IS it possible to insert a blank line in my report

Hello,

I my dataset is like following

sql:

select quarter, sum(amount) as amount from table1 group by quarter

then I get the dataset

field: quarter,amount

date: quarter1,100

quarter2,500

Is it possible to get my report from the dataset above.

my report:

quarter,amount

quarter1,100

quarter2,500

quarter3,0

quarter4,0

thanks!

This is possible if you have a time (or quarter) table in your database:

SELECT

q.quarter,

ISNULL(t1.amount,0) as amount

FROM quarters q

LEFT JOIN table1 t1

ON q.quarter = t1.quarter

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thank you for reply

I can't get the tabe quarters ...

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Use this SQL:

SELECT

q.quarter,

ISNULL(t1.amount,0) as amount

FROM quarters q LEFT JOIN

(SELECT 'quarter1' AS quarter UNION SELECT 'quarter2' AS quarter UNION SELECT 'quarter3' AS quarter UNION SELECT 'quarter4' AS quarter) AS qrt

ON quarters.quarter = qrt.quarter

This will work.

Please mark the post as answer.

Shyam

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In order to more easily manage date groupings (weeks, months, quarters, years, etc.) it is a VERY good idea to have a Calendar table in your database. Having a Calendar table makes tasks such as this one very simple.

Here is additional information about creating and using a Calendar table.

Datetime -Calendar Table
http://www.aspfaq.com/show.asp?id=2519