aplogies done it with...
set rowcount 10000
select ref, count(ref) as cnt from order
where ref != null
and ref != ''
group by ref
having count(ref) > 1
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Browse All TopicsHi all,
i need help with some sql. I have a table with 200,000 rows of data. one of the columns ref contains non unique values. I'm only interested in these rows if the ref values are not unique. If this is the case i'd like to know how many times they are being used.
i would expect my select statement to return just 2 values, namely ref and the number of times ref value was used in the table.
any suggestions?
regards Peewee
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by: lauszPosted on 2003-11-11 at 04:48:49ID: 9721787
Try this
select namely , count(*)
from yourtable
group by namely
having count(*)>1