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Below is a simple example.
DECLARE @TempTable Table
(
col1 varchar(10),
col2 char(1)
)
INSERT INTO @TempTable (col1, col2) values ('aa', 'Y')
INSERT INTO @TempTable (col1, col2) values ('bb', 'N')
INSERT INTO @TempTable (col1, col2) values ('cc', 'Y')
INSERT INTO @TempTable (col1, col2) values ('dd', 'N')
INSERT INTO @TempTable (col1, col2) values ('ee', 'N')
INSERT INTO @TempTable (col1, col2) values ('ff', 'Y')
--check table
SELECT * FROM @TempTable
DECLARE @my_long_string varchar(1000)
SET @my_long_string = ''
SELECT @my_long_string = COALESCE(@my_long_string + ',', '') + col1
FROM @TempTable
WHERE col2 = 'Y'
SELECT substring(@my_long_string,CHARINDEX(',', @my_long_string)+1,len(@my_long_string))
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