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March 18, 2013 at 2:02 am

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I have to return one result set by writing two different logic. Both of the logic are very complex.. one logic returns about 5 columns and other logic too returns 5 columns. I am not sure how to combine all columns and display the result in one place as there is not only one key.. there is no fixed key to link both results from temp table... Any idea? If my question is not clear then please let me know.. I will give an example..

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Stuart Davies SSCoach Points: 19505 More actions · Answer 1

If you could supply table structure, the queries you have written so far along with sample data - see the first link in my signature for the best way to do this - then I am sure that some one here will be able to help.

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Eugene Elutin SSC Guru Points: 59322 More actions · Answer 2

To combine all records from one or multiple resultsets use UNION [ALL]

To combine all columns from one or multiple resultsets use JOIN (eg. INNER, LEFT/RIGHT OUTER, FULL OUTER)

If you cannot JOIN two resultsets you want to combine (columns wise), use UNION with selecting NULL's in the first resultset for columns from second resultset (it will combine all columns and rows):

SELECT r1.Col1, r1.Col2, ... r1.ColN, NULL, NULL, ... NULL

FROM (SELECT Col1, Col2, ... ColN

FROM ...whatever WHERE ...whatever) r1

UNION ALL

SELECT NULL, NULL, .... NULL, r2.Col1, r2.Col2, ... r2.ColN

FROM (SELECT Col1, Col2, ... ColN

FROM ...another whatever WHERE ...another whatever) r2

...If my question is not clear then please let me know.. I will give an example..

If my answer is not clear (or irrelevant), please provide involved objects DDL, setup of sample data, clear output based on sample data provided and your query in a current state as per article from the link at the bottom of my signature 😉

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SqlServerLover Ten Centuries Points: 1348 More actions · Answer 3

Thanks SSCrazy. Union all does not work in my case as i do not want two rows .........

but left join worked.. thanks.

Jeff Moden SSC Guru Points: 1004353 More actions · Answer 4

SqlServerLover (3/18/2013)
Thanks SSCrazy. Union all does not work in my case as i do not want two rows .........
but left join worked.. thanks.

Since you said there was no fixed key to join the 2 two results, how'd you manage to pull off a Left Join?

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Eugene Elutin SSC Guru Points: 59322 More actions · Answer 5

Jeff Moden (3/18/2013)
SqlServerLover (3/18/2013)
Thanks SSCrazy. Union all does not work in my case as i do not want two rows .........
but left join worked.. thanks.
Since you said there was no fixed key to join the 2 two results, how'd you manage to pull off a Left Join?

May be he has some "flexible" or "broken" key?

:hehe:

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(So many miracle inventions provided by MS to us...)

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SqlServerLover Ten Centuries Points: 1348 More actions · Answer 6

There were few fields (strings types); i combine using them .. this is an example ( LeftTable.string1= RightTable.string1 or RightTable.string1 is Null)

and (LeftTable.string2= RightTable.string2 or RightTable.string2 is Null )

and ( LeftTable.string3= RightTable.string3 or RightTable.string3 is Null )

It worked.. data has been verified..

Thanks guys.