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XML Columns in a table

sukai_ndure

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November 14, 2014 at 9:59 am

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What methods could you use to extract specific bits of data from an XML column in a table and return the data in alphanumeric format?
any answers?

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g.britton SSChampion Points: 13863 More actions · Answer 1

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November 14, 2014 at 10:01 am

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nodes(), value()

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Jeff Moden SSC Guru Points: 1004498 More actions · Answer 2

sukai_ndure (11/14/2014)
What methods could you use to extract specific bits of data from an XML column in a table and return the data in alphanumeric format?
any answers?

Sounds like a homework, test, or interview question. The real question should be, "Why would you allow such denormalized data to be stored in your server"? 😉

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RBAR is pronounced "ree-bar" and is a "Modenism" for Row-By-Agonizing-Row.
First step towards the paradigm shift of writing Set Based code:
________Stop thinking about what you want to do to a ROW... think, instead, of what you want to do to a COLUMN.

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Xedni SSCertifiable Points: 6951 More actions · Answer 3

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms190798.aspx

I'd also familiarize yourself with xpath and xquery.

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