Hi,
I think what you want to do is the following:
SELECT sum(number_column), letter_column FROM table_name GROUP BY letter_column;
Hope I got it right...
Regards,
Patrik Kudo
> Graeme Merrall wrote:
>
> Dunno if this is the right way to ask a question but...
> I'm inheriting some data and need to perform a query on it to sum a
> column of figures. The only problem I have to sum on the condition of
> the contents of another column.
> e.g.
>
> 12.23 I
> 23.45 P
> 56.67 I
> 11.11 P
>
> SO I need to sum all the I's and all the P's. Is it possible to use a
> sub-select to do this or what. I've a feeling I'm messing around in
> the right area but can't quite get it together.
>
> Cheers,
> Graeme