Re: maximum of sums

Rob,

How about

select prod_no, sum( quantity) from orders group by prod_no order by 2
desc limit 1;

JLL

Rob wrote:
>
> Howdy all!
>
> Let's say we have a product orders table like this:
>
> SQL> select * from orders;
>
> ORDER_NO PROD_NO QUANTITY
> --------- --------- ---------
> 1 2 3
> 2 2 3
> 3 3 3
> 4 1 4
> 5 3 8
> 6 2 7
> 7 1 6
> 8 1 3
> 9 3 3
> 10 2 4
>
> 10 rows selected.
>
> SQL>
>
> I want to select the prod_no and sum (quantity) for the product with the max sum
> (quantity).
>
> I have this so far:
> SQL> select
> 2 max (sumamt) as maximum
> 3 from
> 4 (select
> 5 sum (orders.quantity) as sumamt
> 6 from
> 7 orders
> 8 group by
> 9 orders.prod_no);
>
> MAXIMUM
> ---------
> 17
>
> SQL>
>
> But how can I get the matching prod_id?
>
> Any help would be much appreciated!
>
> Rob
>
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