Question : I need to combine multiple columns to a single field in a comma delimited format in SQL 2005

Here is a prt of my table.  The Syms columns go up to 47 with Syms48 always null and there are about 1400 ChunkIDs.

ChunkID      Syms1      Syms2      Syms3      Syms4      Syms5
1522      Scarlatina      Scarlet fever      NULL      NULL      NULL
1524      Placenta previa      NULL      NULL      NULL      NULL
1532      Barrett's esophagus      NULL      NULL      NULL      NULL
1536      Martin-Bell syndrome      NULL      NULL      NULL      NULL
1543      Respiratory syncytial virus      NULL      NULL      NULL      NULL
11460      Candidiasis      Vaginal yeast infection      Yeast infection      NULL      NULL
11461      Wrist sprain      NULL      NULL      NULL      NULL
11462      Wrist fracture      NULL      NULL      NULL      NULL
11463      Pertussis      Whooping cough      NULL      NULL      NULL
11464      Whiplash      NULL      NULL      NULL      NULL
11465      Farsightedness      Hyperopia      Myopia      Nearsightedness      NULL
11467      Viral sore throat      Viral sore throat (Viral pharyngitis)      NULL      NULL      NULL
11469      Aseptic meningitis      Viral meningitis      NULL      NULL      NULL
11471      Vertigo      NULL      NULL      NULL      NULL
11474      Varicose veins      NULL      NULL      NULL      NULL
11476      Urinary tract infection (UTI)      NULL      NULL      NULL      NULL
11477      Pelvic floor hernia      Pudendal hernia      Uterine prolapse      NULL      NULL
11479      Endometrial cancer      Uterine cancer      NULL      NULL      NULL

What I need to do with this is take all the Syms colums for each ID and put them a comma delimited list in a single column called Syms.  So I need it to look like this.

ChunkID      Syms
1522      Scarlatina,Scarlet fever
1524      Placenta previa
1532      Barrett's esophagus
1536      Martin-Bell syndrome
1543      Respiratory syncytial virus
11460      Candidiasis,Vaginal yeast infection,Yeast infection
11461      Wrist sprain
11462      Wrist fracture
11463      Pertussis,Whooping cough
11464      Whiplash
11465      Farsightedness,Hyperopia      Myopia,Nearsightedness
11467      Viral sore throat,Viral sore throat (Viral pharyngitis)
11469      Aseptic meningitis,Viral meningitis
11471      Vertigo
11474      Varicose veins
11476      Urinary tract infection (UTI)
11477      Pelvic floor hernia,Pudendal hernia,Uterine prolapse
11479      Endometrial cancer,Uterine cancer

It would be great if it could be done dynamicly because of the number of columns in this table and the fact that not all ChunkIDs have the same number of Syms.  I bet this is simple bit it is over my beginner head.

Thanks in Advance for any and all help,
JasonM

Answer : I need to combine multiple columns to a single field in a comma delimited format in SQL 2005

this should generate the fields for you..

select 'ISNULL(' + column_name + ','',''),' from information_schema.columns
where table_name = 'tablename'