Use a single SQL stored procedure parameter containing multiple expressions in a WHERE column_name IN (parameter) clause

Since the input is a string, to use the IN in a query the match would have to be done as 'A101','A201','A301'.

So if you do it as:

select @lcAssets = replace(@lcAssets, Char(44), Char(39)+Char(44)+Char(39))

SELECT Assets.Number,AssetsHistory.dtMoved
FROM Assets LEFT OUTER JOIN AssetsHistory ON
    AssetsHistory.keyAssets = Assets.keyAssets
WHERE Assets.Number IN (@lcAssets)

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That should get you results.

Hi,

@jimpen
That wouldn't work since the sql will see it as a one string so you can not use it in IN clause.

Either make something to split the string into different parameters so the IN clause can recognize this or just declare more parameters (I guess you know what might be the maximum).

Better approach will be to convert the input parameter in table form and use it in inner join..

I have used XMl to convert input parameter to table form..

Complete code is below... have a look and let me know if you have any concerns...

create  procedure your_procedure (@lcAssets nvarchar(max))
as
begin


declare @ta table(assets nvarchar(100))
Declare @x xml =  cast('<Rows><Row>'+replace(@lcAssets,',','</Row><Row>') + '</Row></Rows>' as xml)    -- Convert input parameter to xml form 

insert into @ta
select a.b.value('.','nvarchar(100)')
 from @x.nodes('Rows/Row') a(b) ---- generate tabular for through xquery

--select * from @ta

SELECT Assets.Number,AssetsHistory.dtMoved
FROM @ta t join Assets on    ----input parameter table in inner join 
     t.assets=Assets.Number      
 LEFT OUTER JOIN AssetsHistory ON 
    AssetsHistory.keyAssets = Assets.keyAssets


end 

go

exec your_procedure 'A101,A102,A103'

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Check this..

DECLARE @lcAssets CHAR(400)
SET @lcAssets = 'A101,A102,A103';

WITH CTESplit
AS
(
    SELECT 
        0 AS Pos,
        1 AS PosStart,
        CHARINDEX(',',@lcAssets + ',') AS PosEnd
    UNION ALL
    SELECT
        Pos + 1 AS Pos,
        PosEnd + 1 AS PosStart,
        CHARINDEX(',', @lcAssets + ',',PosEnd + 1 ) AS PosEnd
    FROM CTESplit
    WHERE  CHARINDEX(',', @lcAssets + ',',PosEnd + 1 ) > 1
),
CTEValue
AS
(
    SELECT 
	    SUBSTRING(@lcAssets,PosStart,PosEnd - PosStart) Value
    FROM CTESplit  
)


SELECT Assets.Number,AssetsHistory.dtMoved
FROM Assets LEFT OUTER JOIN AssetsHistory ON 
    AssetsHistory.keyAssets = Assets.keyAssets
INNER JOIN CTEValue ON 
    CTEValue.Value = Assets.Number

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Thanks all.  I tested all these and most worked.  I also found one other solution that someone else might find useful.

CREATE TABLE [dbo].[Student](
      [Student ID]   [varchar] (6) Not NULL ,
      [Student Name] [varchar](50) NOT NULL)
GO
 
Insert into dbo.[Student] values ('STD001','Bob')
Insert into dbo.[Student] values ('STD002','Alexander')
Insert into dbo.[Student] values ('STD003','Hosanna')
Insert into dbo.[Student] values ('STD004','William')
Insert into dbo.[Student] values ('STD005','Hulda')
Insert into dbo.[Student] values ('STD006','Jacoba')

Declare  @SQL         VARCHAR(MAX)
Declare  @WhereClause VARCHAR(MAX)
Set @WhereClause='Bob,Hulda,Jacoba'
 
SET @WhereClause=REPLACE(@WhereClause,',',''',''')
Set @SQL='Select *
from dbo.[Student]
Where  [Student Name] In (''' + @WhereClause + ''')'

Taken from http://raresql.com/2011/12/21/how-to-use-multiple-values-for-in-clause-using-same-parameter-sql-server/

Excellent Solutions!