Just thought about that a bit more and you don't actually need the distinct at all. If you did:
select key1, cust, pcode, sum(sale) as sold from tempsac group by 1,2,3 into table usage That should give you all the distinct key1's as you are grouping by it. *Peter Cushing * IT development and support Adam Buckland wrote: > I run a routine once a year and have just upgraded to VF9.... > > The following statement is falling over with "SQL group by clause is > missing or invalid": > > select distinct(trim(key1)), cust, pcode, sum(sale) as sold from tempsac > group by key1 into table usage > <snip> > ---------------------------------------------------------------- Rajan Imports has changed - we are now Whispering Smith Ltd. For more information see our website at www.whisperingsmith.com Please update your address book with my new email address: [email protected] . This communication is intended for the person or organisation to whom it is addressed. The contents are confidential and may be protected in law. Unauthorised use, copying or disclosure of any of it may be unlawful. If you have received this message in error, please notify us immediately by telephone or email. www.whisperingsmith.com Whispering Smith Ltd Head Office:61 Great Ducie Street, Manchester M3 1RR. Tel:0161 831 3700 Fax:0161 831 3715 London Office:17-19 Foley Street, London W1W 6DW Tel:0207 299 7960 _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[email protected] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
