SQL SERVER – UDF – Function to Convert List to Table

CREATE FUNCTION dbo.udf_List2Table
(
@List VARCHAR(MAX),
@Delim CHAR
)
RETURNS
@ParsedList TABLE
(
item VARCHAR(MAX)
)
AS
BEGIN
DECLARE @item VARCHAR(MAX), @Pos INT
SET @List = LTRIM(RTRIM(@List))+ @Delim
SET @Pos = CHARINDEX(@Delim, @List, 1)
WHILE @Pos > 0
BEGIN
SET @item = LTRIM(RTRIM(LEFT(@List, @Pos - 1)))
IF @item <> ''
BEGIN
INSERT INTO @ParsedList (item)
VALUES (CAST(@item AS VARCHAR(MAX)))
END
SET @List = RIGHT(@List, LEN(@List) - @Pos)
SET @Pos = CHARINDEX(@Delim, @List, 1)
END
RETURN
END
GO

http://blog.sqlauthority.com/2007/05/06/sql-server-udf-function-to-convert-list-to-table/