Re: A query question

[rbbaird@xxxxxxxxxxx (Rick Baird)]

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?

Bear with me, I'm doing this from memory.

qry/400   files are:     master
                         detail
                         detail   (third file-detail again - yes you can
do this.)
link option 2

linked by key fields t01.cusid  eq  t02.cusid
                     t01.cusid  eq  t03.cusid

select fields - doesn't matter - leave it alone

select records       t02.amt  gt  0
                  or t03.amt  lt  0

sort by           t01.cusid  or t01.cusname if you prefer.

report layout - headers for t02.amt = debits
                            t03.amt = credits

summary functions   totals on t02.amt and t03.amt

control level breaks  "1" on both t01.cusid and cusname
        suppress level 0 (final total) summaries.

report type = 2 - summary only

and there you have it!!!!!!
the report isn't very pretty - it'll look something like this.



customer   name            credit          debit
 xxxxx   xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
                    total: xxxxxxx  total: xxxxxxxx
  
 xxxxx   xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
                    total: xxxxxxx  total: xxxxxxxx


> We've got a $.25 bet riding on this...

I should get at least a dime of that!!!!

hope this helps, 

rick
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