Re: A query question

[Bob Larkin <blarkin@xxxxxx>]

boothm@earth.goddard.edu wrote:
> 
> Here's the issue:
> We have two files.
> One is the Name master file.
> The other is the Detail file.
> A field in the Detail file has both debits (as a +) and credits (as a -),
> Also the Detail record has a field that can be 00 (00 is always a debit),
> or the field can be any number 01 thru 99 (and never a debit).
> 
> I'm sure you can already see the question:  How do we write a query
> showing the customer's name. his total debits, and also his total credits.
> We know the difference is usually near 0.00, but we'd like to know the
> business volume he's done.
> 
> Can this be done with Query/400?
> We've got a $.25 bet riding on this...
> --
> -----------------------------------------------------------
> boothm@earth.goddard.edu
> -----------------------------------------------------------
I want a cut of the $.25 if thuis works.
Join the Master to the Detail twice, First join select only debits,
second 
join is credits, Select option to join all. I think you will end up with
master data in all records, debits & Credits in some, debits only in
some, credits only in some.

   1 .....MASTER Data ...... \ ....Debit Data.....\ ....Credit data ....
   2 .....MASTER Data ...... \ ...Default Data ...\ ....Credit data ....
   3 .....MASTER Data ...... \ ....Debit Data.....\ ....Default Data....
You will need to select the proper join type.
-- 
Bob Larkin
Larkin Computer Consulting
blarkin@wt.net
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