-----Original Message----- From: Ryan Morgan, Aerials Express [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, February 11, 2003 1:58 PM To: Jason Adam Subject: RE: MI-L Delete every third record SUM
Thanks to Tim, Micheal, Jacques, Jason, and Cameron for the answer: Try: Select * from TABLE Where rowid/3 = int(rowid/3) into DELETETHESE Delete from DELETETHESE or something along those lines. Ryan- That's perfect use for the MOD function. It returns the "remainder" when a number is divided. For example, do a simple select on your table and specify a "where" value of rowid mod 2 = 0 that will select any row that when divided by 2 has a remainder of 0 (ie it divides evenly, like 2,4,6,8 etc) Likewise with "rowid mod 3 = 0" (returns every 3rd row - 3,6,9,etc) rowid mod 5 = 0 (returns every fifth row - 5,10,15 etc) OK, I'm stumped... Anyone know how to delete every third record from a table automatically? Thanks! Ryan Morgan Aerials Express --------------------------------------------------------------------- List hosting provided by Directions Magazine | www.directionsmag.com | To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Message number: 5481 --------------------------------------------------------------------- List hosting provided by Directions Magazine | www.directionsmag.com | To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Message number: 5484
