sqlserver: can we select from comma seperated string variable value
/****** Object: UserDefinedFunction [dbo].[CSVToTable] Script Date: 04/28/2013 10:45:17 ******/ SET ANSI_NULLS ON GO SET QUOTED_IDENTIFIER ON GO CREATE FUNCTION [dbo].[CSVToTable] (@InStr VARCHAR(MAX)) RETURNS @TempTab TABLE (id int not null) AS BEGIN ;-- Ensure input ends with comma SET @InStr = REPLACE(@InStr + ',', ',,', ',') DECLARE @SP INT DECLARE @VALUE VARCHAR(1000) WHILE PATINDEX('%,%', @INSTR ) <> 0 BEGIN SELECT @SP = PATINDEX('%,%',@INSTR) SELECT @VALUE = LEFT(@INSTR , @SP - 1) SELECT @INSTR = STUFF(@INSTR, 1, @SP, '') INSERT INTO @TempTab(id) VALUES (@VALUE) END RETURN END GO