How can I tally duplicate values (tally names) within a table..

[Guest]

I import a list of records and wish to tally the number of occurrences for
each imported name...I believe there is a way to collapse all of the
duplicate entries and tally them.
In other words I import a large number of items and wish to see a breakout
report of each item and the number of instances????

Any assistance would be much appreciated.

 

[Phil]

Put the Name field on the query grid twice. Hit the SUM button to make
it a summing query.
For the first field, set the totals box to "GOUP BY", and sort ascending.
For the Second field, set totals to COUNT.

 

[Guest]

Hi.

I import a large number of items and wish to see a breakout
report of each item and the number of instances?

Try:

SELECT ItemName, COUNT(ItemName) AS NumItems
FROM MyTable
GROUP BY ItemName;

.. . . where ItemName is the name of your field, NumItems is the number of
occurrences, and MyTable is the name of the table.

HTH.
Gunny

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