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----------------------------------------------------------- From: DotnetGeeth Message 5 in Discussion Hi Pallavi, U can follow what anoop told but with slight modification(Which will improve the performance further) as shown below. Create procedure spGetDeptCodeAsCommaValues AS set nocount on declare @comma table ( id int identity(1,1), code char(5) ) insert into @comma(code) select DepartmentID from department declare @rowid as int declare @maxrows as int declare @returnString as varchar(8000) declare @code as varchar(5) select @maxrows = count(*) from @comma set @rowid = 1 set @returnString = '' while @rowid <= @maxrows begin select @code = ltrim(rtrim(code)) from @comma where id = @rowid if ltrim(rtrim(@returnString))<>'' set @returnString = @returnString + ',' + @code else set @returnString = @code set @rowid = @rowid + 1 end select @returnString as DeptCodes With Regards, DotNetGeeth. ----------------------------------------------------------- To stop getting this e-mail, or change how often it arrives, go to your E-mail Settings. http://groups.msn.com/BDotNet/_emailsettings.msnw Need help? If you've forgotten your password, please go to Passport Member Services. http://groups.msn.com/_passportredir.msnw?ppmprop=help For other questions or feedback, go to our Contact Us page. http://groups.msn.com/contact If you do not want to receive future e-mail from this MSN group, or if you received this message by mistake, please click the "Remove" link below. On the pre-addressed e-mail message that opens, simply click "Send". Your e-mail address will be deleted from this group's mailing list. mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
