Queremos obtener información sobre el número anual total de entradas vendidas desde 1979. El resultado se ordenará por año.
- El código 4D inicial sería:
 
 
- Utilizando código SQL:
 
   
 ARRAY INTEGER(aMovieYear;0)
 ARRAY LONGINT(aSoldTickets;0)
 C_LONGINT($MovieYear)
 
 REDUCE SELECTION([MOVIES];0)
 $MovieYear:=1979
 Begin SQL
 SELECT Year_of_Movie, SUM(Sold_Tickets)
 FROM MOVIES
 WHERE Year_of_Movie >= :$MovieYear
 GROUP BY Year_of_Movie
 ORDER BY 1
 INTO :aMovieYear,  :aSoldTickets;
 End SQL
 
 ARRAY TEXT(aTitles;Size of array(aMovieYear))
 ARRAY TEXT(aDirectors;Size of array(aMovieYear))
 ARRAY TEXT(aMedias;Size of array(aMovieYear))
 ARRAY LONGINT(aNrActors;Size of array(aMovieYear))
- Utilizando comandos SQL genéricos:
 
 
- Utilizando el comando SQL EXECUTE IMMEDIATE:
 
   
 C_TEXT($tQueryTxt)
 ARRAY LONGINT(aSoldTickets;0)
 ARRAY INTEGER(aMovieYear;0)
 C_LONGINT($MovieYear)
 
 $MovieYear:=1979
 $tQueryTxt:=""
 $tQueryTxt:=$tQueryTxt+"SELECT Year_of_Movie, SUM(Sold_Tickets)"
 $tQueryTxt:=$tQueryTxt+" FROM MOVIES"
 $tQueryTxt:=$tQueryTxt+" WHERE Year_of_Movie >= :$MovieYear"
 $tQueryTxt:=$tQueryTxt+" GROUP BY Year_of_Movie"
 $tQueryTxt:=$tQueryTxt+" ORDER BY 1"
 $tQueryTxt:=$tQueryTxt+" INTO :aMovieYear, :aSoldTickets;"
 Begin SQL
 EXECUTE IMMEDIATE :$tQueryTxt;
 End SQL
 
 ARRAY TEXT(aTitles;Size of array(aMovieYear))
 ARRAY TEXT(aDirectors;Size of array(aMovieYear))
 ARRAY TEXT(aMedias;Size of array(aMovieYear))
 ARRAY LONGINT(aNrActors;Size of array(aMovieYear))
Para probar todos los ejemplos anteriores, lance la base "4D SQL Code Samples" y vaya a la ventana principal. A continuación, puede elegir el modo de búsqueda y presionar el botón GROUP BY clause.