How to replace Cursor in SQL Server?

Is there any function in sql server to return all values of a column seprated by comma you dont want to use loop or sql sever cursor?

• Answer:

  Sure it can be done... CREATE TABLE #T ( ID INT, [NAME] VARCHAR(50) ) INSERT #T SELECT 1, 'Row1' UNION SELECT 2, 'Row2' UNION SELECT 3, 'Row3' UNION SELECT 4, 'Row4' UNION SELECT 5, 'Row5' UNION SELECT 6, 'Row6' UNION SELECT 7, 'Row7' UNION SELECT 8, 'Row8' UNION SELECT 9, 'Row9' UNION SELECT 10, 'Row10' SELECT * FROM #T DECLARE @Values AS VARCHAR(8000) SELECT @Values = '' SELECT @Values = @Values + ISNULL([Name] + ', ', '') FROM #T IF LEN(@Values) > 0 SELECT @Values = LEFT(@VALUES, LEN(RTRIM(@VALUES)) - 1) --Remove trailing comma SELECT @Values AS CommaDelimitedResultSet DROP TABLE #T