Trunc() is an Oracle function, isn't it?

----- Original Message -----
From: "Andy Ewings" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "SQL" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Wednesday, February 26, 2003 10:13 AM
Subject: RE: getting results from 2 tables


> yup - but good practice is to use join notation to link tables - so
> becomes.....
>
> SELECT ides.ItemDesc, o.orderID, count(*)
> FROM Orders o
> INNER JOIN order_item oi ON (o.OrderID = oi.OrderID)
> INNER JOIN Itemdescription ides ON (oi.ItemID = ides.ItemID)
> WHERE o.Date = trunc(sysdate)
> GROUP BY ides.ItemDesc, o.orderID
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Alex Ninan [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sent: 26 February 2003 16:03
> To: SQL
> Subject: RE: getting results from 2 tables
>
>
> SELECT ides.ItemDesc, o.orderID, count(*)
> FROM Orders o, Itemdescription ides, order_item oi
> WHERE o.OrderID = oi.OrderID
> AND ides.ItemID = oi.ItemID
> AND o.Date = trunc(sysdate)
> GROUP BY ides.ItemDesc, o.orderID
>
> This might help you out...
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Dave and Cathy [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sent: Wednesday, February 26, 2003 6:13 AM
> To: SQL
> Subject: getting results from 2 tables
>
>
> Hi All,
>
>     I have three SQL tables:
>         Orders - contains Date, OrderID,
>         ItemDescription - contains ItemID and ItemDesc,
>         Order_Items - a table that links the two on OrderID and ItemID
> (many-to-many).
>
>     I need to produce a report of how many items are in today's Orders,
> grouped by ItemDesc (with a count), in ItemDesc Order.
>
>     Seems like a common-enough requirement, but I can't seem to find a
> result other than doing one SELECT then looping thru the results with
> another select.
>
>     Is there a one-query solution please?
>
>     TIA
>         Dave
>
>
>
> 
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