Sorry, my example was bad because the revenue changes based on the number in the $total column. So this is better: 
$SQL = "select * from datbase where (TO_DAYS(NOW())-TO_DAYS(dateadded)
+<1)"; # look for records less than 1 day old
&Do_SQL;

while ($pointer = $sth->fetchrow_hashref) {
$total = $pointer->{'total'};

 if ($total eq "3") {
 $revenue = 30;
 } elsif ($total eq "6") {
 $revenue = 48;
 } elsif ($total eq "10") {
 $revenue = 50;
 } 
 
 }
$sth->finish();

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I don't need to simply add up the $total fields (i.e. 3 + 6 = 9). I need to know that one record had $total = 3 so $revenue = 30 and the next record is $total = 6 so $revenue = 48. $total_revenue = 78.

I hope that makes it clearer. I don't think the SUM function can do that for me OR I just don't know how to do it. I can easily grab the SUM of the $total fields, but that's not what I need.

Appreciate the help.

In reply to Re^2: Adding numbers from a loop by htmanning
in thread Adding numbers from a loop by htmanning

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