How can you create a flatten table in SQL

From: John A. Pearson <jpearson_at_dee.wellesley.edu>
Date: Wed, 24 Nov 1999 14:04:24 -0500
Message-ID: <383C36B8.1DCC7E9_at_dee.wellesley.edu>



Hi,

    Is there a way to create a flattened table in SQL using such data as this:

id type suff

12    3        0
12    3        0
12    4        1
12    4        1
12    4        1
12    4        1
12    5        2
12    5        2
12    5        2

select id||'-'||type||'-'||suff,
?

from pop
?

output would be:

field1 field2 field3
12-3-0 12-4-1 12-5-2

thanks in advance for any ideas

j Received on Wed Nov 24 1999 - 20:04:24 CET

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