On Fri, Dec 16, 2011 at 1:49 PM, DealTek <deal...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> >> I would give consideration to the 'group by' function for your query, and >> loop through that. > > Thanks Mike - will do... > > ---------- > > *beginner question* - what would we call this type of query/display: > > reporting or summary or ? I'm not sure what terms look up? > > it would be similar to query all categories and their products sold in a year > and display like: > > summary heading1 > CAT 1 > sub head 1------- Prod 1 > > ----------- sales prod data 1 > ----------- sales prod data 2 etc > > sub head 2------- Prod 2 > > ----------- sales prod data 3 > ----------- sales prod data 4 etc > > summary heading2 > CAT 2 > sub head 3------- Prod 3 > > ----------- sales prod data 5 > ----------- sales prod data 6 etc > > > any other hints will help a lot... > > -- > Thanks, > Dave - DealTek > deal...@gmail.com > [db-11] > > > > > -- > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php >
what about creating a master report that has the total summarized by category and then offering a drill thru type structure to dig deeper in certain areas? -- Bastien Cat, the other other white meat -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
