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Calculating Freight Charges
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01/07/2013 15:18:13
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Forum:
Microsoft SQL Server
Category:
SQL syntax
Environment versions
SQL Server:
SQL Server 2008
Application:
Desktop
Miscellaneous
Thread ID:
01577553
Message ID:
01577558
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61
>Hi,
>
>I need some help on how to calculate the freight charge on a package.
>
>I have a table like this :
>
>
ID, WeightLimit, FreightRate, FuelRate
>1,     1,         12,          1.2
>2,      50,        1,         0.1
>3,     99999,    0.5,         0.05
>
>If I have a package weighing 2 kgs, then the total freight is calculated as:
>
>1st kg = 12
>2nd kg = 1
>Total = 13
>
>or if I had a package weighing 52 kgs:
>1st kg = 12
>next 49 kgs = 49 * 1 = 49
>next 2kgs = 2 * 0.5 = 1
>Total = 62
>
>Is there a way to achieve this in SQL?

It looks like you can get your result with recursive CTE. However, recursive CTE is a cursor in disguise.
If it's not broken, fix it until it is.


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