Question : Cumulative Count in a Query

I am trying to add a column to a query that will simply have a sequential count of each record.  For example, the query output would look as follows:

Date         Count
~~~~         ~~~~~
1/1/03         1
1/2/03         2
1/4/03         3
1/3/03         4

Answer : Cumulative Count in a Query

You would need a code module with a function in it like this:

Public Function Counter(dField as Date) As Long
    Static nCounter As Long
   
    nCounter = nCounter + 1
    Counter = nCounter
End Function

Then your query would look like this:

SELECT Date, Counter([Date]) As Count
FROM [Table]

One note:  As you scroll through the query, the counter will change. It will call the function as you scroll through. You can use the query for a report and it will work fine. Also, you can update an extra field in the table with the counter and it will work fine.

Thanks!

Joe