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Sum
 Syntax
SUM(arg1 [; ByEveryN])
 Arguments
The 'arg1' argument must be an array.
ByEveryN is an optional argument - an integer constant, greater or equal to 1.
 Result
Returns a scalar value, which is the sum of the elements in the array 'arg1'.
If ByEveryN is supplied, then the function calculates the sum of every N successive elements and the result is an array.
 Description

Calculates the sum of all the elements in the input array, or the sum of every N successive elements in the input array.

Example 1:

Expression: SUM( arg1 )

arg1 11 7 3 5 6 1

Result: 33

Example 2:

(sum by every 2 elements)

Expression: SUM( arg1; 2 )

arg1 11 7 3 5 6 1
result 18 8 7
 Related Examples
Windows Forms: All Examples\Data Manipulation\Functions\Statistical\Sum of Data Items