Do you want to delete all records which have duplicates, or do you want to
delete all the duplicates but leaving one copy of each duplicated record
behind?
----- Original Message -----
From: "Rory O'Connor" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Thursday, August 30, 2001 4:50 PM
Subject: duplicate delete query
excuse me if this is too newbie...but I need to perform a duplicate
delete on my database using the e-mail address as the key. I understnad
how to use COUNT and DISTINCT together...
select count(DISTINCT email) FROM table;
but I can't seem to find any info on how to perform the actual deletion
of the duplicate records. Any info is appreciated!
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