Very Computer

Hi, I was wondering if someone could lend some experience or
assistance to this problem.

I have a table.

t_stuff
--------
stuff_id int,
stuff_name varchar(10),
stuff_propname varchar(10),
stuff_propvalue varchar(10)

There could be multiple rows for any given "stuff_name" that
correspond to the number of name/value pairs inserted into the table.
I'd like to be able to "turn the row on its side", basically be able
to (through either a view or stored procedure, which ever would be
faster) create a report that would set all of the "stuff_propname"
fields as columns, with the "stuff_propalue"'s displayed in the
corresponding row for that column.

some sample data to make this more clear:

stuff_id stuff_name stuff_propname  stuff_propvalue
-------- ---------- -------------- -----------------
1         apple       color           red
2         apple       taste           yummy
3         apple       origin          new york state
4         tomato      color           red
5         tomato      taste           hearty
6         tomato      origin          new jersey
7         tomato      seeds           true

report would look something like this

stuff_name  color  taste   origin          seeds
----------  -----  -----   ------          -----
apple       red    yummy   new york state  null
tomato      red    heary   new jersey      true

thanks for any and all help,
Ed

Hello,

If you know in advance the number of columns in the result set, try:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;q175574.

If you have a variable number of columns, try:
http://www.sqlmag.com/Articles/Index.cfm?ArticleID=15608

If you want to cut thru all the sql stuff and go direct use:
Relational Application Companion:
www.rac4sql.com