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Not true. cyberkiwi's solution using cte:s is pure sql without any vendor-specific hackery.

Gaslight Deceive Subvert
– Gaslight Deceive Subvert

2013-07-25 11:24:04 +00:00
Commented Jul 25, 2013 at 11:24
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At the time of the question and answer, I would not have counted recursive CTEs as terribly portable, but they are supported now by Oracle. The best solution is going to depend upon the platform. For SQL Server it is most likely the FOR XML technique or a customer CLR aggregate.

Cade Roux
– Cade Roux

2013-07-25 15:11:32 +00:00
Commented Jul 25, 2013 at 15:11
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the ultimate answer for all questions? stackoverflow.com/search?q=[whatever the question]

Junchen Liu
– Junchen Liu

2016-12-08 11:07:12 +00:00
Commented Dec 8, 2016 at 11:07

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