Create HTML Table with SQL FOR XML

Question

I'm creating a HL7 Continuity of Care Document (CCD) using FOR XML statements in SQL Server 2008 R2.

I've done A LOT with this method, but this is the first time I have to represent part of the data in a HTML table, which is giving me trouble.

So, I have the following information in a table:

  Problem  |   Onset    | Status ---------------------------------   Ulcer    | 01/01/2008 | Active   Edema    | 02/02/2005 | Active 

and I'm trying to render the following

<tr>     <th>Problem</th>     <th>Onset</th>     <th>Status</th> </tr> <tr>     <td>Ulcer</td>     <td>01/01/2008</td>     <td>Active</td> </tr> <tr>     <td>Edema</td>     <td>02/02/2005</td>     <td>Active</td> </tr> 

I'm using this query:

SELECT    p.ProblemType AS "td"     , p.Onset AS "td"     , p.DiagnosisStatus AS "td" FROM tblProblemList p WHERE p.PatientUnitNumber = @PatientUnitNumber FOR XML PATH('tr') 

And I keep getting the following:

<tr>   <td>Ulcer2008-01-01Active</td> </tr> <tr>   <td>Edema2005-02-02Active</td> </tr> 

Anyone got any advice?

Answer 1

select    (select p.ProblemType     as 'td' for xml path(''), type),   (select p.Onset           as 'td' for xml path(''), type),   (select p.DiagnosisStatus as 'td' for xml path(''), type) from tblProblemList p where p.PatientUnitNumber = @PatientUnitNumber for xml path('tr') 

To add the header as well you can use union all.

select    (select 'Problem' as th for xml path(''), type),   (select 'Onset'   as th for xml path(''), type),   (select 'Status'  as th for xml path(''), type) union all          select    (select p.ProblemType     as 'td' for xml path(''), type),   (select p.Onset           as 'td' for xml path(''), type),   (select p.DiagnosisStatus as 'td' for xml path(''), type) from tblProblemList p where p.PatientUnitNumber = @PatientUnitNumber for xml path('tr')