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al_gsy
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 Posted - 2006-01-27 : 11:17:23
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| Hi,I've got a database with numerous tables that holds id codes under various titles e.g. code, parent_code etc.I don't really want to write over 30 seperate delete statements, so I was wondering if I would be able to write a cursor to search through the tables and delete from them if the code exists in it?The only other catch is that some of the tables have primary/foreign key constraint, so I think i'd also need to drop and recreate the constraints as the cursor runs.Is this a sensible option? Or should I just bite the bullet and write the delete statements?Cheers,Al |
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RickD
Slow But Sure Yak Herding Master
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Posted - 2006-01-27 : 12:28:44
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| I would bite the bullet as you may have trouble re-applying your contraints if you delete in this way. |
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Searching numerous tables and deleting from them