Since there is no Sqlserver array parameter, what's the best way to proceed?

Question

I need to create multiple records in sqlserver, each with the same value in column A, but with a unique value in column B. I have the values for column B in an array.

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Answer 1

The easiest way to implement this is using Option 1: passing the array as a delimited string. I used to do this in the pre-sql2005 days in conjunction with this TSQL Split Function. I would pass the array using "|" as a delimiter.

These days, I serialize the array into XML and then insert the contents into a table variable for processing using the sp_xml_preparedocument stored procedure.

I wouldn't use option 2 since it makes multiple calls to database.