Try something like:

select department.dept, category.categ, count(assets.categ) as 'Cnt' ;
   from department, category, assets ;
   where department.dept = assets.dept and category.categ = assets.categ ;
   group by department.dept, category.categ

HTH.

>Hi All
>
>Please help with this problem.
>I have 3 tables :
>1. Assets
>2. Category
>3. Department
>
>I wish to create a query that does the following :
>It shows for e.g. in department 1 i have 30 CPU's.
>It must show the count of each category but not the individual items
>
>Department 1, CPU's , 30
>Department 1, CD-ROM's , 12
>Department 1, Chairs , 5
>Department 2, CPU's , 11
>Department 2, CD-ROM's , 22
>Department 2, Chairs , 15
>
>Assets file MUST be linked to Department file and Category File
>Assets file has a field called Dept and department file has a field called Dept.
>Assets file has a field called categ and the category file has a field called categ.
>
>Thanks in advance