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Delete statement not working....??

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dnf999
Constraint Violating Yak Guru

253 Posts

Posted - 2007-05-21 : 06:23:47

Hi

Please can you tell me why this doesn't work!:

delete from Test_Searches a join Single_Distinct_Dupes b
on a.batesbeg = b.batesbeg 
and a.ID <> b.ID 
where a.Multiple_Country_Hits <> 1

Error:
Msg 102, Level 15, State 1, Line 1
Incorrect syntax near 'a'.

Thanks!

spirit1
Cybernetic Yak Master

11752 Posts

Posted - 2007-05-21 : 06:36:00

delete theTableAliasYouWishToDeleteFromGoesHere
from Test_Searches a join Single_Distinct_Dupes b
on a.batesbeg = b.batesbeg
and a.ID <> b.ID
where a.Multiple_Country_Hits <> 1

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dnf999
Constraint Violating Yak Guru

253 Posts

Posted - 2007-05-21 : 06:47:21

Awesome, thanks! Was really bugging me....

spirit1
Cybernetic Yak Master

11752 Posts

Posted - 2007-05-21 : 07:49:51

here's a little tip how to go about deleting data:

create a select that wil return the data you wish to delete.
then simply
replace
select ...
from ...

with
delete tableAliasFromWhichYouWantToDeleteFrom
from ....

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