>Hi
>
>I have
>
>

>
>select sum(amount) as [total],
>		member_ref,
>		description 
>from payments 
>where description like '%Test%' 
>group by member_ref,description 
>
>

>
>how can I select out only the maximum sum amount for each member_ref .
>
>Thanks
>
>Nick

The max of the sum - translate to sql server

	select max(total), ;
			member_ref ;
		from ( ;
			select	sum(amount) as Total, ;
					member_ref, ;
					description ;
			from payments ;
				where description like '%Test%' ;
				group by member_ref, description ;
			) X ;
		group by 2