I think you just need to add something to your WHERE
clause.
For example, if you just want to count U+E, use
WHERE ((T_ABS.ABSDATE >= T_Quarter.BegQuarter) AND
(T_ABS.ABSDATE <= T_Quarter.EndQuarter))
AND (
(T_ABS.ABSType = 'U')
OR
(T_ABS.ABSType = 'E')
)
--- Janine Jakim <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> ABSType is the column being counted. In it there are
> several different codes
> that are used depending on what is appropriate for
> the student. They
> include:
> T=Tardy
> U=Unexcused Absence
> E=Excused Absence
> So my query does fine in the sense that it counts
> how many T/E/U each
> student has. The next step is to add E+U= Total
> Absences
> I assume it needs to happen outside the query?
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: cf refactoring
> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Thursday, August 30, 2001 4:31 PM
> To: CF-Talk
> Subject: Re: adding counts
>
>
> Can you show your table structure?
> I need to know how do you distinguish absent from
> tardy from excused from unexcused? Where in the
> table
> is it located and how is the information
> represented?
>
> --- Janine Jakim <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > I've got a query that counts how many times a
> > student is absent/tardy. It
> > outputs fine BUT i need it to do things slightly
> > differently- I need to
> > combine a couple of the codes to make a total (For
> > example 3 Excused +2
> > Unexcused= 5 absences). What is the best way to
> do
> > this?
> >
> > <CFQUERY NAME="MissedDays" DATASOURCE="dsn">
> > SELECT T_ABS.QUARTER, T_ABS.ID,
> Count(T_ABS.ABSType)
> > AS CountOfABSType,
> > T_ABS.DAYTITLE
> > FROM T_ABS, T_Quarter
> > WHERE ((T_ABS.ABSDATE >= T_Quarter.BegQuarter) AND
> > (T_ABS.ABSDATE <=
> > T_Quarter.EndQuarter))
> > GROUP BY T_Quarter.QUARTER, T_ABS.ID,
> T_ABS.DAYTITLE
> > </CFQUERY>
> >
> > So how do I get my CountOfABSType to do this?
> > Thanks in advance.
> > j
> >
> >
=====
I-Lin Kuo
Macromedia CF5 Advanced Developer
Sun Certified Java 2 Programmer
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