Try adding the DISTINCT keyword between SELECT and DATE(PENDING_DATE),
i.e.

   select distinct date(pending_date) ...

You'll want to verify that the results are correct by matching up the
counts against the results of the select without DISTINCT. For example,
using the output you show below, I'd expect to see a single line showing a
count of 5 for 11/27/2004.

Regards,

Andy

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IBM Software Group
Tivoli Storage Manager Client Development
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"ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU> wrote on 12/01/2004
08:18:16:

> That does not give me the desired results:
>
> tsm: ULTSM> select date(pending_date) as "Date",count(*) from volumes
> where -
> cont>  status='PENDING' group by pending_date
>
>       Date      Unnamed[2]
> ----------     -----------
> 2004-11-27               1
> 2004-11-27               1
> 2004-11-27               1
> 2004-11-27               1
> 2004-11-27               1
>
> group by pending_date groups by the time stamp not the date stamp.  I
> want a count of pending tapes by date not by second.
>
> >>> gretchen AT PRINCETON DOT EDU 12/1/2004 10:02:40 AM >>>
> The group by statement is incorrect, use the following:
>
> group by pending_date
>
> the conversion to date format is already taken care of
> in the first part of the select statement.
>
> David E Ehresman wrote:
>
> > tsm: ULTSM> select date(pending_date) as "Date",count(*) from
> volumes
> > where -
> > cont> status='PENDING' group by "Date"
> > ANR2940E The reference 'Date' is an unknown SQL column name.
> >
> >                                                                   |
> >
> > .........................................................V.....
> >          e",count(*) from volumes where status='PENDING' group by
> > "Date"
> >
> > ANS8001I Return code 3.
> >
> >
> >
> >>>>mark.stapleton AT BERBEE DOT COM 11/30/2004 9:09:03 AM >>>
> >
> > From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU] On
> > Behalf Of David E Ehresman
> >
> >>I'm trying to get a count of tapes pending by date.  I'm using:
> >>       select date(pending_date),count(*) from volumes where
> >>status='PENDING' -
> >>  group by date(pending_date)
> >>but I get the error message:
> >>  ANR2904E Unexpected SQL key word token - 'DATE'.
> >>pointing to the date in the group by clause.
> >>
> >>Anyone know how to get a pending count by date?
> >
> >
> > Try
> >
> >   select date(pending_date) as "Date",count(*) from volumes where
> > status='PENDING' group by "Date"
> >
> > --
> > Mark Stapleton (stapleton AT berbee DOT com)
> > Berbee Information Networks
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