How to pivot rows to columns (and back) in SQL: Databases for Developers #14

Sometimes you want to convert rows to columns. Or convert columns back into rows.
Luckily SQL has two clauses to help you do this:
PIVOT & UNPIVOT
Using these you can easily transform your rows to columns and back again.
Want more?
Take the course:
devgym.oracle.com/pls/apex/dg...
Read the blog post: blogs.oracle.com/sql/how-to-c...
Read the docs:
PIVOT: docs.oracle.com/en/database/o...
UNPIVOT: docs.oracle.com/en/database/o...
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[@kennethdavidson2106]

I've been watching all these videos over the last two days, and at this point "one day cake orgy" is by far the best thing I've heard in any database tutorial. Thank you for making this stuff straight forward.

[@TheMagicofSQL]

Thanks, glad you enjoyed this!

[@ashwinghorpade5917]

Plz videos on ssis and performance tunning

[@sanchitsingh7162]

Haha nice!

[@TheMagicofSQL]

Thanks Sanchit :)

[@pat834]

Thanks though ‘any’ doesn’t work for me

[@TheMagicofSQL]

Please post a complete example to asktom.oracle.com/ and we'll look into what the issue is