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PIVOT of varchar alters the value

  • May 17, 2007 at 9:55 am

    #178985

    I am trying to do a simple rotation/pivot of a database table using the PIVOT command. The column is a varchar, but all the column values become 1 after the pivot. Every example I have seen performs pivots on numeric columns. Does pivot not work with varchars? I don't see this restriction mentioned in the BOL.
     
    Thank you,
    Mike

  • May 17, 2007 at 11:27 pm

    #707303

    Can you post the query please? Table structure and sample data also, if possible.

     

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  • May 19, 2007 at 10:35 pm

    #707670

    I typed up a simple example in response and discovered that my simple example worked. So I must have done something wrong initially.

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