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    copied!<p>Here's how I do it generically:</p> <p>I shred the source XML via a call such as</p> <pre> <code> DECLARE @xmlEntityList xml SET @xmlEntityList = ' &lt;ArbitrarilyNamedXmlListElement&gt; &lt;ArbitrarilyNamedXmlItemElement&gt;&lt;SomeVeryImportantInteger&gt;1&lt;/SomeVeryImportantInteger&gt;&lt;/ArbitrarilyNamedXmlItemElement&gt; &lt;ArbitrarilyNamedXmlItemElement&gt;&lt;SomeVeryImportantInteger&gt;2&lt;/SomeVeryImportantInteger&gt;&lt;/ArbitrarilyNamedXmlItemElement&gt; &lt;ArbitrarilyNamedXmlItemElement&gt;&lt;SomeVeryImportantInteger&gt;3&lt;/SomeVeryImportantInteger&gt;&lt;/ArbitrarilyNamedXmlItemElement&gt; &lt;/ArbitrarilyNamedXmlListElement&gt; ' DECLARE @tblEntityList TABLE( SomeVeryImportantInteger int ) INSERT @tblEntityList(SomeVeryImportantInteger) SELECT XmlItem.query('//SomeVeryImportantInteger[1]').value('.','int') as SomeVeryImportantInteger FROM [dbo].[tvfShredGetOneColumnedTableOfXmlItems] (@xmlEntityList) </code> </pre> <p>by utilizing the scalar-valued function</p> <pre> <code> /* Example Inputs */ /* DECLARE @xmlListFormat xml SET @xmlListFormat = ' &lt;ArbitrarilyNamedXmlListElement&gt; &lt;ArbitrarilyNamedXmlItemElement&gt;004421UB7&lt;/ArbitrarilyNamedXmlItemElement&gt; &lt;ArbitrarilyNamedXmlItemElement&gt;59020UH24&lt;/ArbitrarilyNamedXmlItemElement&gt; &lt;ArbitrarilyNamedXmlItemElement&gt;542514NA8&lt;/ArbitrarilyNamedXmlItemElement&gt; &lt;/ArbitrarilyNamedXmlListElement&gt; ' declare @tblResults TABLE ( XmlItem xml ) */ -- ============================================= -- Author: 6eorge Jetson -- Create date: 01/02/3003 -- Description: Shreds a list of XML items conforming to -- the expected generic @xmlListFormat -- ============================================= CREATE FUNCTION [dbo].[tvfShredGetOneColumnedTableOfXmlItems] ( -- Add the parameters for the function here @xmlListFormat xml ) RETURNS @tblResults TABLE ( -- Add the column definitions for the TABLE variable here XmlItem xml ) AS BEGIN -- Fill the table variable with the rows for your result set INSERT @tblResults SELECT tblShredded.colXmlItem.query('.') as XmlItem FROM @xmlListFormat.nodes('/child::*/child::*') as tblShredded(colXmlItem) RETURN END --SELECT * FROM @tblResults </code> </pre>
 

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