SQL query to get top 10 of a new column generated by SUM

Question

I have a query that looks like so:

SELECT Name, SUM(Price * Quantity) AS Total
FROM Sales  
WHERE Date = " + ddItems.SelectedItem + "
GROUP BY Name

How can I show the top 10 totals?

Answer 1

In MySQL the number of rows can be limited with the LIMIT clause, so you can add this to your query to get the top 10:

ORDER BY Total DESC
LIMIT 10