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  1. #1
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    Joining tables in DELETE statement

    Can anyone please tell me how to join a table and a view to delete matching rows from the table?

    Here's a sample of my problem. I have a SQL statement in the following fashion:

    SELECT t1.*
    FROM MyTable1 t1,
    (
    SELECT t2.ID
    FROM MyTable2 t2, MyTable3 t3
    WHERE t2.ID = t3.ID
    ) v1
    WHERE t1.ID = v1.ID;

    Now, I want to delete all the rows that have been selected. I know this works only in SQL Server but not ORACLE, but I am trying to give an idea of what I am trying to accomplish...

    DELETE FROM t1
    FROM MyTable1 t1,
    (
    SELECT t2.ID
    FROM MyTable2 t2, MyTable3 t3
    WHERE t2.ID = t3.ID
    ) v1
    WHERE t1.ID = v1.ID;

    Can anyone please tell me how to join a table and a view to delete matching rows from the table?

    Your help is grately appreciated.

    Regards,
    Desi Rookie

  2. #2
    Join Date
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    Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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    How about something like

    DELETE FROM MyTable WHERE ID in (SELECT t2.ID FROM MyTable2 t2, MyTable3 t3 WHERE t2.ID = t3.ID);

    ?

    Anyway, check the SQL Reference manual, there are lots of examples of DELETEs.

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