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POSql Server Replace function inside of IN operator
 

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    <p>I am trying to build a dynamic sql query.</p> <p>I have a field which is a string of pipe delimited Guids.</p> <p>I want to execute a query that finds all Users with the Guids in this field.</p> <p>In the example below I have just added a couple of dummy GUIDs for examples. My second query works as I want it to. My first query with the REPLACE function is not working. If I execute just the Replace Select it does return what I have in the second query so I would expect it to return the same results. Can someone please help me out with what I am missing here? Thanks.</p> <pre><code>select * from CMS_User WHERE Convert(varchar(36),UserGUID) IN( select '''' + REPLACE('6415B8CE-8072-4BCD-8E48-9D7178B826B7|AEDD6E3F-61C1-46CF-B2D4-750180036FFF','|',''',''') + '''' ) select * from CMS_User WHERE Convert(varchar(36),UserGUID) IN('6415B8CE-8072-4BCD-8E48-9D7178B826B7','AEDD6E3F-61C1-46CF-B2D4-750180036FFF') </code></pre> <p>UPDATE: Here are some SqlFiddle Queries to further show what I am doing.</p> <p>Select all shows 2 records <a href="http://sqlfiddle.com/#!3/a5e426/5" rel="nofollow">http://sqlfiddle.com/#!3/a5e426/5</a></p> <p>Select with hardcoded subquery <a href="http://sqlfiddle.com/#!3/a5e426/6" rel="nofollow">http://sqlfiddle.com/#!3/a5e426/6</a></p> <p>Select with pipe delimited Guids trying to be replaced for the IN subquery <a href="http://sqlfiddle.com/#!3/a5e426/7" rel="nofollow">http://sqlfiddle.com/#!3/a5e426/7</a></p> <p>Subquery select to show I am getting what I want <a href="http://sqlfiddle.com/#!3/a5e426/8" rel="nofollow">http://sqlfiddle.com/#!3/a5e426/8</a></p>
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    1. COHow do you "*only have access to the WHERE of the query*" are you pasting this string in to a text box and running it, or is this being scripted in some other language and being passed off to Sql Server (ie: Can pre-prossing happen?)? Also define "*My first query with the REPLACE function is not working.*" Is it throwing a error, are you getting no results, are you getting results but they are the wrong results? Unless you set something like [SqlFiddle](http://sqlfiddle.com/) up for us with example data we can't see what is happening and you need to tell us.
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    2. COI should remove that only access to Where. That is my end case, but this is actually happening right in Management Studio. Sorry, "not working" meaning it is not returning any empty data set. Where as the second query has a data set with two results. I'll try out SqlFiddle.
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    3. COWhat version of SQL are you using, there are some potential solutions ([Table Valued Parameters](http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb510489.aspx)) but are only available in sql2008 or newer.
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