How to get cumulative sum

Question

declare  @t table
    (
        id int,
        SomeNumt int
    )

insert into @t
select 1,10
union
select 2,12
union
select 3,3
union
select 4,15
union
select 5,23         


        

Answer 1

select t1.id, t1.SomeNumt, SUM(t2.SomeNumt) as sum
from @t t1
inner join @t t2 on t1.id >= t2.id
group by t1.id, t1.SomeNumt
order by t1.id

SQL Fiddle example

Output

| ID | SOMENUMT | SUM |
-----------------------
|  1 |       10 |  10 |
|  2 |       12 |  22 |
|  3 |        3 |  25 |
|  4 |       15 |  40 |
|  5 |       23 |  63 |

Edit: this is a generalized solution that will work across most db platforms. When there is a better solution available for your specific platform (e.g., gareth's), use it!