>Hi Guys,
>
>I am trying to count the number of distinct records in a field.
>
>If I try the following:
>
>select count(DISTINCT P_no) from DATATMP
>
>This gives me a query Dcnt_p_no with the correct result.
>
>I dont want to be presented with the results of the query and
>just want to store this count to a variable.
>
>Is there any easier way of doing this?

You can store the count to an array:

select count(DISTINCT P_no) from DATATMP ;
INTO ARRAY aResults

Then look at aResults[1].
- I don't know why Microsoft does not add the ability to send the result
to a variable!