"Barbara Deaton" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote on 09/02/2005 11:33:19 AM:
> I need help re-writing a query. > > When accessing DB2 I can execute the below: > delete from DM_KOHLS.clr_plan_price_change_metrics A > where A.start_dt>= Date( '05/15/2005' ) and > exists ( select * from SESSION.delete_table_tmp B > where A.clr_plan_sk = B.clr_plan_sk) > > > I modified it to be what I thought was a valid MySQL statement but > when I execute it against MySQL I get a syntax error: > > ERROR: Execute error: You have an error in your SQL syntax. Check > the manual that corresponds > to your MySQL server version for the right syntax to use near > 'exists ( select * from > delete_table_tmp where clr_plan_price_ch > > > The statement I executed is: > delete from clr_plan_price_change_metrics > where start_dt>= '2005-05-15' and > exists ( select * from delete_table_tmp > where clr_plan_price_change_metrics. > clr_plan_sk = delete_table_tmp.clr_plan_sk) > > > I can successfully execute each piece of the query, but when I > combine it with the 'exists' subquery it fails. > > The examples in the doc show just selects... Exists() so I tried > changing it to a select from table and still fails. What is the > correct syntax? > -Barb. > Your version, depending on how old it is, may not support the EXISTS predicate. It may not support the subquery. It may not even support deletes involving more than one table at a time. Please tell us which version you are using so that we can give you a form of your DELETE query compatible with your server. Shawn Green Database Administrator Unimin Corporation - Spruce Pine
