Retrieve comma separated values into a table

Hi ,

You can use this table vale function to get the comma separated string into form of table retrieve value.

just create this function and select result from that .

--SELECT * from dbo.CommaSeparatedToTableVale('app,birds,cow,paresh,dhaval')
CREATE FUNCTION CommaSeparatedToTableVale
(
@str VARCHAR(100)
)
RETURNS @Table
TABLE(rec VARCHAR(50))
AS
BEGIN
DECLARE @len INT
DECLARE @inc int
DECLARE @offset INT
DECLARE @newstr VARCHAR(100)

select @len = DATALENGTH(@str),
@inc = 0,
@offset = 0

while @inc <= @len+1 begin

IF ISNULL(@newstr,'') = '' BEGIN
SELECT @offset = charindex(',',@str)
INSERT INTO @Table
SELECT SUBSTRING(@str,0,@offset)
SELECT @newstr = SUBSTRING(@str,@offset+1,@len)
END ELSE BEGIN
SELECT @offset = charindex(',',@newstr)
if @offset = 0 begin
INSERT INTO @Table
SELECT @newstr
break
end else begin
INSERT INTO @Table
SELECT SUBSTRING(@newstr,0,@offset)
end
SELECT @newstr = SUBSTRING(@newstr,@offset+1,@len)
END
SET @len = @len - @offset
SET @inc = @inc + 1
end
--RETURN @table
return
END

And you may also refer this for using XML :

http://sqlyoga.com/2009/05/sql-server-get-comma-separated-values.html