Pete escribió: > In message <09D3F0C5CE9DD84D81AA6B959107B17004FC1524C9@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > edu.pk>, moahmed-ho@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx writes > >> Dear All, >> >> >> In MYSQL , can we sum(concatenate) a char field ? >> >> e.g: >> >> xField >> ------------- >> ABC >> EFG >> XYZ >> >> >> Gather data into one . >> >> As --> ABC, EFG, XYZ >> >> >> Regards, >> Mobeen. >> > > The previous poster suggested explode, which splits things up, and is > not relevant here. > > The answer to your question is no, you cannot do what you want to do in > one SQL command. > > Basically you have to loop through your result set, and with PHP, do > $mystring.= $fielddata > Try with this mysql function: http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.0/en/group-by-functions.html#function_group-concat Regards jan [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]