Delete duplicate rows from a table without primary key by
using a single query
Table Employee
empname salary
A 200
B 300
A 200
C 400
D 500
D 500
Output should be
A 200
B 300
C 400
D 500
Answer Posted / pradeep
DECLARE @TEMP_TABLE TABLE (EMPNAME VARCHAR(10),SALARY
VARCHAR(10))
INSERT INTO @TEMP_TABLE (EMPNAME ,SALARY )
SELECT 'A','200' UNION ALL
SELECT 'B','300' UNION ALL
SELECT 'C','400' UNION ALL
SELECT 'A','200' UNION ALL
SELECT 'A','200' UNION ALL
SELECT 'D','500' UNION ALL
SELECT 'D','500' UNION ALL
SELECT 'B','300'
/* TABLE RAW DATA */
SELECT * FROM @TEMP_TABLE
SELECT * FROM @TEMP_TABLE AS A
WHERE (SELECT COUNT(*) FROM @TEMP_TABLE AS B WHERE
A.EMPNAME=B.EMPNAME AND A.SALARY=B.SALARY) > 1
/* OUTPUT SHOULD BE */
SELECT DISTINCT * FROM @TEMP_TABLE
/* DELETE DUPLICATE/TRIPLICATE.... RECORDS */
SET ROWCOUNT 1
DELETE @TEMP_TABLE FROM @TEMP_TABLE AS A
WHERE (SELECT COUNT(*) FROM @TEMP_TABLE AS B WHERE
A.EMPNAME=B.EMPNAME AND A.SALARY=B.SALARY) > 1
WHILE @@ROWCOUNT > 0
DELETE @TEMP_TABLE FROM @TEMP_TABLE AS A
WHERE (SELECT COUNT(*) FROM @TEMP_TABLE AS B WHERE
A.EMPNAME=B.EMPNAME AND A.SALARY=B.SALARY) > 1
SET ROWCOUNT 0
/**********************************************/
/* EXPECTED OUTPUT TABLE */
SELECT * FROM @TEMP_TABLE
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