Hi Stephan,
> A query without a group by, in other words one on which the count is done
> over the entire set of rows that pass the where clause.
OK.
> I believe
> select count(*) from prototype.customers, prototype.addresses where
> customers.contactaddress = addresses.objectid and zipCode < '2716BN';
> will work and give you an overall count.
The working query (I did not count if the answer was correct ;-))
appears to be:
SELECT COUNT(zipcode) FROM prototype.customers, prototype.addresses
WHERE
customers.contactaddress = addresses.objectid AND zipCode < '1234ab'
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