Peter,
Try this:
With Prefix as (select distinct itnbr,substr(stid,1,1) from IDFILE) select itnbr,count(*) from prefix order by itnbr
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From: "Peter_Vidal@xxxxxxxx" <Peter_Vidal@xxxxxxxx>
To: midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Wednesday, January 21, 2009 4:20:44 PM
Subject: SQL: How to get number of records (based on a prefix)
Hi list:
I want to use SQL on this one. I have a file with item numbers and site
ids.
ITNBR = 15 characters
STID = 3 characters
The prefix of the STID defines the physical location of the site and
positions 2 and 3 may bring more data about sub-groups of that physical
location. I really do not care about the last 2 positions, only on the
prefix of STID.
The data on the file looks like this:
Item Site
Number ID
NHZF500-051 A1P
NHZF500-051 E1P
NHZF500-051 J1D
NHZF500-051 J1E
NHZF500-051 J1P
After the execution of the SQL, I want to have the following results:
NHZF500-051 3
I need to have only one instance of the item number and also I need to
have the number of times the prefix changed for that item (in this case
3).
Thanks in advance!
PETER VIDAL
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