SSRS 2005 - Split multiline address field into multiple address columns

Question

Hi all
I have an address field called SiteAddress, which is multiline with carriage returns, and stores addresses as:
SiteAddresss
SiteABC
1 Main Street
Withington
Manchester
M20 1FT
How do I split this address field across multiple new fields, eg:
SiteName         AddressLine1      AddressLine2       AddressLine3     AddressLine4      Postcode
SiteABS           1 Main Street      Withington           Manchester                                
M20 1FT
Thanks for all help
Naz

Answer 1

It is simple using TSQL, refer below example,
;with cte as (
select 'site name' [address]
union
select 'address line 1' [address]
union
select 'address line 2' [address]
union
select 'address line 3' [address]
select * from (select [address], row_number() over (order by address desc) rn from cte) x
pivot
(max([address]) for rn in ([1],[2],[3],[4])) pvt
However if you need in SSRS itself, you can try using custom code to split the address string by char(10) or char(13) and then insert into an array. If the input parameter is 1 return the first address from the array, 2 return the second address and so on.
Custom code can be called from the textbox expression as,
=code.getAddress(Fields!Address, 1)
Regards, RSingh