Re: duplicate records check

2003-07-09 Thread Nils Valentin
Hi Neil, 1) You could ask for the count of each listed item in a column. something like: SELECT item, count(item) from parts GROUP BY item; 2) you could then use SELECT id,item from parts WHERE item = 'xxx'; to review the double entries. This is just a general sample, perhaps if you give mo

RE: duplicate records check

2003-07-08 Thread Kalis, Frank
Title: RE: duplicate records check Hi Neil, try something like this SELECT FROM GROUP BY HAVING COUNT(*) > 1 Mit freundlichen GrĂ¼ssen Frank Kalis Asset Management ProACTIV___ CiV Versicherungen * PB Versicherungen * PB Pensionsfonds

duplicate records check

2003-07-08 Thread Neil Tompkins
Could any one advise what SQL statement I would need to use, to check a table for any duplicate records e.g that contain the same data within a field. Note that I haven't got the field as a unqiue field. Thanks Neil _ Stay in touch