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Hi,

 

I have very limited SQL experience and am trying to do some calculations on a SELECT statement in a local FMP database;

 

When I do:

SELECT COUNT(tab) as t, SUM("amounts") as a

FROM SummaryData

WHERE tab >15 GROUP BY tab

 

Result is:

16, -152

17, 113

18, 255

 

When I add in a calculation:

SELECT COUNT(tab) as t, SUM("amounts") as a, a * t

FROM SummaryData

WHERE tab >15 GROUP BY tab

 

Result is (invalid):

?

 
I have tried various combinations that seem to work on standard SQL systems, but Filemaker errors. Does Filemaker SQL not support calculations?
 
Any ideas or pointers would be greatly appreciated.
 
 
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Maybe a*t as something? Don't have time to test right now. But I think it is possible.

 

http://filemakerhacks.com/2012/10/19/the-missing-fm-12-executesql-reference/

 

I tried a*t as test, as suggested Fitch, but no luck. Maybe calculations on aggregates just not work with filemaker SQL at this stage, as eluded to by Electric_Soul. 

 

Perhaps I'll have to load up MAMP (does it still exist??) and play with mySQL, etc.

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When I think about it.......     your query must not work. On which database did your sucsseslfully try your query, where you referenced the aliases in the select  statement?

 

There is a processing order in sql. And this order evaluates aliases with the select statement. The selection of rows comes before that.

 

A simple query like this should not work either, because the where clause doesn't know w. w is being evaluated wit the select clause, and that one comes after there where clause.

 

select weight as w,FROM garbage
where w > 10
 

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It has been my experience that filemaker FQL does not like it when you mix aggregate functions with non aggregate functions. If you have Filemaker Advanced you could write a recursive custom function that processes your SQL array result to arrive at the desired result.

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It has been my experience that filemaker FQL does not like it when you mix aggregate functions with non aggregate functions. If you have Filemaker Advanced you could write a recursive custom function that processes your SQL array result to arrive at the desired result.

Instead of a CF you could use the VirtualList technic to do calculations on sql-aggregates.
 
Assuming the table VirtualList is filled with the global variable $$vl and the virtuallist column separator is "||", you could do it like this.
 
Let ( [
 
$$vl = ExecuteSQL ( 
"SELECT COUNT(tab), SUM("amounts") 
FROM SummaryData 
WHERE tab >15 GROUP BY tab"
; "||" ; "" )
 
] ;
 
ExecuteSQL ( 
"SELECT Field01, Field02, NUMVAL(Field01) * NUMVAL(Field02)
FROM VirtualList
WHERE Field01 IS NOT NULL"
; "" ; "" )
 
)
 
the NUMVAL operator is needed, if the virtuallists fields are text fields.
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