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sumith1andonly1

Posted Thursday, November 15, 2012 3:20 AM

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SAMPLE QUERY :

SELECT name, SUM(population)
FROM bbc
where population >1000

query failed and got error msg 8120

ERROR
"Column 'tt.dbo.bbc.name' is invalid in the select list because it is not contained in either an aggregate function or the GROUP BY clause."

I want to select name and corresponding sum (population) ..

help???

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anthony.green

Posted Thursday, November 15, 2012 3:23 AM

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If your using an aggregate function in the select, you need to put in a group by clause of all the columns which are not encased in an aggregate

SELECT name, SUM(population)
FROM bbc
WHERE population >1000
GROUP BY name

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farooq.hbs

Posted Thursday, November 15, 2012 3:34 AM

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SELECT name as Name, SUM(population) as Popualtion
FROM bbc
WHERE population >1000
GROUP BY name

If you aggregate the specific column then other remaining column in the select list should be group by...

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