> SELECT SUM(aTmpData.nBegin), ;
> SUM(aTmpData.NADDS),;
> SUM(aTmpData.nNew) , ;
> (aTmpData.nRein0 + ;
> aTmpData.nRein30 + ;
> aTmpData.nrein90 + ;
> aTmpData.nrein91 + ;
> aTmpData.nrein181), ;
> SUM(aTmpData.nRein0), ;
> SUM(aTmpData.nRein30), ;
> SUM(aTmpData.nrein90), ;
> SUM(aTmpData.nrein91), ;
> SUM(aTmpData.nrein181), ;
> SUM(aTmpData.nterms), ;
> SUM(aTmpData.nLOE), ;
> SUM(aTmpData.nRiteShare), ;
> SUM(aTmpData.nOther), ;
> SUM(aTmpData.nEnd), ;
> SUM(aTmpData.nSwitchout) ;
> FROM aTmpData ;
> WHERE aTmpData.cSite = junk.cSite ;
> AND aTmpData.ddate = aDatelist(i2-1,1) ;
> INTO TABLE dkstep1
>
>and even though there isn't a group by clause I am getting the group by
>clause missing or invalid with it

Because the GROUP BY clause is missing. :-) You have one "field" in there that isn't an aggregrate -- you need to group on it, or the SELECT won't work.