Write a query to delete duplicate records in SQL SERVER

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Write a query to delete duplicate records in SQL SERVER..

Answer / dharmesh

your table look like this and want to delete duplicate
record

chandran 23
ranjith 24
chandran 23


delete top(1) from tablename where name='chandran' and
age=23

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Write a query to delete duplicate records in SQL SERVER..

Answer / sonia

Create table info(comp_id int identity(101,1),comp_name
varchar(50))
insert into info values('Progressive Ltd.')
insert into info values('Progressive Ltd.')
insert into info values('EliResearch')
insert into info values('Patni')
insert into info values('Accenture')
insert into info values('Accenture')
select * from info

DELETE FROM info
WHERE comp_name IN
(SELECT comp_name FROM info
GROUP BY comp_name HAVING COUNT(comp_name) > 1)

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Write a query to delete duplicate records in SQL SERVER..

Answer / anil

delete from tab_nam where

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Write a query to delete duplicate records in SQL SERVER..

Answer / skumar

Hi friends, please just try out this. This works fine for me.

We have lot of methods to do this. But using temp table,
drop the original table,retain the temp as orinial is not a
good pratice.

When u have large no of data it will affect ur performance.


DELETE FROM employee WHERE((SELECT eid,COUNT(eid) FROM
employee GROUP BY eid) > 1)

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Write a query to delete duplicate records in SQL SERVER..

Answer / chandran.s

Table Name: Example

Name Age
chandran 23
ranjith 24
chandran 23

To delete one of the duplicate records use following query


delete from example where age in(select age from example
group by age having count>1)

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Write a query to delete duplicate records in SQL SERVER..

Answer / chandran

There is a table like this: tablename: example


Name Age
chandran 23
ranjith 24
chandran 23

In this table the name:chandran and age:23 are the
duplicate records .so we need to delete this using this
sql statements


delete from example group by name,age having count>1

Is This Answer Correct ?    37 Yes 107 No

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