On my website (www.rogersaccesslibrary.com), is a small Access database
sample called "TopQuery.doc" which illustrates how to do this. You can
download it for free he
http://www.rogersaccesslibrary.com/f...ts.asp?TID=233

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"Opal" wrote in message
...
I am trying to create a query in Access 2003
that will give me the top 3 scrap parts by
value and I am getting stumped. I am trying
to build it as a sub-query....

SELECT ScrapData.Value, ScrapData.PartNo, ScrapData.Description
ScrapData.Date
FROM ScrapData
WHERE ScrapData.Value IN
(SELECT TOP 3 Sum(ScrapData.Value) AS SumOfValue
FROM ScrapData as Dupe
WHERE Dupe.PartNo = ScrapData.PartNo);

and I am getting 55 random records, not my top 3 by
sum....can someone please point me in the right direction?