SQL - Count of a column until specific result - mysql

Question

I have a table containing info on call attempts on contacts. The relevant fields are below:
Contact Date Result
John Smith 1/8/2013 VM
John Smith 1/9/2013 VM
John Smith 1/10/2013 Busy Signal
John Smith 1/11/2013 Hang Up <--- Connect
Jane Smith 1/8/2013 VM
Jane Smith 1/9/2013 Scheduled Call Back <--- Connect
Jane Smith 1/10/2013 VM
John Doe 1/8/2013 Not Interested <--- Connect
Jane Doe 1/8/2013 Busy Signal
Jane Doe 1/9/2013 Busy Signal
Jane Doe 1/10/2013 Busy Signal
I'm trying to get a count of the number of attempts until connect by contact (and not any attempts after the first connect), or the number of attempts so far if no connect has been made, and I'm having trouble. The results that would signify a connect in this case would be Hang Up, Scheduled Call Back and Not Interested.
What I am trying to get would look like:
Contact Attempts
John Smith 4
Jane Smith 2
John Doe 1
Jane Doe 3
Is there a way to do this? Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Answer 1

You need to look into using GROUP BY:
SELECT Contact, COUNT(*) Attempts
FROM Contacts
WHERE Result NOT IN ('Hang Up','Scheduled Call Back','Not Interested')
GROUP BY Contact
--EDIT
Didn't realize OP's request. And couldn't finish this before he accepted another answer...
Good luck.

Answer 2

For MySQL:
SELECT
t.Contact, COUNT(*) AS Attempts
FROM
tableX AS t
JOIN
( SELECT DISTINCT contact
FROM tableX
) AS d
LEFT JOIN
( SELECT contact,
MIN(date) AS date
FROM tableX
WHERE result IN ('Hang Up', 'Scheduled Call Back', 'Not Interested')
GROUP BY contact
) AS g
ON d.contact = g.contact
ON t.contact = d.contact
AND t.date <= COALESCE(g.date, '9999-12-31')
GROUP BY
t.contact ;