>>>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


Thought so