>>>>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?
>>>>
>>>>TIA
>>>
>>>

select count( distinct  mytable.myfield ) as TotCount from myTable where mytable.myfield <> 0

>>
>>The SQL Select must include all records, even those that have the value of mytable.myfield equal to 0 (zero). So I cannot use the WHERE as you suggested.
>>Please see Naomi's reply as the solution.
>>Thank you.
>
>How is that different, other than doing the same thing in an unnecessarily peculiar way?
>
>Here is demo link:
>
>https://dbfiddle.uk/?rdbms=sqlserver_2017&fiddle=5ff29037f75de1d5939272329523c434

Here is an example of a table and the result I am trying to get. Let me know how I would apply your approach to it:

Sample table

FIELD1      FIELD2
ABC           1
CBS           2
ABC           1
NBC           3
NBC           2
CBS           0
ABC           1
NBC           0
NBC           0
CBS           2
CBS           0
CBS           3
ABC           0
XYZ           0
NBC           5
NBC           5
XYZ           0

Report                    Explanation
ABC          1           There is only 1 value of ABC (other than 0)
CBS          2            There are 2 different values of CBS (other than 0)
NBC          3           There are 3 different values of NBC (other than 0)
XYZ          0           There are no different value of XYZ (other than 0)