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Re: summing a formula

From: Hans Forbrich <forbrich_at_yahoo.net>
Date: Fri, 05 Dec 2003 11:31:56 GMT
Message-ID: <3FD06C8B.6815A1C1@yahoo.net>


Rad Thibodayox wrote:
>
> Hans Forbrich wrote:
>
> >
> > Michael Sterling wrote:
> >
> >>i created a formula in my report and now i need to sum the results of
> >>that formula at the end of the report. the formula has an if then
> >>statement in it.
> >
> >
> > Suggest using the SUM function, possibly inside a CASE or DECODE.
> >
> > Of course this is a total guess, since you have provide jack for
> > information about your environment. For all we know your report is
> > running in Excel using ODBC from a Mac running against an Oracle6
> > database on VAX VMS.
>
> LOL...VAX VMS!? oh shit you kill me

Why not - he didn't have the courtesy to tell us what OS. And Oracle 6 did run on VMS. Received on Fri Dec 05 2003 - 05:31:56 CST

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