How to write query to Delete the records in child table
and corresponding records in parent table

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How to write query to Delete the records in child table and corresponding records in parent table..

Answer / arijitnit

delete from child_table where values=...
on delete cascade..
U have to set the foreign key as the parent super key

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How to write query to Delete the records in child table and corresponding records in parent table..

Answer / dileep

Better you create a Trigger on child table like this one

CREATE TRIGGER trDelTrigger ON [dbo].[ChildTable]
FOR DELETE
AS
DELETE FROM ParentTable WHERE ParentTable.IdColumn=
(SELECT Deleted.IdColumn FROM Deleted)

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How to write query to Delete the records in child table and corresponding records in parent table..

Answer / krishna evsg

With help of temporary tables , we can do it made easy

create table #temp_ParentIDs
(
ID int
)
GO

Insert into #temp_ParentIDs
(ID)
select Parent_id from child_tab
GO

delete from Child_tab
GO

delete from parent_tab where parent_Id In(select * from
#temp_ParentIDs)
GO

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How to write query to Delete the records in child table and corresponding records in parent table..

Answer / krishnakumar

create table employee(id int references authors(au_id) ON
DELETE CASCADE,firstname(30))



this is chilld table .in this query use on first child table
constraints values delete next parent table constrains value
delete ... this is ON DELETE CASCADE CONCEPT

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How to write query to Delete the records in child table and corresponding records in parent table..

Answer / chaitanya

***********
Delete from P_table where P_Id=C_Id
***********

This is only aplicable if you have defined the foreign key
in the child table with the constraint on Delete Cascade.
Else you will get a Integration error.

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How to write query to Delete the records in child table and corresponding records in parent table..

Answer / satyanarayana

I think using ON DELETE CASCADE we can delete the records
from both child and parent table

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How to write query to Delete the records in child table and corresponding records in parent table..

Answer / tester

Hi vaishali have u executed the query it is not working

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How to write query to Delete the records in child table and corresponding records in parent table..

Answer / surya

use this:

DELETE FROM childTable WHERE EXISTS(SELECT id FROM
parentTable WHERE parentTable .id = childTable .id where id = 1)

Is This Answer Correct ?    4 Yes 7 No

How to write query to Delete the records in child table and corresponding records in parent table..

Answer / sanjay

delete details from details inner join master on
details.keyid=master.keyid

Is This Answer Correct ?    0 Yes 4 No

How to write query to Delete the records in child table and corresponding records in parent table..

Answer / zackziss

delete from c from child c inner join parent
on c.childid = parentid

Is This Answer Correct ?    2 Yes 11 No

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