Showing posts with label Remove duplicate records from table in sql server. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Remove duplicate records from table in sql server. Show all posts

Tuesday, November 24, 2009

Remove duplicate records from table in sql server


Query shows how to select duplicate records with SL No.


SELECT ROW_NUMBER() OVER (PARTITION BY EMP_NAME ORDER BY EMP_NAME) SLNO,EMP_NAME FROM EMPLOYEE



Query for remove duplicate records from table


WITH REMDUPREC
AS
(
SELECT ROW_NUMBER() OVER (PARTITION BY EMP_NAME ORDER BY EMP_NAME) SLNO,EMP_NAME FROM EMPLOYEE
)

DELETE FROM REMDUPREC WHERE SLNO>1



delete from MyTable
where uniqueField not in
(select min(uniqueField) from MyTable T2
where T2.dupField=MyTable.dupField)