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query syntax

This is a simple question and i just need a bit of advise.

I have to produce the nvarchar(max) variable @series. See below.

      set @series = '<series>[
                {name: "Vanföreställningar", data: [0], color: "STEELBLUE"},
                {name: "Hallucinationer", data: [0], color: "FIREBRICK"},
				{name: "Agitation/aggressivitet",data: [0], color: "GOLD"},
                {name: "Depression/dysfori", data: [0], color: "LIGHTBLUE"},
                {name: "Ångest", data: [0], color: "INDIANRED"},
                {name: "Eufori/upprymdhet", data: [0], color: "DIMGREY"},
                {name: "Apati/likgiltighet", data: [0], color: "MEDIUMBLUE"},
                {name: "Hämningslöshet", data: [0], color: "POWDERBLUE"},
                {name: "Irritabilitet/labilitet", data: [0], color: "GREY"},
                {name: "Motorisk av. beteende",data: [0], color: "MEDIUMVIOLETRED"},
                {name: "Sömn", data: [0], color: "GREEN"},
                {name: "Aptit/ätstörningar", data: [0], color: "SKYBLUE"}
                ]</series>'

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Currently the value "data" is set to zero for each object in the series.

The values for each object is held in a table whose columns are named: Series1, Series2, Series3 etc. (there are 12).

What would be the best way to populate @series using a select statement given that i know the id value of the record i am interested in.

i.e.

select series1, series2, series3 ... from MyTable where id = 12

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Should i use a variables and a select statement along the lines

select @series1=series1, @series2=series2 ect..

and then build @series by using something like i show below, or is there a more elegant solution?

      set @series = '<series>[
                {name: "Vanföreställningar", data: [' + @series1 +'], color: "STEELBLUE"},
                {name: "Hallucinationer", data: [' + @series2 + '], color: "FIREBRICK"},

etc

               ]</series>'

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