Question : Problem using derived column name in Group By

Running Access 2K as a back end using SQL via ODBC and having difficulty using a derived column name in a Group By clause.
Statement is:
select count(*) as cnt, counselorid, mid(shortdate,6,2) + "/" + mid(shortdate,1,4)  as newdate  from meetings group by newdate, counselorid;

Error msg is:
You tried to execute a query that does not include the specified expression 'mid(shortdate,6,2)+[/]+mid(shortdate,1,4)' as part of an aggregate function.

Can't figure out what's wrong.

Answer : Problem using derived column name in Group By

Try:

select count(*) as cnt, counselorid, mid(shortdate,6,2) + "/" + mid(shortdate,1,4)  as newdate  from meetings group by mid(shortdate,6,2) + "/" + mid(shortdate,1,4), counselorid;

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