>>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
>

Thanks Gregory

works like a charm

Nick