Is this what you need?

select id_desc,SUM(totals) ;
from sql_ap_pre ;
where ap_status = .pcStatus ;
group by id_desc ;
into cursor sql_ap readwrite

>Hello,
>
>I have tried every suggestion that has been given to me regarding the whole "Group By" subject. However, I still do not seem to be accomplishing what VFP 6/7 was able to accomplish in VFP 8. I am beginning to wonder if it does work with this new SQL statement type. Everytime I attempt this "Group By" in any sense of my code, it still gives me the information seperately inside the grid. I attempted to re-write the code over and over again, but every version comes out the same or worse. I attempted the MAX() code into the fields, but destroyed my output data into figures that did not match up or correct figures that were placed multiple times.
>
>

>select id_desc,sum_ap_total ;
>from sql_ap_pre ;
>where ap_status = .pcStatus ;
>group by id_desc, sum_ap_total ;
>into cursor sql_ap readwrite
>

>
>The id_desc and totals are shown as:
>

>AP-MISC                        500.00
>AP-OFFICESUPPLIES              500.00
>AP-OFFICESUPPLIES              500.00
>AP-OFFICESUPPLIES             2000.00
>AP-COMPUTERS                  5000.00
>AP-COMPUTERS                  3000.00
>AP-COMPUTERS                  7000.00
>AP-COMPUTERS                  1500.00
>AP-OFFICESUPPLIES               50.00
>AP-MISC                       1000.00
>

>
>where as I am trying to accomplish:
>

>AP-COMPUTERS                  11500.00
>AP-OFFICESUPPLIES              3050.00
>AP-MISC                        1500.00
>

>
>I even narrowed this code down thinking that it was because I have more fields originally, but even when I now have only two fields, it does not come out right. Does anyone please have a solution for this in VFP 8 aside from using the 7 Engine to calculate correctly??
>
>Thank you so much!!