RE: Delete query

From: Jamadagni, Rajendra <Rajendra.Jamadagni_at_espn.com>
Date: Tue, 09 Jul 2002 09:24:37 -0800
Message-ID: <F001.004927A9.20020709092437@fatcity.com>

delete from my_table
where (user_id, created) in (select user_id, min(created) from my_table where user_id = 'YOUR_VALUE_HERE' group by user_id);

Please do a sample test in a test database ... you have been warned. YMMV Raj

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-----Original Message-----
Sent: Tuesday, July 09, 2002 1:00 PM
To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L

Hi,

Can anyone help me with this delete statement?

I have the following table:

 Name                                      Null?    Type
 ----------------------------------------- -------- -------------
 USER_ID                                   NOT NULL NUMBER(15)
 PASSWORD                                           VARCHAR2(30)
 CREATED                                            DATE

What I need to do is delete the oldest record for a particular user_id. And its doing my head in. Any help appreciated!

Thanks,
Steve.

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