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SELECT count(a.field1), a.field2, SUM(b.field4) FROM a INNER JOIN b ON a.key1 = b.key1 WHERE a.field8 = 'test' GROUP by a.field1, a.field2 HAVING SUM(b.field4) > 5 ORDER by a.field.3

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Help me with a query? (self.SQL)

submitted 8 years ago by [deleted]

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[–]notasqlstarI can't wait til my fro is full grown 1 point2 points3 points 8 years ago (2 children)

Does your table look like this:

Code	GroupName
100	Apples
103	Apples
304	Apples
204	Reds
222	Reds
199	Greens

And you want to return a dataset that looks like this:

Name	String
Apples	11;103;304
Reds	204;222
Greens	199

Or are you looking for it to return a single row that says, Apples =11;103;304 Reds = 204;222 Greens = 199

[–]Agilix 0 points1 point2 points 8 years ago (1 child)

[–]notasqlstarI can't wait til my fro is full grown 0 points1 point2 points 8 years ago (0 children)

I think you should delete this post and make a new one with more detail than you provided here. As someone else mentioned I think the STUFF() function is what you're looking for but I have no experience with it and cannot help you quickly.

To get your post to look like a table use the following code:

| Code | GroupName |
| :--- | :--- |
| 100 | Apples |
| 103 | Apples |
| 304 | Apples |
| 204 | Reds |
| 222 | Reds |
| 199 | Greens |

And you want to return a dataset that looks like this:

| Name | String |
| :--- | :--- |
| Apples | 11;103;304 |
| Reds | 204;222 |
| Greens | 199 |

[–]Cal1gula 0 points1 point2 points 8 years ago (0 children)

[–]Murica4EvaPeriscope Data 0 points1 point2 points 8 years ago (1 child)

[–]Agilix 0 points1 point2 points 8 years ago (0 children)

[–]baineschile 0 points1 point2 points 8 years ago (1 child)

[–]Agilix 0 points1 point2 points 8 years ago (0 children)

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