SQL Server-创建带有一行字符串的表

Question

I have a list of names I want to put into a temp/variable table but can not think of how to do it.

Here is a dummy list....

NAMES
McLovin
Deckard
Mufasa
DeLarge

This is a string I'll get sent to me which I need to wash against actual tables so I wanted to place this in a temp field but I just can not think of how to do it.

CREATE TABLE [#test] (
NAMES varchar (20));

INSERT INTO [#test] ([NAMES])
VALUES ('McLovin');

INSERT INTO [#test] ([NAMES])
VALUES ('Deckard');

The above is the only way I can think of doing it. I am new to SQL so am still learning the logic. Any guidance would be much appreciated.

Cheers.

Answer 1

See This: Inserting multiple rows in a single SQL query?

INSERT INTO #test ([NAMES])
VALUES ('McLovin'), ('Deckard'), ('Mufasa'), ('DeLarge')

Answer 2

I want to add to Tedo's answer that you might not need a temporary table at all. You can include these directly in a query:

select . . .
from (VALUES ('McLovin'), ('Deckard'), ('Mufasa'), ('DeLarge')) v(names)

Or use a CTE:

with names(name) as (
      select *
      from (VALUES ('McLovin'), ('Deckard'), ('Mufasa'), ('DeLarge'))
     )
select . . .

Answer 3

Here is the fastest on the fly way:

SELECT CONVERT(VARCHAR(20), 'McLovin') NAMES
INTO #temp
UNION
SELECT 'Deckard'
UNION
SELECT 'Mufasa'
UNION
SELECT 'DeLarge'

No need to write create statements too.