IF OBJECT_ID(N'dbo.fnSplit') IS NOT NULL
DROP FUNCTION dbo.fnSplit
GO
CREATE FUNCTION dbo.fnSplit(
@sInputList VARCHAR(8000) -- List of delimited items
, @sDelimiter VARCHAR(8000) = ',' -- delimiter that separates items
) RETURNS @List TABLE (item VARCHAR(8000))
BEGIN
DECLARE @sItem VARCHAR(8000)
WHILE CHARINDEX(@sDelimiter,@sInputList,0) <> 0
BEGIN
SELECT
@sItem=RTRIM(LTRIM(SUBSTRING(@sInputList,1,CHARINDEX(@sDelimiter,@sInputList,0)-1))),
@sInputList=RTRIM(LTRIM(SUBSTRING(@sInputList,CHARINDEX(@sDelimiter,@sInputList,0)+LEN(@sDelimiter),LEN(@sInputList))))
IF LEN(@sItem) > 0
INSERT INTO @List SELECT @sItem
END
IF LEN(@sInputList) > 0
INSERT INTO @List SELECT @sInputList -- Put the last item in
RETURN
END
GO
select * from dbo.fnSplit('1,22,333,444,,5555,666', ',')
Originally Posted on September 30, 2013
Last Updated on October 26, 2015
Last Updated on October 26, 2015
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