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MS SQL Server - delete all duplicated rows except one
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In this article, we would like to show you how to delete duplicated rows except one in MS SQL Server.
Quick solution:
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DELETE n12
FROM [users] n1, [users] n2 3
WHERE n1.id > n2.id AND n1.name = n2.name
To show how to delete duplicated rows except one, we will use the following users table:
Note:
At the end of this article you can find database preparation SQL queries.
In this example, we will delete all the rows with duplicated name except one, with the lowest id value.
Query:
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DELETE n12
FROM [users] n1, [users] n2 3
WHERE n1.id > n2.id AND n1.name = n2.name;Result:
In this example, we will delete all the rows with duplicated name except one, with the highest id value.
Query:
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DELETE n12
FROM [users] n1, [users] n2 3
WHERE n1.id < n2.id AND n1.name = n2.name;Result:
create_tables.sql file:
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CREATE TABLE [users] (2
[id] INT IDENTITY(1,1),3
[name] VARCHAR(100) NOT NULL,4
[email] VARCHAR(100) NOT NULL,5
[country] VARCHAR(15) NOT NULL,6
PRIMARY KEY ([id])7
);insert_data.sql file:
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INSERT INTO [users]2
([name], [email], [country])3
VALUES4
('Tom', 'tom1@email.com', 'Poland'),5
('Tom', 'tom2@email.com', 'Poland'),6
('Tom', 'tom3@email.com', 'Poland'),7
('Kim', 'kim1@email.com', 'Vietnam'),8
('Kim', 'kim2@email.com', 'Vietnam'),9
('Chris', 'chris1@email.com', 'Spain'),10
('Chris', 'chris2@email.com', 'Spain'),11
('Chris', 'chris3@email.com', 'USA');