How to retrieve duplicate rows in a table?
How to delete the duplicate entries in a table?
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Answer Posted / skybeaver
/* selecting duplicate rows in a table */
select col1, col2, ..., colN, count(*)
from TableName
group by col1, col2, ..., colN
having count(*) > 1
/* deleting duplicate rows from a table */
select col1, col2, ..., colN, count(*) as "Duplicates"
into #duplicates
from TableName
group by col1, col2, ..., colN
having count(*) > 1
delete TableName
from TableName t, #duplicates d
where t.col1 = d.col1 and
....
t.colN = d.colN
/* damn I'm good! */
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