I've got a table that contains a column of accumulating uptime data
that looks similar to this:

239.13
239.21
239.30
239.38
239.46
239.55
0.35
0.44
0.53
0.60
0.68
0.78
0.85
0.93

I need to SUM the data up the point where the data gets reset (the next
row is less than the preceeding row). Then I start the SUM again until
data gets reset.

Thanks in advance for help!

Without a primary key, little can be done. The data aren't stored in any
particular order, so as far as SQL Server is concerned, the list of values
you have given us is no different from

0.35
0.44
0.53
0.60
0.68
0.78
0.85
0.93
239.13
239.21
239.30
239.38
239.46
239.55


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<sucaba.r (AT) gmail (DOT) com> wrote

I've got a table that contains a column of accumulating uptime data
that looks similar to this:

239.13
239.21
239.30
239.38
239.46
239.55
0.35
0.44
0.53
0.60
0.68
0.78
0.85
0.93

I need to SUM the data up the point where the data gets reset (the next
row is less than the preceeding row). Then I start the SUM again until
data gets reset.

Thanks in advance for help!

Sorry, there is a primary key, just didn't show it.

DO you also have date/time information? What determines the actual sequence
of the data? Without posting the DDL, we are left to guess.

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<sucaba.r (AT) gmail (DOT) com> wrote

Sorry, there is a primary key, just didn't show it.

(sucaba.r (AT) gmail (DOT) com) writes:
You want something like this:

239,13
239,21 478,34
239,3 717,64
239,38 957,02
239,46 1196,48
239,55 1436,03
0,35 0,35
0,44 0,79
0,53 1,32
0,6 1,92
0,68 2,6
0,78 3,38
0,85 4,23
0,93 5,16

If the values are accumulated sums, it seems funny to sum them again.

Since I don't want to solve the wrong problem, I suggest that you post

o The CREATE TABLE statement for your table (possibly simplified).
o INSERT statements with sample data.
o The desired output given the sample.

That is likely to give you a tested solution. Whereas from what you
have posted now, at best could give you guesses.


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<sucaba.r (AT) gmail (DOT) com> wrote

As others have suggested, DDL will help.

However, based on what I just saw for row_numbers in SQL 2005, this may be a
great application for their use.

So, what version of SQL are you running?

Sorry for the confusion guys. I was misinformed about what I was
looking for in the table. Given the same type of data:

1 - 239.21
2 - 239.55
3 - 240.30
4 - 0.35
5 - 0.44
6 - 0.53
7 - 1.20
8 - 2.40
9 - 0.25

I need to know how many rows before the following row is less than the
previous (in this example, a total of 5). I'm trying to find the number
of entries (could be days, weeks) before a computer is reset, and SUM
them for a total number of occurences (days, weeks, whatever). So for
this I'd sum rows 1,2,3,7,8 for a total of 5.
Does this help?

Thanks again.

Your spec is both confusing and inconsistent. The groups your data have
show progressions of:

3
5
1

The following code will show that:

declare @t table
(
PK int primary key
, Amount dec (6, 2) not null
)

insert @t values (1, 239.21)
insert @t values (2, 239.55)
insert @t values (3, 240.30)
insert @t values (4, 0.35)
insert @t values (5, 0.44)
insert @t values (6, 0.53)
insert @t values (7, 1.20)
insert @t values (8, 2.40)
insert @t values (9, 0.25)

select
FromPK
, count (*)
from
(
select
(
select top 1
b.PK
from
@t b
where
b.PK <= a.PK
and b.Amount <= a.Amount
order by
b.PK, b.Amount desc

) FromPK
from
@t a
) x
group by
FromPK

However, you seem to think that the progressions are:

3
2

Why is that?

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SQL Server MVP
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<sucaba.r (AT) gmail (DOT) com> wrote

Sorry for the confusion guys. I was misinformed about what I was
looking for in the table. Given the same type of data:

1 - 239.21
2 - 239.55
3 - 240.30
4 - 0.35
5 - 0.44
6 - 0.53
7 - 1.20
8 - 2.40
9 - 0.25

I need to know how many rows before the following row is less than the
previous (in this example, a total of 5). I'm trying to find the number
of entries (could be days, weeks) before a computer is reset, and SUM
them for a total number of occurences (days, weeks, whatever). So for
this I'd sum rows 1,2,3,7,8 for a total of 5.
Does this help?

Thanks again.

Hi Tom,

(not 5 as I indicated above). So I'd need to capture 7 as the total.

Thanks

So, does my code meet the requirement?

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SQL Server MVP
Toronto, ON Canada
..
<sucaba.r (AT) gmail (DOT) com> wrote

Hi Tom,

(not 5 as I indicated above). So I'd need to capture 7 as the total.

Thanks