This doesn't delete the table, it deletes all the rows from the tables and allows you to then continue to use the table unaffected. This is perfect for me, thanks.

If you do this in two queries, you really should wrap this in a transaction. As for running delete queries in a loop, you are better off formulating a single query to do all the deletes.

DELETE FROM [table] WHERE [COL] IN ( '1' ) and so far it's at 22 minutes and still going. The table has 260,000 rows in it and is four columns. Does anyone have any ideas why this would …

To add "Cascade delete" to an existing foreign key in SQL Server Management Studio: First, select your Foreign Key, and open its "DROP And CREATE To.." in a new Query window. …

I need to build an SQL statement to delete from certain table the records that match another select statement. In Teradata we use delete from table1 where (col1, col2) in ( select col1,col2 ...

12 You are trying to delete a row that is referenced by another row (possibly in another table). You need to delete that row first (or at least re-set its foreign key to something else), otherwise …

AccountID, ItemID 1, 100 1, 400 Then I want it to delete the record having 1, 200; but leave ALL of the others. If I just do:

The SQL statement to delete the row always times out. From my design, I know the row I wish to delete is never referenced any where else. Hence I would like SQL to ignore having to check …

Jul 9, 2013 · Just be sure to put the table name (or an alias) between DELETE and FROM to specify which table you are deleting from. This is simpler than using a nested SELECT …

I am trying to run a SQL query to delete rows with id's 163 to 265 in a table I tried this to delete less number of rows DELETE FROM `table` WHERE id IN (264, 265) But when it comes to …