Transpose a set of rows as columns in SQL Server 2000

Question

Is there any facility of transposing rows to columns in SQL Server (it is possible in MS-Access)? I was befuddled because this facility is available in MS-Access but not in

Answer 1

I have Data in following format

Survey_question_ID

Email (User)

Answer

for 1 survey there are 13 question and answers the desired output i wanted was

User ---Survey_question_ID1---Survey_question_ID2

email---answers---answer ........so on

Here is the solution for SQL Server 2000, Cause field data type is TEXT.

DROP TABLE #tmp

DECLARE @tmpTable  TABLE
(
emailno NUMERIC,
question1 VARCHAR(80),
question2 VARCHAR(80),
question3 VARCHAR(80),
question4 VARCHAR(80),
question5 VARCHAR(80),
question6 VARCHAR(80),
question7 VARCHAR(80),
question8 VARCHAR(80),
question9 VARCHAR(80),
question10 VARCHAR(80),
question11 VARCHAR(80),
question12 VARCHAR(80),
question13 VARCHAR(8000)
)

DECLARE @tmpTable2  TABLE
(
emailNumber NUMERIC
)

DECLARE @counter INT
DECLARE @Email INT

SELECT @counter =COUNT(DISTINCT ans.email) FROM answers ans WHERE ans.surveyname=100430 AND ans.qnpkey BETWEEN 233702 AND 233714
SELECT * INTO #tmp FROM @tmpTable
INSERT INTO @tmpTable2 (emailNumber) SELECT DISTINCT CAST(ans.email AS NUMERIC) FROM answers ans WHERE ans.surveyname=100430 AND ans.qnpkey BETWEEN 233702 AND 233714

WHILE @counter >0

BEGIN

        SELECT TOP 1 @Email= emailNumber FROM @tmpTable2
        INSERT INTO @tmpTable (emailno) VALUES (@Email )


        Update @tmpTable set question1=CAST(answer as VARCHAR(80)) from answers ans where ans.surveyname=100430 and ans.qnpkey = 233702 and ans.email=@Email
        Update @tmpTable set question2=CAST(answer as VARCHAR(80)) from answers ans where ans.surveyname=100430 and ans.qnpkey = 233703 and email=@email
        Update @tmpTable set question3=CAST(answer as VARCHAR(80)) from answers ans where ans.surveyname=100430 and ans.qnpkey = 233704 and email=@email
        Update @tmpTable set question4=CAST(answer as VARCHAR(80)) from answers ans where ans.surveyname=100430 and ans.qnpkey = 233705 and email=@email
        Update @tmpTable set question5=CAST(answer as VARCHAR(80)) from answers ans where ans.surveyname=100430 and ans.qnpkey = 233706 and email=@email
        Update @tmpTable set question6=CAST(answer as VARCHAR(80)) from answers ans where ans.surveyname=100430 and ans.qnpkey = 233707 and email=@email
        Update @tmpTable set question7=CAST(answer as VARCHAR(80)) from answers ans where ans.surveyname=100430 and ans.qnpkey = 233708 and email=@email
        Update @tmpTable set question8=CAST(answer as VARCHAR(80)) from answers ans where ans.surveyname=100430 and ans.qnpkey = 233709 and email=@email
        Update @tmpTable set question9=CAST(answer as VARCHAR(80)) from answers ans where ans.surveyname=100430 and ans.qnpkey = 233710 and email=@email
        Update @tmpTable set question10=CAST(answer as VARCHAR(80)) from answers ans where ans.surveyname=100430 and ans.qnpkey = 233711 and email=@email
        Update @tmpTable set question11=CAST(answer as VARCHAR(80)) from answers ans where ans.surveyname=100430 and ans.qnpkey = 233712 and email=@email
        Update @tmpTable set question12=CAST(answer as VARCHAR(80)) from answers ans where ans.surveyname=100430 and ans.qnpkey = 233713 and email=@email
        Update @tmpTable set question13=CAST(answer as VARCHAR(8000)) from answers ans where ans.surveyname=100430 and ans.qnpkey = 233714 and email=@email

        insert into #tmp select * from  @tmpTable       

        DELETE FROM @tmpTable       
        DELETE FROM @tmpTable2 WHERE emailNumber= @Email

        set @counter =@counter -1

End

select * from #tmp