Subject How to do a running total in SQL
Author Maya Opperman

Hi,

 

I’d like to add a running total to my result set. For example:

 

Table: Invoices

 

Reference           Due

Invoice1               50.00

Invoice2               30.00

Invoice3               20.00

 

I’m guessing SQL would be something like:

Select

  Reference,

Due,

Sum_Total(Due) as Balance

From Invoices

 

Desired Result:

Reference           Due                        Balance

Invoice1               50.00                     50.00

Invoice2               30.00                     80.00

Invoice3               20.00                     100.00

 

I know I can do this quite easily from within a selectable stored procedure, but the problem there is the running total won’t be correct if a different sort order is specified, which happens often in my real world application.

 

Is it possible to do this using just a simple SQL statement?

 

Thanks

Maya