RE: Using SQL to get a one total row from multiple rows

I guess I was expecting to use something along the lines of GROUP BY.  I
seem to recall using that before to do summary-type results.

But I probably mismember.

Thanks for the confirmation.

db

> -----Original Message-----
> From: midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx / CWilt@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> Sent: Monday, August 09, 2004 10:16 AM
>
> Dan,
>
> Nope, not as far as I know.
>
> I'm curious as to what you don't like about it.
>
> Charles
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Dan Bale [mailto:dbale@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> > Sent: Friday, August 06, 2004 6:18 PM
> > To: midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Subject: Using SQL to get a one total row from multiple rows
> >
> >
> > This is what I've got right now:
> >
> > Select   Count(*), sum(InvAm), sum(SpCg2), sum(SpCg1),
> >                    sum(TxTot), sum(CnsAm), sum(DAInT)
> >  FROM      MTHACTX
> >  WHERE     COMNO = 01 and TDate between 1040701 and 1040731
> >
> > I am getting the expected & desired results: a one-row total
> > line.  Somehow,
> > this doesn't strike me as the preferred way to do this.  I
> > scanned through
> > the SQL Reference & Programming Concepts, and nothing is clicking.
> >
> > Is there a better / more preferred way to do this?
> >
> > tia,
> > db