stored procedure, but don\'t know how I can do it.

My stored procedure has a VARCHAR(256) input which I need to split an

Answer 1

Here is a split_string() function http://forge.mysql.com/tools/tool.php?id=4

Answer 2

Try my SQL Library: http://ondra.zizka.cz/stranky/programovani/sql/mysql_stored_procedures.texy

Answer 3

Yes, please see this forum thread on replicating the functionality in mysql that tsql provides.

That thread also discusses some of the downfalls of this method. Also, I think you want to be using VARCHAR(255) or just VARCHAR(MAX) because there is no benefit to a 256, it uses a 2 byte size prefix and yet only stores 256 characters.

Have you considered using xml and xpath syntax to extract the values instead? I think going forward this will become a more readable and maintainable method.