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SQL Related Articles: Select with SUM
2002-12-04 -- Ray Goudie
 
Newsgroups: comp.lang.clarion How about using the following: --- SELECT CmpID, sum(case when Amt > 0 then Amt end) AS Debits, sum(case when Amt < 0 then Amt end) AS Credits, sum(case when Amt = 0 then Amt end) AS ZeroAmts FROM GLFINAN GROUP BY CmpID --- -Ray. "Ben Kim (Vertical Dimensions, Inc.)" wrote in message news:3dee3396@news.softvelocity.com... > Hello all, > > I am using MS-SQL 2K and using the following SELECT statement via the Query > designer. However, I am not sure why this statement does not work. > According to the SQL online docs the SUM aggregate function allows for an > expression. Here is the statement: > > SELECT CmpID, SUM(Amt > 0) AS Debits, SUM(Amt < 0) AS Credits, SUM(Amt = > 0) AS ZeroAmts > FROM GLFINAN > GROUP BY CmpID > > It does not like any of the SUM statements. If I just use SUM(Amt) As > EndingBalance it works fine. Obviously I am misinterpreting the books > online or this is just not possible. > > Thanks! > > Ben Kim > >

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