[AccessD] A Query Question

Here's the key selections for your  QBE Grid.

MembID 
tblMember
Group By

ContribDate
tblContribs
Where
=> Forms!myForm!StartDate and <= Forms!myForm!EndDate

Amount
tblContribs
Sum
=> Forms!myForm!MinimumAmount 

Any other reporting detail (names etc) should be GroupByas well


On 29 Sep 2008 at 9:41, Tina Norris Fields wrote:

> Hi All,
> 
> I have a table with names and other details of persons and organizations 
> and a table with records of contributions.  The requirement is to craft 
> a report showing all the contributors who gave at least some particular 
> amount over some particular time period.  The time period and amount are 
> selected by the user from a form.
> 
> I have a query that selects the pertinent fields from the tblNames and 
> the tblContributions.  So, I need to craft another query that selects 
> only those contributions made between the starting and ending dates 
> (found on the form) and that total the particular minimum amount.  Using 
> the QBE grid I can easily select all the contribution records from my 
> first query that match the date criteria provided from my form.  But, I 
> also want to get totals that match the amount criterion from the form.  
> I tried using the totals row and ran into trouble right away - it 
> doesn't like asterisks at all, insists on my putting each field I want 
> from the first query into the grid - but, then what?  The only fields I 
> really want totals of any kind for are the MEMID (Group by), the 
> contribution amount CAMT (Sum), and the date field (Where the criteria 
> are met).  All other fields I just want to have appear, but I don't know 
> what selection to make from the totals drop list.  I tried Var, but that 
> generated a data type mismatch.  So, I am feeling stymied.  Any help?
> 
> Probably as soon as I send this plea for help off to the list, my brain 
> will kick in and I will see what I am not seeing now. 
> 
> Thanks,
> TNF
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