Code:
create table coltype (coltype varchar(5));
insert into coltype values ('typ1');
create table colsubtype (coltype varchar(5), colsubtype varchar(5));
insert into colsubtype values ('typ2', 'st1');
insert into colsubtype values ('typ2', 'st2');
create table table1 (col1 varchar(5), coltype varchar(5), colsubtype varchar(5));
insert into table1 values ('val1','typ1', 'st1');
insert into table1 values ('val2','typ1', 'st2');
insert into table1 values ('val3','typ1', 'st3');
insert into table1 values ('val4','typ2', 'st1');
insert into table1 values ('val5','typ2', 'st2');
insert into table1 values ('val6','typ2', 'st3');
insert into table1 values ('val7','typ3', 'st1');
insert into table1 values ('val8','typ3', 'st2');
insert into table1 values ('val9','typ3', 'st3');
commit;
Basically, I want to delete all records where the coltype
and colsubtype
is not mentioned in the coltype
and colsubtype
tables.
How do I do that. The below is path I was thinking of taking but it does not work - and - it does not seem like a good design.
delete from table1
where coltype != (select coltype from coltype)
OR not (coltype = cst.coltype and colsubtype = cst.colsubtype
from (select coltype, colsubtype from colsubtype) cst)
We use joins to combine data from multiple tables. To delete the same rows or related rows from the table at that time we use delete join.
The syntax also supports deleting rows from multiple tables at once. To delete rows from both tables where there are matching id values, name them both after the DELETE keyword: DELETE t1, t2 FROM t1 INNER JOIN t2 ON t1.id = t2.id; What if you want to delete nonmatching rows?
Alternatively, you can also hit keyboard option F7 and it will open up Object Explorer Details. In Object Explorer Details, select the tables which you want to delete and either hit the keyboard button DELETE or just go right click on the tables and select the option DELETE.
Using NOT EXISTS:
delete from t1
from table1 t1
where not exists (select null from coltype ct where ct.coltype = t1.coltype)
or not exists (select null from colsubtype cst where cst.colsubtype = t1.colsubtype)
Using LEFT JOINs:
delete from t1
from table1 t1
left join coltype ct
on t1.coltype = ct.coltype
left join colsubtype cst
on t1.colsubtype = cst.colsubtype
where ct.coltype is null
or cst.colsubtype is null
Give this a try
delete from table1
where not exists
(
select *
from coltype
where table1.coltype = coltype.coltype
)
and not exists
(
select *
from colsubtype
where table1.coltype = colsubtype.coltype
and table1.colsubtype = colsubtype.colsubtype
)
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