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How do you calculate the running balance of a bank account from a transactions table?
CREATE TABLE transactions (txn_id BIGSERIAL, account_id INT, amount DECIMAL(10,2), -- positive=deposit, negative=withdrawal txn_date TIMESTAMP DEFAULT NOW(), description TEXT); SELECT txn_id, txn_date, amount, SUM(amount) OVER (PARTITION BY account_id ORDER BY txn_date, txn_id ROWS BETWEEN UNBOUNDED PRECEDING AND CURRENT ROW) AS running_balance FROM transactions WHERE account_id = 42 ORDER BY txn_
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