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sagarg
Starting Member

1 Post

Posted - 2011-03-26 : 04:59:18

subjectname / subjectcode / teachername
---------------- --------------- -------------------
Maths / MA02/ ABC
Electronics / BS02/ XYZ
Electronics / BS02/ YTR
Electronics / BS02/ LOP
Data Structures/ DS02/ KKK
Data Structures / DS02/ JKL

i m expecting output something like this:

subjectname/ subjectcode/ teachername
---------------- ------------------- ---------------
Maths / MA02 / ABC
Electronics/ BS02 / XYZ
----------/ -------/ YTR
----------/ --------/ LOP
Data Struct / DS02/ KKK
-----------/ ---------/ JKL

Plz help me out!!!!! Note: (I have used '/' just to denote the end of the word)

sagarg

alinora14
Starting Member

5 Posts

Posted - 2011-03-26 : 06:33:25

hi,
i have something interesting for you about the query you have asked.
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webfred
Master Smack Fu Yak Hacker

8781 Posts

Posted - 2011-03-26 : 07:41:31

quote:
Originally posted by sagarg

subjectname / subjectcode / teachername
---------------- --------------- -------------------
Maths / MA02/ ABC
Electronics / BS02/ XYZ
Electronics / BS02/ YTR
Electronics / BS02/ LOP
Data Structures/ DS02/ KKK
Data Structures / DS02/ JKL

i m expecting output something like this:

subjectname/ subjectcode/ teachername
---------------- ------------------- ---------------
Maths / MA02 / ABC
Electronics/ BS02 / XYZ
----------/ -------/ YTR
----------/ --------/ LOP
Data Struct / DS02/ KKK
-----------/ ---------/ JKL

Plz help me out!!!!! Note: (I have used '/' just to denote the end of the word)

sagarg

This is nothing SQL was made for.
If possible then do that in your front end.

No, you're never too old to Yak'n'Roll if you're too young to die.

visakh16
Very Important crosS Applying yaK Herder

52326 Posts

Posted - 2011-03-27 : 01:16:52

you can very well achieve this in front end using any of report tools. its called hide duplicates in cell property in sql reporting services.

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