>>>>Hi,
>>>>
>>>>I am trying to count unique values in the field (using SQL Select) if the value is greater than 0
>>>>
>>>>So, here is syntax I use (simplified) (which generates an error):
>>>>
>>>>select count( case when mytable.myfield = 0 then 0 else distinct( mytable.myfield ) end ) as TotCount
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>What is wrong in the above syntax?
>>>
>>>I am not aware of that syntax in SQL. It might work but I've never used it. With what I know, I would use this:
>>>
>>>
SELECT DISTINCT mytable.myfield FROM mytable WHERE mytable.myField != 0 INTO CURSOR tmp1
>>>? _TALLY
>>
>>First, thank you for your message. You see, my entire SQL Select need to include the records where mytable.myfield is 0. But I only want to count those that are not 0. Therefore, I cannot use your syntax.
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SELECT *, SUM(IIF(myfield = 0, 0, 1)) as TotCount...
Please see my reply to Tore. I am not trying to COUNT(). I know in the example of this message I wrongly used COUNT(). I am trying to find the number of DISTINCT values; If the value is greater than 0.
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