sp_columns sql server code example

Example 1: sql server pagination

SELECT col1, col2, ...
 FROM ...
 WHERE ... 
 ORDER BY -- this is a MUST there must be ORDER BY statement
-- the paging comes here
OFFSET     10 ROWS       -- skip 10 rows
FETCH NEXT 10 ROWS ONLY; -- take 10 rows

Example 2: group_concat sql server

STRING_AGG ( expression, separator ) [ <order_clause> ]

<order_clause> ::=   
    WITHIN GROUP ( ORDER BY <order_by_expression_list> [ ASC | DESC ] )
    SELECT STRING_AGG(Genre, ',') AS Result
FROM Genres;
Result:

Result                                      
--------------------------------------------
Rock,Jazz,Country,Pop,Blues,Hip Hop,Rap,Punk