对于自定义分组,一向是比较烦琐的,幸好 SQLServer2005 提供了 FOR XML PATH 的语法能够很方便的解决该问题,同时采用自定义函数的方式还能够更方便的进行扩展; Oracle10g 以后提供了一个 wmsys.wm_concat 函数,也可以起到类似的作用。
 
下面以 SQLServer2005 自带的 AdventureWorks 数据库 中的 2 个表为例
HumanResources.Department       -- 部门信息表
HumanResources.EmployeeDepartmentHistory  -- 部门员工对照表
 
-- 使用自定义函数的方式
SELECT groupname,dbo.fn_concatemployees(departmentid) employeesconcat FROM HumanResources.Department
CREATE FUNCTION fn_concatemployees(@departmentid INT) RETURNS VARCHAR(1000)
AS
BEGIN
         DECLARE @employeeidcancat AS VARCHAR(1000);
         SET @employeeidcancat='';
         SELECT @employeeidcancat=@employeeidcancat+CAST(employeeid AS VARCHAR(10))+';'
           FROM HumanResources.EmployeeDepartmentHistory
           WHERE departmentid=@departmentid;
         RETURN @employeeidcancat;
END
 
 
-- 使用 SQLServer2005 的 FOR XML PATH 方式
SELECT groupname,
         (SELECT CAST(o.employeeid AS VARCHAR(10))+';' AS [text()]
            FROM HumanResources.EmployeeDepartmentHistory o
           WHERE o.departmentid=c.departmentid
           ORDER BY employeeid
             FOR XML PATH('')) AS employeesconcat
  FROM HumanResources.Department c
 
 
-- 在 Oracle10g 中采用 wmsys.wm_concat 方式
SELECT groupname,wmsys.wm_concat(employeeid) employeesconcat
  FROM EmployeeDepartmentHistory
  GROUP BY groupname;