Database

if exists (select 1 from syscolumns where name = 'yourcolumnname' and id = object_id('yourtablename')<br />
begin<br />
select 'It exists'<br />
end<br />
else<br />
begin<br />
select 'its new'<br />
end

<br />
DECLARE @TotalPublicationsViews AS VarChar(100)<br />
DECLARE @Author AS VarChar(100)<br />
<br />
SELECT DISTINCT TOP 1<br />
     @TotalPublicationsViews = dbo.FnGetNoOfPublicationViewsByAuthor(C.CUSTOM2),<br />
     @Author = C.CUSTOM2  <br />
FROM HDS_CUSTOM C <br />
GROUP BY C.CUSTOM2<br />
<br />
SELECT @TotalPublicationsViews, @Author<br />

SELECT ColA, Count(*) <br />
FROM TblA <br />
GROUP BY ColA

/* create test table and populate */<br />
<br />
create table #b1(cola varchar(20))<br />
<br />
insert into #b1<br />
select 'India'<br />
union all<br />
select 'USA'<br />
union all<br />
select 'India'<br />
union all<br />
select 'UK'<br />
<br />
<br />
/* now the actual code */<br />
<br />
<br />
DECLARE @SQL nvarchar(4000)<br />
SET @SQL=''   <br />
<br />
SELECT @SQL= @SQL +<br />
'SUM(CASE WHEN cola=''' + a.cola + ''' THEN 1 ELSE 0 END) AS [' + a.cola + '],'<br />
FROM (select distinct cola from #b1) as a<br />
<br />
select @SQL = left(@SQL,len(@SQL)-1)<br />
<br />
SET @SQL='SELECT ' + @SQL + ' FROM #b1'<br />
EXEC(@SQL)

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