The first of these queries works.  What is wrong with the second one?  I've
been scratching my balding head and getting nothing but an itching scalp.
Thanks for you help! ... Jack

select platform_name as OS, -
client_os_level as OS_VER, -
node_name as Node, -
cast(cast(client_version as char(2)) || '.' -
|| cast(client_release as char(2)) || '.' -
|| cast(client_level as char(2)) || '.' -
|| cast(client_sublevel as char(2)) -
as char(15)) as "Client" -
from nodes -
order by platform_name, "Client", Node


select platform_name as OS, -
  client_os_level as OS_VER, -
  cast(cast(client_version as char(2)) || '.' -
  || cast(client_release as char(2)) || '.' -
  || cast(client_level as char(2)) || '.' -
  || cast(client_sublevel as char(2)) -
    as char(15)) as "Client", -
  count(*) -
 from nodes -
  group by platform_name, -
    client_os_level -
  order by OS, OS_VER, "Client"