>Dear Experts...
>I just upgraded to VFP 9.0, where the syntax for the GROUP BY clause has changed and requires to list all the fields. I am new to su-queries.
> I want to select multiple fields from a table but SUM & GROUP BY by field (itm_nuymb) only. Can someone give me a proper syntax to accomplish that. Listed below is a sample code which I think need a sub-query and I am new to that.
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> SELECT itm_numb, itm_desc, sls_code, tax_code, SUM(unt_qtty) AS nQty ;
> FROM table1 GROUP BY itm_numb ORDER BY itm_numb
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>Thank you in advance.
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>Raza Malik
No subquery needed for this one. Just include all the fields that are not part of the aggregate expression ( the SUM() )
SELECT itm_numb, itm_desc, sls_code, tax_code, SUM(unt_qtty) AS nQty ;
FROM table1 ;
GROUP BY itm_numb,itm_desc, sls_code, tax_code ORDER BY itm_numb
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