Hi,
You cannot easily return datasets from stored procedures. there has been lots of discussion on it. regds mallah. > yes, thank you, that may help but unfortunately there are are few more > problems to face. > > 1. I will need to select groups from anywhere in the table so i cannot > assume that 1 will be the start number. They will be contigous however so i > can use another query top get the start number but is it possible to do it > with just one select? > > 2. I need to display not just aggregates but the first and last value in > the group for two of the fields. I mean by this that i need > opening_value(field1) and closing_value(field2). > > 3. If this needs to be done via stored procedure how do i get it to return > a result set. I've tried setof record but it doesn't work. > > thanks > > > > ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- > TIP 1: subscribe and unsubscribe commands go to [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Rajesh Kumar Mallah, Project Manager (Development) Infocom Network Limited, New Delhi phone: +91(11)6152172 (221) (L) ,9811255597 (M) Visit http://www.trade-india.com , India's Leading B2B eMarketplace. ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 4: Don't 'kill -9' the postmaster