Declare @Table Table
(
Category varchar(100),Subcategory varchar(MAX)
)
insert into @Table
Select 'Category1','SubCat1,Subcat2,Subcat3' UNION ALL
Select 'Category2','SubCat4,Subcat62,Subcat6'
--1st option to use master..sptvalue
Select Category,SUBSTRING(',' + Subcategory + ',', n.Number + 1, CHARINDEX(',', ',' + Subcategory + ',', n.Number + 1) - n.Number - 1)
From @Table As T
Cross Join master..spt_values As n
WHERE n.Type = 'p'
AND n.Number > 0
AND n.Number < LEN(',' + Subcategory + ',')
and SUBSTRING(',' + Subcategory + ',', n.Number, 1)=','
--2nd option to use split function
CREATE FUNCTION [dbo].[Split](@String varchar(8000), @Delimiter char(1))
returns @temptable TABLE (items varchar(8000))
as
begin
declare @idx int
declare @slice varchar(8000)
select @idx = 1
if len(@String)<1 or @String is null return
while @idx!= 0
begin
set @idx = charindex(@Delimiter,@String)
if @idx!=0
set @slice = left(@String,@idx - 1)
else
set @slice = @String
if(len(@slice)>0)
insert into @temptable(Items) values(@slice)
set @String = right(@String,len(@String) - @idx)
if len(@String) = 0 break
end
return
end
--call query here
Select Category,items as Subcategory
From @Table As T
Cross Apply dbo.Split(Subcategory,',')