Hi Claude, This isn't syntactically best practice but if I understand your question do.
Select fieldnames (Select sum(cost) as total_cost from transactions_table where transaction_month like 'December') AS total_cost from transactions_table where transaction_month like 'December' this way every total_cost in the output will be the same M@ On 3/7/07, claude raiola <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Hi > > I have a query and I am wanting to determine the total sum of the cost > field for all those matching records so that I can determine the total > amount of cost of all records found by the query > > I know I can create the formula to add the values through each pass of the > output of the cfloop of the query, however I am wondering if I can do the > same within the query eg > > <cfquery name=monthly_cost> > Select sum(cost) as total_cost,* > from transactions_table > where transaction_month like 'December' > </cfquery> > > so the the value #monthly_cost.total_cost# has value of the sum of all > cost values from the records found in the query > > > > > > Kind Regards > > Claude Raiola > B.Econ(Acc.); B.Hotel Mngt. > Mobile: 0414 228 948 > Phone: 07 5527 1990 > Fax: 07 3319 6444 > > Websites: > www.WebsiteSolutions.com.au <http://www.websitesolutions.com.au/> > www.AustralianAccommodation.com <http://www.australianaccommodation.com/> > www.AccommodationNewZealand.com <http://www.accommodationnewzealand.com/> > www.HospitalityPurchasing.net <http://www.hospitalitypurchasing.net/> > www.Samaris.net <http://www.samaris.net/> > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "cfaussie" group. To post to this group, send email to cfaussie@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cfaussie?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
