SQL Server on Ben Rodríguezhttps://brodriguezv.com/categories/sql-server/Recent content in SQL Server on Ben RodríguezHugo -- gohugo.ioenWed, 04 Sep 2019 00:00:00 +0000Using STRING_SPLIT in SQL Server for Stored Procedures and Reportinghttps://brodriguezv.com/posts/sql-server-string-split-examples/Wed, 04 Sep 2019 00:00:00 +0000https://brodriguezv.com/posts/sql-server-string-split-examples/<p>Hello and welcome back to another post!</p> <p>Recently, I was reviewing some stored procedures used to generate reports. These procedures accepted several parameters — some nullable, others allowing multiple values.</p>STRING_AGG in SQL Server: A Better Alternative to FOR XML PATHhttps://brodriguezv.com/posts/string-agg-vs-for-xml-path-sql-server/Thu, 30 May 2019 00:00:00 +0000https://brodriguezv.com/posts/string-agg-vs-for-xml-path-sql-server/<p>Hello again!</p> <p>How many times have you needed to create a list of values separated by commas? I&rsquo;ve been in that situation many times, and I&rsquo;m sure you have too.</p> <p>Before SQL Server 2017, doing this usually meant ugly XML tricks like <code>STUFF</code> and <code>FOR XML PATH</code>.</p>