>I think what you're looking for is COUNT():
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SELECT part_number, COUNT(*) AS NbrItems FROM Table GROUP BY part_number
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>So, assuming your table looks like this:
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Part_number>0001
>0001
>0002
>0002
>0002
>0002
>0003
>0003
>0003
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>The result would be:
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<b>Part_number NbrItems</b>
>0001 2
>0002 4
>0003 3
>
>
>>In vfp60, Is there a way to SUM alike records with a SELECT statement?
>>I have a table with a field called part_number. This table is ORDER BY part_number...There are many records that contain the same
>>part_number values and I want to SUM these records so I have
>>a DISTINCT on part_number and the part_number values will be totaled and represented in one record for each part_number...any ideas?
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Hi Sylvian....thanks for the information...it helps....:)