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sql statement problems

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MikeT

MikeT

IS-IT--Management
Feb 1, 2001
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i need to write an sql statement that returns results sorted by a sum of one of the fields in the recordset. Is it possible to sort by a SUM()?
 
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select foo, sum(bar)
from yourtable
group by foo
order by sum(bar) descending



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