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Old 02-07-05, 18:49
jasoberai jasoberai is offline
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Simple Query Question
Hi Friends,
I've a simple question.I am using the SUM function in my query with the group by clause.I just need to get the total elements that were used to calculate the sum.If i use the COUNT on the same column,will it give me the answer.Please help me.
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Old 02-07-05, 21:40
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Not necessarily. SUM will not include nulls, COUNT will include the rows with the nulls.

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